Pizzo Calabro
Pizzo is a charming town of about 9000 inhabitants, with a beautiful sun and sea and an enchanting position, perched on a cliff overlooking the Tyrrhenian Sea. According to tradition, it was built on the ruins of ancient Napitia, founded by a colony of Phocesi , escaped the massacre of Troy and settled there, attracted by these pleasant places, on which Magna Graecia flourished. And from Napitium, commander of the expedition, took the name of the new city, which - founded about 1500 years before the coming of Christ - he had to make himself known for events of arms, for the value of his people, for the beauty of the places, for the richness of the vegetation, and whose life was flourishing and happy in all the fields: he wanted to have received the true faith from the very preaching of the Prince of the Apostles, who came from the ancient Vibona, during his journey from Jerusalem to Rome.Always according to tradition, here stopped Ulysses and, later, also stayed there Cicerone.Ogi, Pizzo is a mod Erna town, a holiday resort renowned for its beaches, picturesque inlets full of rocks, for its clear sea, its blue sky, its picturesque Old Town, with sun-kissed houses, narrow streets and the characteristic square with the its view like the prow of a ship, lying like a waterfall on the rock of mirror tufa on the sea. Surrounded by fragrant aracnceti, which in spring spread the intoxicating scent of orange blossom in the air, is known for the production of "zibibbo", very sweet white grape, of exceptional taste and flavor. The ancient tuna fishery has developed a flourishing canning industry, which makes the "tuna in oil" of Pizzo known and appreciated everywhere.Excellent also the cuisine, based on local fish and traditional Calabrian dishes.Finally, famous are the artisan ice creams, which, referring to a long tradition, with their exquisite taste and the great variety of choices, make the stay and the holiday in Pizzo particularly "sweet" to visitors and tourists.
Island of Lipari
The island that, from the tourist point of view, represents the right compromise between comfort, leisure and natural beauty is Lipari. It is the largest island of the Aeolian archipelago with a high percentage of services and facilities, so it is considered more "citizen". The center offers a variety of shops that extend along a long avenue, on which to spend pleasant afternoons for shopping and delicious evenings in the most renowned restaurants for food and wine specialties.Touristically, Lipari, is not only a valuable destination for the landscape charm, indeed, is considered an artistic and cultural pearl: the whole history of Aeolian Islands has its epicenter on the island of Lipari.The archaeological museum offers findings that are the testimony of more than 5000 years of civilization of the archipelago and the island itself.It is located in the ancient palace of the bishops, adjacent to the majestic Cathedral, religious symbol for the Aeolians and architectural beauty for all tourists.