Pizzo : tourist town along the Costa degli Dei

Pizzo : paesino turistico situato lungo la Costa degli Dei

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Pizzo

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Pizzo


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Pizzo located on the precipice of a cliff, satisfied with beach lovers and lovers of history and traditions. Along the characteristic narrow streets, we reach the central square, with about 20 ice cream shops, Pizzo, a right to be recognized as the city of ice cream. Famous is his excellent truffles, ice cream makers masters of Pizzo, with their secrets in the determination of the ingredients, prepare cassate, cakes, ice cream, specialty, satisfying the palates of visitors.
Imposing the square, there is the castle built by the Aragonese, in which he was held prisoner and shot Joachim Murat.

In addition, several workshops you can attend to a group of potters working in the ceramic, or spend entire mornings to the shipyards where boats are built with outstanding technical craft. From the cliffs they handle the coast, more rugged and easy to watch the tuna, the "tuna fish". Pizzo, is famous for its production of a high-quality tuna, a craft process, from selection of pieces to the cutting and packaging.

Striking is the church of Piedigrotta entirely excavated in the tuff as a votive offering to a shipwreck occurred in the '700.
The chapel holds a Madonna escaped the sinking, in a few years became one of the most expensive places of worship of the inhabitants of the district. To make it even more attractive church is the light that penetrates through cracks in the rock.

 

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Piedigrotta church

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