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Scalea - Calabrian Tyrrhenian coast

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Scalea, a delightful coastal town of Cosenza, Calabria, is a typical medieval coastal village. Willing to steps on the hill of the cape, as well as evoking the name of the place, is not only a popular resort destination for its beaches and its crystal clear sea, but also for its monuments full of history, art and culture.

Scalea

The origins of this town are very distant, historical finds evidence of human presence in the Middle Paleolithic, is undoubtedly one of those centers considered among the most ancient villages of Tirreno Cosentino.
The upper part of the city is dominated by the castle ruins, XI century, was built by the Normans in the place where there was a Lombard stronghold, and later rebuilt by the Swabian, Angevin and Aragonese.

Even today the town, in part archaic lines retained almost intact medieval and ancient castle are the ruins of the towers.

The south side of the historic center is characterized by the bulk of the Watchtower of Aragon, known as Tower Cimalonga. The tower was built in the fifteenth century. To improve the defense system of the country. E 'circular and was guarding one of the 4-door entry to Scalea.

Scalea - Calabria

From the top of the village you can see the long stretch of coastline, broken by a large rock on which stands the old tower Talao built in the sixteenth century by Charles V. The defensive system was suggested to Charles V by Don Pedro de Toledo, Viceroy of the Kingdom of Naples in 1573.
It is, like all the 337 towers of the coast, in sight of each other, was part of the defense system of the territory against the incursions of the Turks.

Originally the rock was the Torre Talao island, following the burial of natural phenomena have completely attached to the mainland. According to legend, passed from here, and Aeneas and Ulysses near Draconte died, friend and adviser to the king of Ithaca. In memory of his friend the king arose an oracle. Long after the oracle predicted: "At Draconte Laius people will be very ready to perish", in fact, in the summer of 389 BC was one of the most terrible and bloody battles of history, that between Lucania and Thurin, in which thousands died and thousands of men.

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Towards the end of the century. XVII Torre Talao was deprived of his guns, previously arranged for the defense of the coast.

Even the churches retain, despite the renovations, the old medieval buildings. In a chapel of the Church of St. Nicholas of Plateis is still guarded the mausoleum of 1343 Admiral Adhemar Romano.

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