What to do near Serra San Bruno, VV

The Charterhouse of Serra San Bruno

A place of peace and beauty, shrouded in mystery

Sorianello

A hamlet perched on a ridge in the Vibonese hinterland and with semiunknown origins, which according to some scholars date back to the age of the Goths and the settlements of hermit monasticism.

Dominican Convent of Soriano Calabro

A quiet village in the Vibonese hinterland, it becomes the perfect destination for an immersion in sacred culture thanks to the presence of the ruins of the Dominican Convent, formerly among the richest in Europe.

Gerocarne

Of unknown origins, as much as its place name, it is called "Borgo dei Vasai" because of its artisan workshops that, following tradition, still produce terracotta pottery.

Norman-Swabian Castle of Arena

Imposing and marvelous, the castle in the 11th century was rebuilt for the most part by the Conclubets as a stronghold of a fiefdom so vast that it was called the "State of Arena."

Arena

A village in the hinterland of the province of Vibo Valentia, rich in history and culture, it was founded as a Greek colony, thanks to its location it became a Roman municipium and an important medieval fiefdom.

The Ancinal River

Stream, river, fiumara... from the Serre to the Ionian Sea, the most characteristic sceneries of the inland side of Calabria

The Ionian Foothills - Chiaravalle Central

It is the end point of the hilly traverse that unravels from Squillace to the foothills of the Serre

Broom craftsmanship

From flowers to textiles

Cattolica of Stilo

The small Byzantine church perched on the Mt.

San Vito sullo Ionio - The craft of the pipe

From the root of a shrub of the Mediterranean maquis artifacts of particular beauty

The Ionian Foothills - San Vito sullo Ionio

This is the fifth stage on the road through the hills between Squillace and Chiaravalle against the backdrop of the Serre