Catanzaro · Calabria
Things to see in Catanzaro
In Catanzaro the atlas lists 21 historic places: 16 museums, 2 historic theatres, 1 abbey or monastery, 1 fortress or tower and 1 historic villa or palace.
Of these, 4 list opening hours.
Don’t miss: Brigata of Catanzaro Historical Military Museum, Italian historical museum.
By date of construction, the most common period is the Modern era (67% of dated places) and the Renaissance (33% of dated places).
- 21historic places
- 84,670inhabitants
- 342 maltitude
The town
Catanzaro is a city of 86,000 people (2020) that is the capital of the Calabria. During the summer months, the Ionian coast from Catanzaro to Soverato is an important tourist attraction, especially for the youth. There are several important structures in the coastal districts of the city and the towns of Copanello and Soverato.
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21 places
Museums 16
Show all 16 places
Museo delle arti (Catanzaro, Italy) Museo diffuso di arte contemporanea a Catanzaro Museo delle carrozze di Catanzaro Museo archeologico provinciale Museo del Risorgimento Diocesan Museum of Catanzaro Museo tematico multimediale e scientifico "Le foreste della Sila" Museo tematico multimediale e scientifico "Le Foreste e l’uomo" Casa della memoria Mimmo Rotella Complesso Monumentale del San Giovanni MUSMI, Museo storico militare Brigata Catanzaro Gipsoteca "Francesco Jerace" Museo dell'arte della seta Museo delle Carrozze Museo del Rock
Abbeys and monasteries 1
Fortresses and towers 1
Villas and palaces 1
Getting there
By train: Lamezia Terme Centrale station is the main railway junction in Calabria. There are numerous connections to Catanzaro, the fare for the railway connection is €3.60. The station is connected to the airport by bus.
The city is served by three railway stations
Catanzaro City Station, Via Milano, 12.
Catanzaro Lido station, Piazza Stazione, 1, Catanzaro Lido.
Catanzaro station (Catanzaro Germaneto), State Road 280.
By car: Catanzaro is connected to the road network by various state roads
Strada Statale 19 begins in the province of Salerno, and continues up to Catanzaro, assuming the denomination of provincial road.
Strada Statale 106 extends for 490 km from Reggio Calabria to Taranto, along the entire Ionian coast.
Strada Statale 109 from Lamezia Terme to Steccato di Cutro, passing through Catanzaro.
Strada Statale 280 connects Catanzaro with the city and the airport of Lamezia Terme.
By bus: Autolinee Federico, ☏ +39 0965 644747. The national routes connect Catanzaro with Rome, Milan, Florence and Bologna and other Italian cities. The stops for the regional and national routes are near the Catanzaro Lido station.
Flixbus. The Flixbus routes connect Catanzaro with many Italian cities.
Itabus, ☏ +39 06 88938232. Connections with many Italian locations.
Troiolo Bus, ☏ +39 0964 381325. They connect Catanzaro with Italian localities.
Calanda Viaggi (Viaggi Gullì), Contrada Calogero, 5, Chiaravalle Centrale, (Terminal), ☏ +39 0967 981223.
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What to see, according to Wikivoyage
Matteotti Square (Piazza Matteotti).
Catanzaro Bridge, a well-known, one-arch bridge (Viaduct Morandi-Bisantis)- one of the tallest in Europe.
Catanzaro Museum of Arts (Museo della Arti Catanzaro. Duomo (Metropolitan Cathedral of Santa Maria Assunta). Built over a Norman cathedral built in 1121, in the 16th century it received a Renaissance façade which was however destroyed in 1638. The church was almost entirely destroyed by the bombings of 1943, and was later rebuilt. Chiesa di San Giovanni Battista (Church of St. John the Baptist). Built in 1532. It is decorated with frescoes, made in 1910 by the Crotone painter Sesto Bruno with scenes from the life of John the Baptist (the preaching of St. John and the Baptism of Christ) and scenes from the life of St. John the Evangelist (the apocalypse). Basilica dell'Immacolata. Built in 1254. Chiesa del Rosario (Church of the Santissimo Rosario). The church of the Santissimo Rosario houses silk fabrics made between 1500 and 1800, including the Pianeta of the Borgia, a sacred vestment ordered by Pope Alexander VI on the occasion of the wedding between Goffredo Borgia and Donna Sancia D'Aragona, who became Princess of Squillace.
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