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Trebisacce

Where happiness was born

Calabria Vigorosa eGuide

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Calabria Vigorosa Guide

Editorial Director: Giuseppe De Franco Editorial board: Chiara Falcone, Ettore De Franco, Lorenzo Principe, Mirko Di Maria.

Comune di Trebisacce

Mayor: Franco Mundo

Regione Calabria

President of regional administration: Mario Oliverio

Collaborator: Andrea Mazzotta

A special thanks to Professor Piero De Vita without whose great availability and his great love for Trebisacce this guide could not have been realized.

The translation of this guide was made with help of Google Translate

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TELLING Trebisacce is beautiful. You would need a book with endless pages and a pen capable of writing from here to eternity. Trebisacce is a complex, dynamic, lively and vital reality, which never ceases to change and amaze, both those who live it and those who visit it, as a tourist. Trebisacce is beauty, flavors, colors, tradition, culture and entertainment. It is a town where ancient and modern meet and merge, as the sun merges with the sea at dawn, when it rises, with a mountain for cushion and waves for a deck. Trebisacce is a strong history of the Magna Graecia past, but it is also a modern reality, which is fascinated by the culture of the new. It is a land of taste, full of unique flavors, which attract lovers of the good as mermaids with their song attracted sailors. The bouquet of fragrances that dot the dishes of the city's culinary tradition is as rich as the sky is rich in stars. When spring arrives, walking through the Gardens, where Biondo is grown, Trebisacce's Arancia Tardiva, a Calabrian excellence of the first level, the scent of orange blossoms spreads in the air, and reaches the coast. Here the Spiga Verde flag flies, allocated in the rural districts. Surrounded by this fragrance, one can reflect in the Blue Flag waters of a sea that knows no terms of comparisons, if not the wonder. Trebisacce is a magical place, a land of enchantment, the perfect setting for a fairy tale, a dimension where dreaming becomes easier, making one's dreams come true is possibilities, and in which to hope becomes simpler, if only for the time of a concrete illusion. A strip of land to discover, and of which it is very easy to fall in love, as evidenced by the steady flow of tourists and new residents that our town registers. A little of our Trebisacce is told in this refined guide, which opens up a window of knowledge on a land of infinite surprises. Discovering them, one by one, will realize a little treasure hunt where the final prize is the awareness of having spent time in an impossible place to forget. Trebisacce is the city where dreaming is easier. We cultivate dreams that for others are unattainable. We are waiting for you.

Franco Mundo Mayor of Trebisacce

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SUMMARY

How to consult the guide 08 PRACTICAL INFORMATION Restaurants 09 Accomodations 12 Mobile network 12 Security 12 Transportations 13 Travel agencies 13 Usefull numbers 14 CULTURE AND ENVIRONMENT Territory and population 15 The Marineria 17 Archaeological Park of Broglio 19 The Bastion 21 The churches 22 Ludovico Noia Museum 24 WALKING Old Town 25 Trebisacce Gardens 26 The hill of Monastarico 26 FOOD AND WINE All crazy for the Garo 27 Popular tradition in the food 28 NATURE AND SPORT Sea, what a passion 30 EVENTS Party of the Biondo 31

N - O - T - E - S Bibliography: L’età del Bronzo recente in Italia (Conference proceedings of Camaiore of 2000); T. Masneri “Archeologia di Trebisacce” (Il Coscile); Enciclopedia dei Comuni della Calabria (Il Quotidiano della Calabria) whole on Trebisacce by Piero De Vita, Tradizioni popolari a Trebisacce e nell’Alto Ionio by Piero De Vita, Trebisacce by Giovanni Laviola, Alto Ionio calabrese: una solitaria contrada del Sud by Leonardi and Luigi Odoardi, Studi sul patrimonio artistico di Ludovico Noia, Alto Ionio cosentino, un mare di sole by the GAL, Alto Ionio Federico II by the GAL. Calderazzi A. - Carafa R. (by), La Calabria fortificata. Ricognizione e schedatura del territorio, Vibo Valentia, 1999. Iconographic references Photo by Giuseppe Gervasi (© all rights reserved) and Mario De Martino (© all rights reserved) courtesy of the authors. Photographic archive of Calabria Vigorosa, Photographic archive of Wikipedia Commons. Broglio's drawings were taken from the academia.edu website.

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6 eGuide HOW TO CONSULT THE GUIDE The guide is designed to be consulted on the mobile phone or tablet. It is a Pdf file that always shows one page at a time. After receiving the file, we suggest downloading it to your mobile phone, opening it and activating the "Add to home screen" function. This way it can be opened even without an Internet connection. Just the charged battery.

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Practical information and addresses

This section shows the places to spend a few hours in peace. Places to eat and where to sleep, useful phones, transport, cell phone coverage. All the city and everything you need for the visit. You will find also the name of professional guides in case you want to be accompanied by nice and competent people.

Culture and environment

In this section we host the description of the most important places of the village. There are also short essays that introduce to history, geography, art, traditions, the specifics of the city and the territory. In short, we provide an overview and an essential chronology in terms of art and local culture.

Walking

This section organizes the visit generally with walking itineraries. In the online version an interactive map will be provided with an indication of the locations and routes.

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Restaurants, pubs, taverns

Triumph of flavors. The specialty is definitely fresh fish. It is easy to find it and it is easy to be well cooked. The flavors of the earth are also good.

Trattoria del Sole - Via Piave, 14

� - � +39 0981 51797 - � Seafood

Il Capolinea - Via Virgilio, 4

� - � 0981 500292 � Pizza

Il Cantuccio - Via Claudio Treves

� - � +39 347 773 6775 - � Pizza

Pizzeria Capraro - Via Pietro Nenni

� - � +39 0981 58281 - � Pizza

Cavaliere Mario Grillo - Viale Magna Grecia - Lungomare

� - � +39 0981 190 4009 - �

Da Focile - Viale Italia, 6

� - � +39 0981 57004 - � Pizza

Da Lucrezia - Via XXV Aprile, 46

� - � +39 0981 57431 - � Pizza - Seafood

Capri - Lungomare Magna Grecia

� - � +39 0981 51079 - � Pizza

Braceria L’Angoletto - Via Pietro Nenni

� - � +39 0981 51751 - � Meat

Lido Capri - Viale Magna Grecia, Piazza San Francesco

� - � +39 330 526 316 - � Seafood

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Da Tony - Via Giacomo Brodolini, 8

� - � +39 0981 500241 - � Pizza

Da Raffaele - Viale Magna Grecia, 55

� - � +39 0981 57472 - � Pizza - Seafood

American Fast Food - Via Don Giovanni Bosco, 3

� - � +39 0981 500575 - � Pub

La Rotonda - Viale Magna Grecia, 7

� - � +39 0981 57256 - � Pizza

La Torretta - 3/5, Vico Stesicoro

� - � +39 333 802 2306 - � Pizza

Il Vecchio Mulino - Viale degli Aranceti ang, Via del Mulino

� - � +39 340 222 2773 - � Traditional food

Il Giardino delle Rose - Via Costantino Mortati, 6

� - � +39 0981 58449 - � Pizza

I Sapori del Mare - Via Montegrappa, 20-24

� - � +39 360 617 178 - � Seafood

Il Ritrovo - Via Saffo, 39

� - � +39 329 118 4980 - � Pizza

Bomparola - Corso Vittorio Emanuele

� - � +39 391 424 2522 - � Pizza

L’Altro Duemilauno - 58, Via Alfredo Lutri

� - � +39 340 570 2062 - � Grill

Terre di Levidonia - SP153, 153

� - � +39 347 516 0333 - � Traditional food

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La Barca - Lungomare Viale Magna Grecia

� - � +39 320832391 - � Pizza

Da Pasquale - Via Piana di Mezzo, 69

� - � +39 0981 58031 - � Seafood

La Bottega degli antichi sapori - Viale Libertà, 370

� - � +39 0981 58506 - � Tipical food - Pizza

© Mario De Martino

The church of San Nicola di Mira with its splendid dome and cuspidate bell tower

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Accomodations

Quality services. Beds quite limited. On the other hand, the hospitality is excellent both in terms of facilities and services offered.

� Palace Miramare - Viale Magna Grecia

✩✩✩✩ - � +39 0981 57474

� Torre di - Contrada Piana della Torre

✩✩✩ - � +39 0981 507944

� Stellato - Via Mandrale, 7

✩✩✩ - � +39 0981 500440

� Parnaso - Via Longo, 3

✩✩✩ - � +39 0981 51197

� Trapezakion - Via Ugo Foscolo

- � +39 0981 51321 +39 338 348 3888

Cellular network coverage

From the data provided by the Ministry of Economic Development, the ultra broadband at 30 Mbps covers 68.4% of the municipal area.

Security

There are no areas at risk. For any doubts it is advisable to call the traffic police at +39 0981 550211.

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Transportations

Trains. The Ferrovie dello Stato station is not well connected. It is a problem that affects the whole Calabrian Ionian area. The ticket from costs € 5.80 each way. Travel times vary from just over 1 hour to over 2 hours. Line bus. The service is carried out by the public transport company Saj srl. It connects the city with Puglia, with Cosenza, with the main cities of Calabria and . Also connected the neighboring countries as Cassano Ionio and , . For information call the number +39 0981 500331.

Travel agencies

� Affare e viaggiare - Corso V. Emanuele III,17/19

� +39 338 5823755 - Caterina Rosaria Partepilo

� Alto Ionio Travel - Via Cilea, 8

� +39 0981 500777 - Franca Angiò

� Sulle Orme dei Greci - Via Principe Umberto, 26

� +39 335 7484210 - Mariangela De Salvo

� Trebis Tour - Via Della Vela, 19

� +39 0981 507300 - Francesco Corrado

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Usefull numbers

Town Hall - Traffic Police

� +39 0981 550211

� Post office - Via Fiume, 9

� +39 0981 58043

Emergency medical Service - Via della Libertà, 1

� +39 0981 509111

� Hospital - Via della Libertà, 1

� +39 0981 509111

� Calvosa Pharmacy - Via Savoia, 1

� +39 0981 51029

� Pucci Pharmacy- Via Lutri, 51

� +39 0981 51040

� Professional tour guides

� +39 333 105 4532 - Francamaria Giordano

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PEOPLE CULTURES

ENVIRONMENT

© Mario De Martino

WHO comes from the north, immediately after and marina, on the road that continues straight between the olive groves, on the right sees a cylindrical tower, while in front of the gaze can not but dwell on the mountains of the Sila Greca. Crossing the mouth of the Pagliara torrent, the traveler finds the modern Trebisacce, an important agricultural and commercial center and a very important tourist resort. The village is home to a small tourist port frequented especially in summer. The sea and the beach are fabulous enough to deserve the recognition of Blue Flag for the clarity of the seabed and the care and love with which the trebisaccesi are dedicated to their city. A beautiful promenade, cozy hotels, food, especially seafood, welcome the visitor and make him feel immediately at ease.

The origins AT the beginning of the Bronze Age, prehistoric man had recently acquired the ability to dominate natural forces and produce artifacts.

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We do not know what practical difficulties the inhabitants of the Earth had to face in order to control the chemical processes of the extraction of iron, of copper, of the fusion between copper and tin to produce bronze. Today it's simple, but at the time separating copper and iron did not have to be an easy easy game. Working the gangue and treating it with the chemical catalysts that brought it to fusion allowing the separation of the copper from the crushed stone, had to be a complicated procedure carried out by qualified people. And as the production of ceramics has formed the cultural base of the Neolithic, so the production of bronze objects and, subsequently, that of iron objects have formed the cultural basis of the Bronze Age and the Iron Age. In Broglio all this happened. They produced ceramics, bronze objects and even in the Bronze Age, even iron objects. A real industrialized area with high qualifications and a constant use of research and innovation. In reality, more than in Europe, evolution took place in Asia and, in all likelihood, Broglio's skills were imported from Turkey and Cyprus. And in that period there were neither the Romans nor the Greeks in Calabria. The inhabitants of Broglio were the Enotri who, besides working hard, were also happy. The findings, their homes, the places they chose to live there testify. And this atmosphere of happiness, as if by magic, has remained in the air today. The modern Trebisacce was born between 800 and 900 d. C. thanks to the Byzantine expeditions. The ancient part rises on a rise where we find the remains of a wall. The Byzantines, in fact, almost always and for motivated strategic choices, favored plateaus or steep cliffs to better control the territory and prepare, in time, the defense against attacks from the sea and in particular the Saracens. The Byzantine presence is also evident in some parts of the parish church that preserve Byzantine forms (cuspidate tower bell tower and the characteristic dome). The religious cults of the Basilian monks and the same veneration of Eastern saints such as S. Nicola di Mira and Sant'Antonio Abate recall this historical phase. Trebisacce was one of the first examples of the so-called "doubling" of the inhabited centers towards the sea. The phenomenon occurred, especially in the Ionian Calabrian area, around the nineteenth century. The village belonged to the county of Chiaromonte, then to the Sanseverino. It was a fief of the bishop of Cassano. In 1576 the city was destroyed by the pirates of Occhiali.

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The Marineria

THEY get up early in the morning to collect the nets and prepare for a new day of work on the open sea. At that time there are no car sounds or people shouting. There is only the voice of the sea, the voice of the wind, the light of a sun rising in silence. Only the sailors are allowed to see him be born and take the first steps. Only they are allowed to enter the softer light and let it envelop itself. From it only the sailors can draw the strength to do a hard work among a thousand dangers in a Nature sometimes stepmother. The village of Trebisacce is linked to the sea more than you can imagine. In Trebisacce there are no "fishermen", but sailors. The fleet had its maximum splendor until the 90s. Today the maritime tradition and culture remain intact and are embodied by the two great families marinating the Guttieri, the Folda, the Megale, the Garofalo and the Corvino who own the only two fishing boats. There is also a decent fleet of rowing boats that sell their catch to local restaurants and fish shops. The sea off Trebisacce is very fishy and records daily the presence of fishing trawlers coming from nearby Puglia (from Trani and Molfetta in particular). The mariner of Trebisacce was, and still is, a character a bit 'poet, a bit' artist. He knows the art of collecting networks, of realizing them, of knotting them. He knows every corner of an infinite sea. There is no seafarer who can not identify the points where he has previously thrown the nets. He knows the winds, especially earth wind, the most insidious. He knows how to dominate the waves even the "perfect" ones and knows, magically, the secrets of time.

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© Mario De Martino

In TREBISACCE there are still around 30 vessels authorized for deep-sea fishing. They are rowing boats, also equipped with a small engine. They leave the night when the sea is "good". They have all the lights. Arriving at the right point, they are arranged in circular form with only one in the middle. Turn on all the lights to attract fish in the nets. At the right point they pull in the hope of gathering the fish necessary to feed the the family. Before leaving, the sailors organize themselves well. They check if the nets are without holes and they are repaired. They feed the lines in regular round coils that one struggles to think that they have been made by hand, they charge the oil for the lampara. Finally, before winding, the wind sniffs. It is at that moment that they decide which way to go. The distance from the coast is calculated based on the duration of the return journey that must take place at sunrise. On the shore await merchants, restaurateurs and brave gourmets who challenge sleep while buying freshly caught fish. It is the moment of return to the reality of everyday life. You return home after having cleaned the tub inside which the twisted and matched lines are placed, the gaff served to approach and the harpoon with its rod that serves to catch the biggest fish. In the afternoon we return to work. The nets are covered and the boat tidied up to be ready for the next night.

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Archaeological Park of Broglio

At the origins of History

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Reconstructive drawing of the "central house" of the architect L. Costanzo

A rediscovered world

AT BROGLIO the visitor immerses himself in a new world. At the origins of History. We are in the transition period between prehistory and history. The written and oral testimonies, which have come to the present day, are not contemporary, but of centuries later. Yet scholars have been able to understand how our ancestors lived thanks to the artifacts they left behind. Each piece, miniscule, has provided valuable information on the degree of evolution not only manual, but also cultural of people lived millennia ago. We are, probably, on the border between chaos and its control. Humanity lives constantly on the brink of chaos, a small error, a button pressed at the wrong time and everything could end. Yet humanity endures, fights, progresses. If today we are what we are, we owe it to those ancestors who lived in places like Broglio. A curious humanity, eager to live well, to progress. Intelligence and good will have, in Broglio and in a few other places on the planet Earth, the upper hand on Chaos.

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Broglio is, therefore, one of the Broglio is points of origin of the cultural and located in social evolution of Humanity. The Trebisacce inhabitants of the Earth of that time, Sud on a hill today we would call them artisans, accessible were real scientists who ignored the from Via del boundaries of their village, who had Lavoro. no secrets, aware that their It is necessary discoveries had to be at the service to book the of other peoples. Of whole visit by calling Humanity. This is why we have one of these evolved. Our ancestors had a high numbers ethics. Broglio and what was 338.9274049 realized in Broglio, are the 349.5750752 testimony. 348.3251694

Things to see and to know

The Broglio settlement was discovered in 1978 and has since been excavated. The site presents a continuous stratigraphy from the Middle Bronze to the Early Iron Age. Recent Bronze is distinguished by a set of typical subappenninic characters (facies) whose intense relations with the Aegean Sea determined a process of acculturation. In addition to the traditional pottery, from the classic subappennine forms, turned pots, figulina ceramics, both painted, of the Mycenaean type, are almost entirely produced locally (Italo-Mycenaean ceramic), and gray "pseudominie" turned, also local, and dolii (large pots) turned for food, 70% local, 30% imported from southern Sybaris. he Dolio site has restored layers of the Recent Bronze in the areas of the complex of terraces (a total of approximately 11 ha), but particularly on the acropolis. The houses were built inside artificial terraces. The best preserved building is the apsidal "central house", whose archaeological traces are discussed together with the data from the study of its ceramic set and with the structural observations developed for its didactic reconstruction. Pseudominia

19 eGuide The Bastion

THE Bastion of Trebisacce is a wall system built in the sixteenth century to protect both the town and the entire coast. The construction became necessary because Trebisacce is one of the few coastal villages located directly on the coast and, therefore, easy prey for bandits and pirates. The Bastion is an imposing wall and effectively defends the inhabitants from raids and The bust of violence. Only the famous Turkish Uluç Ali corsair, of Calabrian origins, Occhialì, Pascià, born succeeded in destroying the south- in Le Castella east side in a ferocious attack which (Isola di Capo took place in 1576. The attack in Rizzuto) in progress was informed by the feudal 1519 lord of the time, Nicolò Bernardino probably with Sanseverino, who was in Morano the name of Calabro about 20 miles distant. Giovanni Sanseverino organized a small army Dionigi and quickly set out to defend his Galeni. He property. Once in Trebisacce the was about to inhabitants joined the men of become a Sanseverino and after violent fights monk when the corsairs of Occhialì were put to he was flight. Today the Bastion has been captured by rebuilt in its majesty and the the pirate panorama that can be admired from Barbarossa its terrace is of incomparable beauty. and started The view extends south to Punta piracy. Alice and north to the Gulf of Taranto.

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The churches

San Nicola di Mira

The church is located in the historic center of Via Chiesa. It is a Byzantine building erected around the year 1040. Very characteristic the cusp-like bell tower and the dome with the classic concentric circles. The interior is divided into 3 naves with the central one wider than the side ones. The church is a small treasure chest of works of art located mostly in the side aisles. Along the left aisle there is a statue of dead Jesus. Still in the left aisle are the statues of San Rocco and San Leonardo dating back to the nineteenth century, dell'Addolorata (1883), Sant'Antonio da Padova, Santa Lucia and Madonna del Carmine. In this nave, again, we find an 18th century holy water fountain and a beautiful fresco of St. Nicholas. The right aisle is likewise adorned with statues of great artistic value such as that of San Nicola di Mira from 1700 painted in the natural and a beautiful statue of the Madonna del Rosario.

21 eGuide Cappelletta Sant’Antonio

IT is a small church dating back to the beginning of the last century. Very simple and located in the historic center. Inside there is the statue of St. Anthony.

Cappella San Giuseppe

This chapel dedicated to Saint Joseph should have been built in 1800. It is a stone structure. Inside a circular glass skylight.

Madonna della Pietà

IT is located between via Matteotti and via Carso. Inside are many works of art including a painting by Armetrano of 1949 depicting Santa Liberata that alone is worth the visit. Also you can admire the statues of saints Cosma and Damiano, Sant'Anna with the Madonna and that of San Giuseppe.

22 eGuide Ludovico Noia museum

THE Museum of Olive Oil art and Peasant Culture is located in the historic center of Trebisacce, located in via dei Massari. It is divided into three large rooms, exhibiting tools for the milling of olives, tanks for the collection of oil and various objects of rural culture. In recent For informations to contact the years, in director, Professor Piero De Vita, at particular, 338 951 0816 or President Salvatore the Museum Noia telephone 339 141 4417. of Olive Oil The museum is divided into three art has been rooms, exhibiting tools for the milling proposed as of olives, tanks for the collection of a center of oil and various objects of rural activity for culture. There are also "pieces" the considered rare as two ancient historical- wedge and screw presses, weights ethnographic of the seventeenth century, plow in knowledge of wood of the nineteenth century and the territory a very rich presence of objects of by carrying the countryside, everyday life, crafts, out research, popular entertainment. projects, In the museum, a tool (plow, madia, internships, a sickle, a pivot, etc.) leaves its seminars, original function, working, exhibitions, instrumental and acquires a further collaboration function, that of a document that s with provides contemporary references to universities, the roots of the local community. schools and To find out more, visit the website private http://www.trebisacce.net. institutions.

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Old town

© Mario De Martino

A WALK in the historic center of Trebisacce is not a trivial thing. The village is very well kept and the architecture that the visitor can admire is authentic. No "forcing" in unlikely restorations. It has kept intact a charm of the past that envelops the visitor discreetly and decisively. The alleys with many buildings in stone, with a care of the © green and the colors very careful, the cleaning of the streets, are all extraordinary things especially if accompanied by the incredible hospitality of the residents. Cross the Porta dell'Annunziata from which you enter the church of San Nicola di Mira, take the Bastion to get to the "Terrace on the Ionian Sea", look at the naked eye or through the telescope the sea that seems never end, are sensations that are good for the soul. They instill serenity. They make you feel better. If the visitor then stops at a bar for a good coffee, it can really be said that the visit is worth the detour.

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Trebisacce Gardens

TO the south of the village there is a vast expanse of orange groves. The fruit has the characteristic of maturing late, around April-May, compared to the classic that ripens in November-December. Who wants to venture is better that you wear hiking boots because the route, even if flat, is quite difficult and it would not hurt to get a stick. The orange groves are all fenced with some concrete walls, but it is not uncommon to find ancient stone walls. A wonderful thing. In the area there are also the remains of 3 old mills and the water supply system is still standing, either through an air pipeline supported by a long bridge, or through drainage channels on the ground. The owners of the funds (around 800) will welcome visitors with open arms. The hill of Monastarico

IT is difficult to find it on the maps, but it is an enchanted place. From the hill of Monastarico you can enjoy a view that you do not expect. To reach it you have to drive by car the old road that leads from Trebisacce to Albidona. No need to know anything else. Once you arrive, you will find it without hesitation. 25 eGuide

Food and Wine All crazy for the Garo THE precious jar in the picture below contains a piece of ancient Mediterranean that has survived to the present day thanks to very few people in the world. Among these is Giovanni Garoppo (pictured below right), the last heir of an ancient family of fish processors. The garo is a liquid produced by the hydrolysis of small whole fishes in the presence of salt, aromatic herbs and spices, by natural fermentation for 16-18 months. Renowned, archaic and secret

THE ancient Romans were crazy about it. They used it to season foods. They put it everywhere. On meat, on fish, on vegetables. The sybarites who excelled in many things also used it very much, but that as for eating, drinking, making love and idling, they had no equal in the then known world. The importance of this sauce in the daily life of Rome was of great importance even if the researchers are still investigating the reasons, trying to understand the recipe, still completely secret. One of the few in the world to know it is Giovanni who has no intention of revealing it. The 3 known ingredients are fresh anchovies, salt and ... a year and a half of time. The "secret" lies in herbs. Giovanni reveals only one: the "purchiacca", but nobody knows what it is and where it is.

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The fact that they ate the sybarites means that the product has many qualities. Among these the aphrodisiac was certainly the one that most liked that voyeur people. They used it on all the �dishes. Two drops on meat, fish, vegetable, fruit. The preparation is really simple. For 500 grams of pasta, 2 tablespoons of garo are enough to add 1 tablespoon of oil, a little parsley and minced garlic. Then leave to marinate while you cook the pasta. Scrape the pasta and sauté the marinated sauce in a pan without fire. It's a quick dish, practically the pasta cooking time. Waiting a little 'garo diluted with oil on a toast is extraordinary.

Popular tradition in the food

THE trebisaccesi families, for cooking, are linked to their gastronomic culture (seafaring and peasant); a way of cooking strongly characterized by the cycle of the seasons and by the calendar of religious festivity. Renew ancient recipes and typical dishes that highlight flavors, smells, aromas that underline the peculiarity, goodness, genuineness. As well as other sectors, also that of conservation and enhancement of the culinary heritage claims identity and belonging and becomes - for the territory and the communities - a resource, a distinctive trait to defend and protect. Eat healthy-eat well. At home and at the restaurant. A discourse that local restaurateurs have well understood: revival of traditional recipes to offer customers and tourists the taste and the pleasure of being at the table.

Tastes of the sea IN Trebisacce the seafood is always fresh thanks to the local fleet. For this reason do not miss the seafood soup, the nudicella, cuttlefish and peas or cuttlefish “šcattulijàte” to the pan, the raja at trebisaccese, the different cooking methods of the anchovies and sardines (those roasted on the grill, barely touched by a bit of salt, oregano and a few drops of lemon).

Flavors of earth THE rich Trebisaccese gastronomy still offers succulent foods linked to the world of agriculture.

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INNUMERABLE and simple are the peasant dishes like licùrde flour, with egg, with onions, pipirusse-eggs and sausage, pipirusse and ppatàne, peppers and eggplant, vegetable soups, firrazzùli, maccarùni, rašcatilli, onions, dried foods and preserved, jams. And then again the tasty meats and pork sausages. The traditional containers are still in use, the terracotta of the local pottery (truzzarùghe) to preserve the sausage, the soppressate, the jelly, in oil or in the suet. Food from the world of pastoralism is also widespread: from cheeses to ricotta, to various lamb and goat meat. And then again the fried zeppole in oil, those of the Christmas tradition. Trebisacce is also the country of citrus fruit and homemade infusions and liqueurs are prepared in the taste of lime and limoncello, of mandarin orange. But also with the taste of blueberry, cìveze i ruvetta (blackberry), with black olives. A further feature of the Trebisaccese cuisine is represented by the traditional bread making (in the family and in the farms): breads, pitte, taralli, variety of cutters and desserts. All local bakers have retained the relationship with tradition. In addition to homemade bread you can find the various forms of “pitte".

Dishes with nudicella: -Vermicelli with sardines (served with tomato sauce, fresh sardines, garlic, basil and parsley); - Nudicella pittarelle (rosamarine fritters with egg flour, salt, pepper and parsley). They should be tasted as soon as they are ready with a good glass of wine; -Nudicella with hot peppers: nudicella dough with chopped hot pepper, salt as required. It should be spread on bread adding a few tablespoons of olive oil. Consume in a few days. A delicacy !!! Variety: freshly prepared nudicella, after having seasoned it (as above), can be tasted in larger quantities adding, to the ingredients mentioned, also the onion (the white one or the tender one with green sprouts - the cudicìne - which release a delicate aroma and inviting). Another tasty dish is the dish with spaghetti and spicy nudicella.

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� Nature and Sport

Sea, what a passion

The sea is not to be missed. Crystal clear, very clean, with first level services so much to deserve (they are now 5 consecutive years) the Blue Flag. It is usable from May to the end of September (for the bravest even from April to October). The water temperature in the summer is around 28 °. In spring and autumn it also drops to 18 °. Almost all water sports are practiced. Snorkeling, water skiing, scuba diving to explore the beautiful depths and look into the eyes of the fish that roam around you. The services are very professional and suitable even for the little ones. It is a true paradise for young and old. A visit to the beach and, if possible, a dip in the sea are strongly recommended to all visitors. Of all ages.

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Party of the Biondo

THE "late blond" is a native orange that is born only in Trebisacce, It is a kind of world exclusive. The orange matures in May-June and the Trebisaccesi have been celebrating it for over five years at the beginning of June. The fruit has very particular organoleptic properties. It is sweet and juicy. It can be used both at the table, in the preparation of drinks, and as an ingredient in foods and desserts. However, production is very limited and the maturation period lasts too little. It is a fruit that must be collected and eaten. It is a Calabrian excellence to be tasted in the most varied ways during the party. Banquets are set up where products that contain the precious fruit are sold. This type of fruit is born and mature in Trebisacce probably due to the microclimate determined by the mildness of the temperatures due to the presence of a warm sea such as the Ionian and the natural protection of the freezing currents that the Pollino massif, located just behind the village.

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Trebisacce, where happiness was born

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