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Borghi di Calabria in Digitale Il comune ricade nella Riserva della Biosfera Unesco della Sila © All rights reserved. It is absolutely forbidden to modify or publish this file or its contents on the web. Exclusive property of the Calabria Vigorosa Tourist Consortium for free and unlimited use to the Municipality of Acri. Sale prohibited. Product distributed free of charge and exclusively by the Municipality of Acri. Company beneficiary of Funds Por Calabria 2007-2013 Pisl Local Tourist Systems / Local Tourist Destinations Pia. eGuide Acri Alleanza dei Borghi di Calabria in Digitale "3 eGuide Calabria Vigorosa Guide Editorial director: Giuseppe De Franco! Editorial board: Chiara Falcone, Ettore De Franco! Municipality of Acri Mayor: Pino Capalbo! Regione Calabria President of the administration: Jole Santelli! Thanks! Mario Bonacci, councilor for culture, Francesca Abbruzzese, councilor for productive activities, Giuseppe Cristofaro, president of the Padula Foundation, Giuseppe Giudice, former councilor for culture, Piero Cirino, journalist, Paolo Caravetta, president of the Rotary Club of Acri, Cristina Cofone, entrepreneur , Nicola Romano, entrepreneur, Ferdinando Saullo, entrepreneur, Paola Gambino and Silvio Vigliaturo, Massimo Garofalo, MACA director, Massimo Donato, Italregali Director, Giacinto Le Pera, Siluna Fest, Proloco di Acri. This guide has been closed on 2020 August, 27 The English translation was done with the help of Google Translate © 2018 Calabria Vigorosa e Guide$ Via Cav. P. Longo 123 87028 Praia a Mare (CS) Italy$ The writing of this guide has been carried out with great care and great attention and accuracy. However, we do not assume any responsibility for changes in hours, telephone numbers, addresses or other occurrences, nor for damage or inconvenience su#ered by anyone as a result of information contained in this guide. "4 eGuide A multicultural pearl $ a mix of history and nature THIS guide is a useful tool to get to know a territory that is a portion of a beautiful land, a corner of Italy and Europe that for its naturalistic aspects and its cultural peculiarities is proposed as an ideal destination for attentive and demanding travelers, available to open up to the "feelings of the places". Acri is a significant pearl of Calabria, a place where different cultures have mixed and contaminated over the centuries. Arrive with this guide in the town of Sila, but ask the locals to lead you around, get information on places to eat, let them tell you the beauty of its rich and not always known history. Acri is the city of Vincenzo Padula, who with his studies on the popular world and his works is one of the most illustrious initiators of anthropological studies and the Southern Question. The homonymous Foundation preserves and publishes his unpublished works. It is the city of Sant’Angelo, proclaimed a saint on October 15, 2017, to which the majestic Basilica with the Museum of the saint is dedicated. You can visit the Sanseverino-Falcone Palace, built by the Sanseverino Princes, then purchased by the Falcone family and donated by them to the Municipality that oversaw the renovation. Today the Palazzo, seat of the Municipal Council, houses the MACA, a contemporary art museum that contains the works in glass fusion and the paintings donated by the Maestro Silvio Vigliaturo, the Flora Museum, the Risorgimento Museum, the Civic Library. Inside you will be able to admire an exhibition of archaeological finds dating back to the Neolithic period, the result of research in Colle Logna. You can visit the ancient noble palaces, also purchased and renovated by the Municipality and delivered to the city: Palazzo Feraudo and Palazzo Sprovieri. Entering the alleys of the ancient historic center you will encounter the church of Santa Chiara, San Nicola di Belvedere, the birthplace of Sant’Angelo, the monument to Giovanni Battista Falcone, a young acrese who died at 22 in the Sapri expedition. Going up towards the ancient district of Padula, in the square in front of the church of Santa Maria Maggiore, you will find the Civitate palace on the wall of which you can see wrought iron objects (the caggiarole) on which the heads of three brigands who had kidnapped and caused the death of the three children of the Civitate family. On the top of the Padia district the civic tower with the ancient clock dominates. Acri is called "Porta della Sila" because the city introduces the visitor into the wild and enchanting beauty of the Sila. The Mucone valley, rich in a great variety of Mediterranean flora, the Sila plateau, the wonderful Sila Park, up to Lake Cecita, the delicacies of local gastronomy with the processing products of the many dairy farms, black pigs and of the numerous organic farming companies constitute an attractive mix of culture, history and naturalistic beauties that make the territory of Acri a place to visit and get to know. Pino Capalbo Mayor "5 eGuide The municipality is included in the UNESCO Biosphere Reserve of the Sila The MAB Programme develops the basis within the natural and social sciences for the rational and sustainable use and conservation of the resources of the biosphere and for the improvement of the overall relationship between people and their environment. It predicts the consequences of today’s actions on tomorrow’s world and thereby increases people’s ability to e%ciently manage natural resources for the well-being of both human populations and the environment.! By focusing on sites internationally recognized within the World Network of Biosphere Reserves, the MAB Programme strives to:! • identify and assess the changes in the biosphere resulting from human and natural activities and the e#ects of these changes on humans and the environment, in particular in the context of climate change;! • study and compare the dynamic interrelationships between natural/near-natural ecosystems and socio-economic processes, in particular in the context of accelerated loss of biological and cultural diversity with unexpected consequences that impact the ability of ecosystems to continue to provide services critical for human well-being;! • ensure basic human welfare and a liveable environment in the context of rapid urbanization and energy consumption as drivers of environmental change;! • promote the exchange and transfer of knowledge on environmental problems and solutions, and to foster environmental education for sustainable development. Date of designation: 2014 ! Administrative authorities: Authority of the Sila National Park! Surface: 357,294 ha ! Position latitude: 39º47'2 "N - 38º58'0" N! Longitude: 17º0'15 "E - 16º15'0" ! Central point: 39 ° 20'26 "N - 16 ° 26'30" E "6 1 / 1 100 m aci ©2019 ogr t Dati car Google Maps e G uide 168,16.383915,17z?hl=it&authuser=0 .google.it/maps/@39.4881 "7 20/10/2019 https://www eGuide Summary How to consult the guide 9 Restaurants 10 Accomodations 11 Travel agencies 11 Useful news 12 Usefull numbers 13 Peoples Cultures Environment 14 The historical center 16 Religious buildings 18 Sant’Angelo defender of the weak 19 The peasant civilization 20 The MACA 21 Erotic folklore 23 The walk of the bell towers 24 Food and wine 26 Siluna Fest 27 Padula National Award 28 The genius loved by the goddesses 29 Bibliography: History of water: material worlds and symbolic universes / edited by Vito Teti (Donzelli, 2003); The sanctuary of Beato Angelo in Acri / Giuseppe Fiamma / Archeoclub Italia, 1989); Memory and protest: Acri towards rebirth: 1944-1989 / Angelo Rocco (Rubbettino, 2009); Historical Memories of Acri / Raffaele Capalbo (The torch, 1924); Acri, the origins: historical notes / Giuseppe Abbruzzo (TAF, 1987); Domenico Scafoglio pag. 675 Cultural heritage of Calabria - Proceedings of the VII Calabrian historical congress (Gangemi Editore, 1985); The Osci in ancient Campania / Sosio Capasso (Studi Atelliani Institute, 1997). Iconographic references: The cover photo was kindly provided by Ferdinando Saullo of Computer Click. Stock Photo of Calabria Vigorosa; Wikipedia Commons archive (Public domain or CC BY-SA 4.0); Adobe Stock Photo Archive (with multiple license). Video: The video on page 27 has been kindly granted by Siluna Fest. Calabria Vigorosa may have used photos available on the Internet assuming, unless otherwise indicated, their complete availability for publication. If we receive a complete and valid takedown notice, we will remove the content as required by law. "8 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. The file is also provided in ePub format. It is also visible on the smartphone, but it is a format more suited to a larger screen (tablet or PC). The printing of this brochure is forbidden under the law 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.