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Ciclovia Parchi Calabria
May 20, 2023
Cycling
A very pleasant route leads to the gates of the Calabrian Serre crossing the historic Marcellinara gorge and goes up to Caraffa di Catanzaro, a small center of Arbëreshe tradition and, finally, crossing magnificent olive groves, arrives in Girifalco. Here you can admire the so-called "Devil's Fountain", created by Carlo Pacino in the 17th century (it is told in just one night). In Girifalco, a visit to the fabric laboratory of the young Rocco Vitaliano, who also works with broom fibre, is recommended.
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October 26, 2025
Cycling
The Village of Girifalco
The village of Girifalco lies at the foot of Monte Covello, between the Gulf of Squillace and the Gulf of Sant'Eufemia, and in the heart of the Isthmus of Catanzaro, the narrowest point of the Italian peninsula.
Girifalco owes its origins to the destruction of the two older villages of Toco and Caria by the Saracens in 836. The villagers sought refuge on the rock known as the "Pietra dei Monaci" ("Monk's Stone").
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The village of Girifalco lies at the foot of Monte Covello, between the Gulf of Squillace and the Gulf of Sant'Eufemia, and in the heart of the Isthmus of Catanzaro, the narrowest point of the Italian peninsula.
Girifalco owes its origins to the destruction of the two older villages of Toco and Caria by the Saracens in 836. The villagers sought refuge on the rock known as the "Pietra dei Monaci" ("Monk's Stone").
Text / Source: turiscalabria.it
turiscalabria.it/website/?lang=de&categoria=/wo/paesi/&view_type=s&id=639&title=.html
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October 26, 2025
Cycling
Girifalco lies in the center of the Isthmus of Catanzaro.
Girifalco lies in the center of the Isthmus of Catanzaro, the narrowest point of the Italian peninsula, at the foot …
Girifalco lies in the center of the Isthmus of Catanzaro, the narrowest point of the Italian peninsula, at the foot …
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