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An excellent starting point for a visit to the historic center of Pizzo Calabro

A very beautiful church.

A sanctuary, the destination of an annual pilgrimage linked to a legend. The Madonna is said to have appeared in a dream to a bandit, commanding him to build a chapel dedicated to her and to convert to a better life. The basilica was later built around this chapel.

View from above on the marina the chair

Maradona murals often combine religious style (such as icons and images of saints) with pop culture.

Diego Maradona's murals in Naples and Calabria create a kind of symbolic bridge between the two parts of southern Italy, where the figure is not only an icon of football, but also of the identity, rebellion and pride of the people of the south.

Murals in Italy have a long and fascinating history, dating back to antiquity, but their contemporary form – as street art – flourished in the 1980s and 1990s. Today, Italy is one of the most important places on the map of European street art.

The Sanctuary of the Madonna di Porto in Gimigliano, Calabria, is one of the most important Marian shrines in the region and a central site of popular piety. The origins of the shrine date back to 1626, when Calabria was struck by a plague epidemic and earthquakes. During this time, the painter Marcangione began a painting of the Madonna di Costantinopoli. According to legend, the image was miraculously completed overnight, which was interpreted as a divine sign. This image, considered "acheropit" (not made by human hands), became a center of veneration. Later, the Madonna appeared in a dream to a local brigand named Pietro Gatto. After his conversion, he built a small chapel, which formed the foundation stone of the present shrine.