Stage n.40
San Floro – Squillace
Area
Serre
Difficulty
E – Also accessible via MTB
Distance
12,9 km
Travel time
4 – 5 hrs
Start
San Floro
Finish
Squillace
Difference in altitude
↑ 447m ↓772m
Accessible
All year round
Springs and fountainheads with waypoint
Yes
River/fiumare crossing (waypoint)
No
A panoramic stage between two villages overlooking the Golfo di Squillace: from San Floro, land of figs and silkworms, to Squillace. The latter is an ancient village where Flavio Magno Aurelio Cassiodoro, Roman politician and writer born in 485 AD in the nearby Scolacium (important Roman colony founded in 123-122 BC over the ruins of the Greek city of Skylletion), founded the monastery of Vivarium, with annexed a library and a research centre for Bible studies.
Squillace: centro storico
A panoramic stage between two villages overlooking the Golfo di Squillace: from San Floro, land of figs and silkworms, to Squillace. The latter is an ancient village where Flavio Magno Aurelio Cassiodoro, Roman politician and writer born in 485 AD in the nearby Scolacium (important Roman colony founded in 123-122 BC over the ruins of the Greek city of Skylletion), founded the monastery of Vivarium, with annexed a library and a research centre for Bible studies.
Squillace: centro storico
Area
Serre
Difficulty
E – Also accessible via MTB
Distance
12,9 km
Travel time
4 – 5 hrs
Start
San Floro
Finish
Squillace
Difference in altitude
↑ 447m ↓772m
Accessible
All year round
Springs and fountainheads with waypoint
Yes
River/fiumare crossing (waypoint)
No
Immagine di san Floro dipinta sulle case del borgo
Route
Brief historical overview
San Floro was named after its patron saint. It is known as the “land of figs” due to its production of traditional dried white figs that uses a natural sun-dried pro-cess just like in ancient times. It also manufactures silk from the culture of silk-worm until the final product. While strolling along its city centre, it is worth vis-iting the noble palaces and the Church of San Nicola.
Cona lungo il percorso
In the city centre of Borgia it is recommend to pay a visit to the Chiesa Matrice di San Giovanni Battista and Chiesa del SS. Rosario, both rich in fine artworks. The ruins of the Basilica di Santa Maria della Roccella – built by Normans to-wards the end of the XI century and the first half of the XII century – are in Roccelletta di Borgia, within the Parco Archeologico of Scolacium (important Roman colony founded in 123-122 BC over the ruins of the Greek city of Skylletion). During summer time, a stage is set up near the majestic walls of the Norman cathedral for the event “Armonie d’Arte”, a beautiful music, dance and theatre festival (www.armoniedarte.com).
Ponte Ghetterello detto anche del Diavolo
Squillace, in invidiabile posizione sull’omonimo golfo, è un borgo di antica storia. Da visitare l’affascinante centro storico con il Castello di origine normanna, la Concattedrale di Santa Maria Assunta e le numerose chiese. Qui Flavio Magno Aurelio Cassiodoro (485-580 d.C.), politico e scrittore romano nato a Scolacium, fondò il monastero di Vivarium con annessi una biblioteca e un centro studi sulla Bibbia. Poco prima del centro abitato, con una breve deviazione dal cammino, è possibile ammirare il ponte Ghetterello, struttura in pietra locale (granito) con arcata ogivale cosiddetta a “schiena d’asino”. Squillace è anche famosa per la lavorazione della ceramica: i bellissimi lavori si possono ammirare e acquistare nelle botteghe situate lungo le vie del borgo.
Castello di Squillace
Map and elevation profile
Further information
Guide of reference for the stage: Marco Garcea +39 347 8051252
[Borgia – Stopover, near San Floro]
Comune Borgia – tel. +39 0961 952357 – web: www.comune.borgia.cz.it – mail: sindaco@comune.borgia.cz.it
Pro Loco Borgia – tel. +39 379 1655779 – web: www.facebook.com/prolocoborgia2017 – mail: prolocoborgia@gmail.com
Music, dance and theater festival: Armonie d’Arte – web: www.armoniedarte.com
[Squillace]
Comune Squillace – sito web: www.comune.squillace.cz.it
Altre Informazioni Squillace On line – sito web: www.squillaceonline.it/home.html
Where to sleep
[Tiriolo]
B&B – La Casa Di Ely – tel. +39 338 8278616, +39 334 3322429 – mail: info@lacasadiely.it
Residence – Residence Due Mari – tel. +39 0961 991064 – +39 338 1831485 – mail: due.mari@tin.it
Extra: not verified
[Squillace]
Guesthouses – Itaca – tel. +39 320 6178441
B&B – Itaca – tel. +39 0961 291144 – mail: residenza_itaca@libero.it
Where to eat
[Squillace]
Farmhouse – Virgena – tel. +39 320 1687963 – mail: agriturismovirgena@libero.it
With thanks to Regione Calabria for the Contribution to the project.
Last update: 2021-12-30
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