there Archaeological Calabria opens its doors far from the slopes of Pollino. Also open in August Park of the Horse of Sibari and the National Museum of Sibaritidethe Park and the Scolacium Museum in Roccelletta di Borgia, the museum Vito Capialbi in Vibo Valentiathe Crotone Museum and Capo Colonna Park, the National Archaeological Museum of Reggio Calabria, where they can be visited, the day before the fiftieth anniversary of their discovery in Riace (August 16, 1972-2022), even the bronzes, exceptional Masterpieces from the fifth century BC. here you are some of the museums and archaeological sites open today in Calabria.
The Parco del Cavallo and Capo Colonna
Ready to welcome even on the day of mid August is the archaeological area of Equestrian Park of Sibari, in the Cosentino area. That is a multifaceted sidewith the cobbled streets of the Greek colony Thuriithe monuments of Roman city of Copia, the Hemicycle Theatre, the Baths, a rich Domus, the North Gate and part of the city walls. Near the vast archaeological area of Sibari-Thurii-Copia, the Sibaritid Museumplaced in a modern building in which I finds found during the ten-year investigationi archaeological sites in the ancient center and in the most important sites of the Sibaritide.
The journey of ancient history continues a Crotones where they can be visited National Archaeological Museumthe Museum with the archaeological park of Capo Colonna and the suggestive fortress of Le Castella surrounded by the sea.
Place of worship dear to Pythagorasthe huge park of Capo Colonna It extends over 50 hectares to the easternmost point of the promontory. Here is the only pillar that has reached the present day Time dedicated to Hera Lacinia (Suburban sanctuary of the Greek colony of Crotone). The park, delimited by Roman walls, includes the archaeological area, a wooded area and a Mediterranean maquis. That National Archaeological Museum of Crotone, It is among the most important in Calabria and offers a very rich exhibition route that pays homage to the athletes, doctors and philosophers of its ancient history and dedicates a certain focus to themurban archaeologyto the Grave goods from the necropolis in the locality of Carrara and the settlements in the area of Krimissa, Petelia, Makalla.
The Scolacium Park and the Capialbi Museum
That Scolacium Park in Roccelletta di Borgia, in which Catanzaro, tells the story of Greek Skylletion then prosperous Roman colony Scolacium. The website embedded in a Centuries old olive grove, preserves the finds that testify a settlement since the Lower and Upper Palaeolithic. It is possible to visit the Forum with its unique brick floor, the remains of some buildings including the Curia, the Cesareum and the Capitolium, the 3,500 seat theatrethe only Roman amphitheater in Calabria – the architectural remains of value like the imposing one Norman basilica. In which museum the results of excavation campaigns and an important cycle of Roman statues and portraits are built – the extraordinary is preciouscolossal forearm in bronze – and an interesting way from Industrial archaeology.
That Archaeological Museum of Vibo Valentia named after the learned count Vito Capialbiwhich was the first to collect and preserve the testimonies of the life of the city since the foundation of the ancient city Locric Colony Hipponion up to Founding of the Roman colony of Valentia, has its registered office in Norman-Swabian castle.
The exhibits on display come from excavations and archaeological investigations carried out since the time of Paul Orsi and from the renowned collected Capialbi, Cordopatri and Albanese. The exhibition route is rich: from Prehistory from Greek to Roman and Medieval timeswith an exhibition characterized by artifacts from prehistory and finds from excavations carried out in the sacred areas of the city of Magna Graecia, such as Scrimbia. Also issued i architectural fragments of a large Doric templedatable to about 550 BC. and the finds in the Hipponion Necropolis (late 7th – 4th centuries BC).
The Riace bronzes and the stops at Medma, Locri, Kaulon and Palmi
Pregna’s ancient history is everythingcurrent metropolitan area of Reggio where once stood, among other things, the Colonies of Medma (Rosarno), Locri and ancient Kaulon (Monasterace), whose museums and parks will be open in August. And then there is another open-air museum, namely this Antonio De Salvo Bull Park in Palmi.
Visiting the Reggio area can therefore present itself as one Itinerary that, from one coast to the other, culminates in a visit to the National Archaeological Museum of Reggio. THE Riace’s bronzesespecially in their fiftieth year, they remain one popular excursion destination of an equally renowned museum. The route starts at prehistoryand proposes a journey ranging from the Paleolithic, Mesolithic (120,000 to 12,000 years ago) to the Neolithic (12,000 to 4,000 years ago). Age of metals such as bronze and iron (from the second millennium to the eighth century BC) and then at City of Magna Graecia with valuable testimonials Colonies of Sibari and Crotone, Medma and Hipponion, Caulonia and Locri. Then the section of shrines of Magna Graecia, Mannella and Marasà di Locri, Passoliera di Caulonia and Apollo Aleo di Krimisa in the current territory of Crotone, and the dedicated sections everyday with the Hellenistic theater of Locri, one of the best preserved in Calabria, the funerary costumes of the necropolis of Metauros, Locri Lucifero, Laos, Castellace and Varapodio and the house of the Taureana mosaic from the Lucani and Brettii periods. A large exhibition area is dedicated to this Rhegion, a large Chalcidian colony – also comes from Hellenistic times necropolis came to light during the construction of the National Archaeological Museum of Reggio Calabria in 1932 – and to the Reggio Romana, Rhegium Julii. Among the finds, these stand out Marble kouros, the Riace bronzes, the treasures of the Porticello wreck, Found in 1969 in Villa San Giovanni by some fishermen who called Head of the philosopher and head of Basel.
mid-August of culture
Ferragosto is confirmed again this year Day from which cultural tourism promises a lot For this reason, the Ministry of Culture ordered thespecial opening of museums, monuments, galleries, archaeological sites and parks, parks, villas and gardens. Calabria also responded, but with a communication entrusted to the official Facebook profiles and not to the ministry’s website. All five provinces also have cultural destinations for cultivators, Fr.only in Augustthe Passionate about history, art and especially archeology.