"High on a windy cliff and open to the sea Jonio" (L. Settembrini), Catanzaro dominated the traffic along an ancient and busy isthmic road between Jonio and Tyrrhenian".

Two are the lungs of Catanzaro: villa Margherita and the Biodiversity park with its sculpture and trees and fauna. a military museum and play ground for the inhabitants

Reopened a few months ago, the secret Galleries of St. John of Catanzaro have already attracted the attention and curiosity of thousands of tourists, eager to learn about the peculiarities of one of the most fascinating places in southern Italy. The long and meticulous restoration work has revived this jewel embedded in the bowels of the Calabrian city and bear witness to ancient influences of the past. The stones of the walls tell of Norman domination, of roaring escapes, of prisoners and prayers.

The narrow and narrow gallery was the protagonist of egregious events that featured well-known characters such as the Spanish adventurer Antonio Centelles, who became viceroy of Calabria and then forced to flee when he disobeyed the orders of the sovereign Alfonso V of Aragon, aiming at the hand of Countess Henrietta, already destined for noble wedding.

A 1950s work by the well-known Calabrian artist Giuseppe Rito, "The Cavatore" (the one who digs the rock) is an imposing bronze sculpture on a granite base, placed in a niche "embedded" in the walls of the monumental complex of St. John.

In a dominant position on Piazza Matteotti, the statue represents the work and strength of the Catanzaresi.

A masterpiece of architecture, the Bisantis Bridge was the tallest concrete arched bridge in the world. Today, more than 50 years later, it remains a place full of mystery