Belvedere marittimo
The province of Cosenza is one of the most populous of Italy, and is the eighth in Italy. With its 228 miles of coastline, the province of Cosenza occupies 44, 1% of the surface of the Calabriain practice, almost all of the central portion and northern parts of the region.
The territory is very particular, characterized mainly by mountains and hills.
Si estende dalla costa ionica, a Est, a quella tirrenica a Ovest, dal Massiccio del Pollino a Nord, all’Altopiano della Sila grande a Sud-Est.
Ci sono anche pianure, come quella di Sibari, e grandi valli, ad esempio quella del Crati.
Hilly terrain sloping to the North and East of the Sila Greek.
The whole is characterized by a great variety, even coast-to-coast, and over every mountain massif. The visitor remains bewildered and fascinated at the same time.
The territory cosentino, like the rest of Calabria, bears the marks of the historical developments, sinceprehistoric times. On the coast can still be found neolithic sites that contain ancient human stories.
The ways of the water have been a connection precious since the time of ancient Greece and during the roman era.
Nel Medioevo la zona di Cosenza fu terra di conquista Bizantina, che portò benefici all’economia del territorio con l’introduzione di tecniche agricole e della produzione sericola, e favorì l’aggregazione sociale delle popolazioni presenti.
The effects are still seen today in the architecture is elegant and refined, as well as left a trace in the following centuries the The normans, the Angevins, the Aragonese and the Spanish.
