Isola di Capo Rizzuto is a town and comune

Comune

In Italy, the comune is the basic administrative division, and may be properly approximated in casual speech by the English word township or municipality.-Importance and function:...

in the province of Crotone

Province of Crotone

The Province of Crotone is a province in the Calabria region of Italy. It was created in 1996 out of part of the Province of Catanzaro. The capital is the city of Crotone.It has an area of 1,717 km², and a total population of 172,970...

, Calabria

Calabria

Calabria , in antiquity known as Bruttium, is a region in southern Italy, south of Naples, located at the "toe" of the Italian Peninsula. The capital city of Calabria is Catanzaro....

, Italy

Italy

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. The population of the town is around 15,000. Despite having the name "Isola" (isle

Isle

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 in Italian), it is not actually an island, rather an isthmus

Isthmus

An isthmus is a narrow strip of land connecting two larger land areas usually with waterforms on either side.Canals are often built through isthmuses where they may be particularly advantageous to create a shortcut for marine transportation...

 extending into the sea, which is completely attached to the peninsula.

The main historical attraction is the powerful 16th century fortification in the frazione

Frazione

A frazione , in Italy, is the name given in administrative law to a type of territorial subdivision of a comune; for other administrative divisions, see municipio, circoscrizione, quartiere...

of Le Castella. The town's territory is included in the Marine Protected Area Capo Rizzuto

Marine Protected Area Capo Rizzuto

Area Marina Protetta Capo Rizzuto is a small scale coastal marine reserve located in the Italian province of Crotone, in the comuni of Isola Capo Rizzuto and Crotone; its official centre is located at 38°58’N / 17°13'E....

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