Monte Consolino is a mountain in the Serre Calabresi

Serre calabresi

The Serre Calabresi or Calabrian Serre are a mountain and hill area of Calabria, southern Italy, characterized by large extents of woods....

 range, in the Vallata dello Stilaro of south-western 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....

, in southern Italy

Italy

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. Monte Consolino has an altitude of 701 metres (2,300 ft).

Geography
At the foot of Monte Consolino feet is the town of Stilo

Stilo

Stilo is a town and comune in the province of Reggio Calabria, in the Calabria region of southern Italy. It is located 151 km from Reggio Calabria....

. The town of Pazzano

Pazzano

Pazzano is a village and comune located in Locride's region in the province of Reggio Calabria .-History:The first known mention of Pazzano dates to a 1094 document. The town was founded as a minerary center for the exploitation of iron and molybdenum deposits...

 is located nearby between this mountain and Monte Stella

Monte Stella

Monte Stella is a mountain in the Serre Calabresi, in the Locride, Calabria, southern Italy. It is part of the Vallata dello Stilaro, in the comune of Pazzano.Monte Stella is composed of Jurassic limestones.-History:...

. Bivongi

Bivongi

Bivongi is a comune in the Province of Reggio Calabria in the Italian region Calabria, located about 50 km southwest of Catanzaro and about 80 km northeast of Reggio Calabria in the Stilaro Valley, at the feet of the Monte Consolino.Attractions include the Cascata del Marmarico, a...

 is also. It is separated from the Monte Mammicomito

Monte Mammicomito

Monte Mammicomito is a massif in the Serre Calabresi, southern Calabria, southern Italy. Is is composed of Devonian-origin limestone.Monte Mammicomito is separated from Monte Consolino by a narrow valley, in which is the town of Pazzano.-Sources:...

 by a narrow valley, in which is the town of Pazzano

Pazzano

Pazzano is a village and comune located in Locride's region in the province of Reggio Calabria .-History:The first known mention of Pazzano dates to a 1094 document. The town was founded as a minerary center for the exploitation of iron and molybdenum deposits...

.

History
On the mountain's top are the stone ruins of the Norman

Norman architecture

About|Romanesque architecture, primarily English|other buildings in Normandy|Architecture of Normandy.File:Durham Cathedral. Nave by James Valentine c.1890.jpg|thumb|200px|The nave of Durham Cathedral demonstrates the characteristic round arched style, though use of shallow pointed arches above the...

 castle built by Roger II of Sicily

Roger II of Sicily

Roger II was King of Sicily, son of Roger I of Sicily and successor to his brother Simon. He began his rule as Count of Sicily in 1105, later became Duke of Apulia and Calabria , then King of Sicily...

 (1095—1154). Just below, are the ruins of the 'so-called' Byzantine

Byzantine architecture

Byzantine architecture is the architecture of the Byzantine Empire. The empire gradually emerged as a distinct artistic and cultural entity from what is today referred to as the Roman Empire after AD 330, when the Roman Emperor Constantine moved the capital of the Roman Empire east from Rome to...

kastrum.

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