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Pizzo, Calabria
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Pizzo is a seaport and comune
in the province of Vibo Valentia
(Calabria
, southern Italy
), situated on a steep cliff overlooking the Gulf of Santa Eufemia.
Fishing is one of the main activities, including that of tuna and coral.
, and it suffered some damage from the same cause in 1905.
in the 15th century, in which Joachim Murat
, ex-king of Naples, was shot on October 13, 1815.
Other sights include the Baroque church of St. George (1632) and the cave church of Piedigrotta (17th century)
, a large ball of ice cream filled with molten chocolate.
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 Vibo Valentia
Province of Vibo Valentia
The Province of Vibo Valentia is a province in the Calabria region of Italy, set up by a national law of 6 March 1992 which came into effect on 1 January 1996, and formerly part of the Province of Catanzaro...
(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....
, southern Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
), situated on a steep cliff overlooking the Gulf of Santa Eufemia.
Fishing is one of the main activities, including that of tuna and coral.
History
In 1783 the town was almost destroyed by an earthquake1783 Calabrian earthquakes
The 1783 Calabrian earthquakes were a sequence of five strong earthquakes that hit the region of Calabria in southern Italy , the first two of which produced significant tsunamis. The epicenters form a clear alignment extending nearly 100 km from the Straits of Messina to about 18 km SSW...
, and it suffered some damage from the same cause in 1905.
Main sights
It has an old castle, built by the AragoneseKingdom of Aragon
The Kingdom of Aragon was a medieval and early modern kingdom in the Iberian Peninsula, corresponding to the modern-day autonomous community of Aragon, in Spain...
in the 15th century, in which Joachim Murat
Joachim Murat
Joachim-Napoléon Murat , Marshal of France and Grand Admiral or Admiral of France, 1st Prince Murat, was Grand Duke of Berg from 1806 to 1808 and then King of Naples from 1808 to 1815...
, ex-king of Naples, was shot on October 13, 1815.
Other sights include the Baroque church of St. George (1632) and the cave church of Piedigrotta (17th century)
Food
Pizzo is famous in the area for its TartufoTartufo
Tartufo is an Italian ice-cream dessert. It is usually composed of two or more flavors of ice cream with either fruit syrup or frozen fruit - typically raspberry, strawberry or cherry - in the center...
, a large ball of ice cream filled with molten chocolate.