OldCalabria®, extends for approximately two hundred square kilometers in the provinces of Cosenza and Crotone, from the Pollino Massif to Capo Colonna, the easternmost tip of Calabria. It encompasses the region's diverse cultures—Bruzian, Byzantine, Albanian, and Magna Graecia—and follows the classic route described in travelers' tales, through a dazzling variety of natural landscapes and urban environments.
Absolute protagonists of the itinerary along which it winds Old Calabria they are the landscapes and the mountains – the Pollino and Sila Parks, a jagged succession of peaks, all adorned with superb vegetation and enlivened by countless springs, streams, rivers and lakes – and a dense network of inland towns, rich in history and traditions, whose physiognomy differs little from Douglas's evocative descriptions.
In their squares, baronial castles and ancient cathedrals face each other. Gilded wooden altars shine in the churches. Abbeys and charterhouses hide in the woods. The famous names of rich and powerful Greek colonies, sybaritic luxury, and a constant mystical and visionary impulse from Pythagoras to Joachim of Fiore follow one another.
Torre Camigliati is home to the OldCalabria Visitor Center , which hosts the cultural activities of the Fondazione Napoli Novantanove during the summer months. It features a fully equipped reception area, a 60-seat conference room, a library, and a permanent exhibition of photographs by Mimmo Jodice on the sites of the Grand Tour in Calabria. There's also an old inn furnished with tools and utensils from rural life, and a selection of Calabrian artistic crafts in the fields of weaving and ceramics.
