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BOOK HOTEL ROOMS & ACCOMMODATIONS HERE NOW! Hotel Rooms & Accommodations with Fast Secure Reservations engine Provided by our Partner Booking.com @no extra costs! South Italy and most of its little villages, is an area so little known to the European tourism yet in a delightful land wealthy of natural beauties, such as the Arch of Arcomagno, a natural arch of rock, entrance to an attractive coved beach, with calm turquoise sea; the Faraglioni of Capri, beautiful sea rocks in the sea of Capri, one of many in the Amalfi Coast; or the Etna Volcano, still active and one of Sicily's biggest tourist attractions. History and architecture are also very important factors of southern Italy's culture and tourist attractions, like the temple ruins of Agrigento - Sicily; Capri offering one of Italy's most beautiful piazzas (town square) in the middle of town, Piazzetta, completely closed up, giving the impression of a courtyard, surrounded by many shops and cafes and the Torre dell'Orologio (Tower of Clock); or the over 40 mt. high statue of the Christ in Maratea situated on a hill over 300 mt. high offering a most breath-taking site over the port of Maratea. Another great piece of southern Italy history, from Calabria to be exact, is the Bronzi di Riace: two magnificent bronze, human-size, male statues, found in the gulf of Riace, now showing in the museum of Reggio Calabria, representing the Greek conception of heroism and beauty for their classical composure and dynamic vitality. Great tourist attractions for both rural and coastal holidays are also the town of Rivello, based on the graceful Basilicata mountains with its typical hystorical houses that can be found in all old parts of most of southern Italy's towns, and the Trulli, typical Apulia houses with cone shaped roofs. Not to mention the delicious cuisine and friendly people, all part of a world waiting to be explored and taken advantage of.













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Mottafollone - Travel and Holiday to south Italy, accommodation by the sea or rural

MOTTAFOLLONE - CALABRIA- SOUTH ITALY

In the valley of Esaro, on the path that once regulated commercial traffic between the Greek city of Sibari and the Tirrenian side to the mouth of river Lao rises the town of Mottafollone, of ancient origins, an historical witness with cultural paths that still accompany tourists to admire the beauties of this country.
Mottafollone is situated on a hilltop in 389 metres above sea level and is furrowed by the rivers Occido that descends from the mountains of Policastrello and the Rosa which starts from the mountains of Mula and ends in the river Esaro.
Its' name "Follone" comes from Greek word "phyllon" i.e grass "Soapwort", plenty in the area. In the period of brass, towards the 10th century had added "Motta", from french mocte "heights".

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