| 
 CROTONE - CALABRIA- SOUTH ITALY 
Crotone 
            is a town of legendary origins, full of history and culture dating 
            back to the Magna Graecia. It is said that part of the Calabrian peninsula 
            was founded by a group of Achei in order to obey the Oracle of Delphi. 
            Crotone became the most powerful city of the Magna Graecia, winning 
            the Olympics, and also becoming the most important medical centre 
            of that time. Along the coast standing on a headland at the extreme 
            western side of Calabria you can admire 48 columns as ruins and remains 
            of one of the biggest, and most beautiful temples of the Magna Graecia 
            dedicated to the Roman goddess Juno named Capo Colonna. The historical 
            centre of Crotone is full of art and architecture of great value for 
            example the Town Cathedral where the statue of Madonna of Capo Colonna 
            is kept, and the State Archaeological Museum where archaeological 
            findings, some of which prehistoric, are held as remnants of the city's 
            glorious past. Crotone also has the honour of being the native town 
            where one of the world's greatest mathematicians was born and lived 
            for many years: Pitagora. 
 
  
    WHERE TO EAT - WHERE TO HAVE FUN - SPONSORS | 
   
  
    |   | 
      | 
   
  
    |   | 
      | 
   
    
    
    YOUR ADVERTISEMENT BANNER HERE          
 | 
     
 
  
                  
     |