In 1806 French troops under General Masséna put Lauria to the sword and the torch for having stood with the Bourbons: the town archive was lost in the massacre, which is why less is known of its early history than anyone would like. The first document to name it, as Uria, dates from 1079.
Roger of Lauria came from here, the admiral who commanded the Aragonese fleets in the thirteenth century. The town, 13,262 residents, is split into two quarters, the upper one with the castle and the lower one; above them all stands the Sirino massif, with Monte Papa at 2005 metres and snow six months a year.
Abbazia di San Filippo
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Next up: Blessed Domenico Lentini, patron of a town split into two districts with two saints of their own, Thursday 25 February
Nearest airport: Lamezia Terme, 132 km away
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📅 Every year, on 25 February
Lauria celebrates Blessed Domenico Lentini on 25 February, the day of his death in 1828: the local priest has been patron of the whole community since 2000, but the upper district, the Castello, venerates Saint Nicholas of Bari, while the lower one, the Borgo, celebrates Saint James the Apostle.
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Outside Lauria, but an easy day trip away.
