The Cattolica of Stilo sits on a terrace of Mount Consolino like an intact Byzantine jewel: five little brick domes, frescoes and an air of a Calabrian Athos that make it the symbol of Greek monasticism in Italy. Below, the village was the 1568 birthplace of Tommaso Campanella, philosopher of "The City of the Sun", remembered everywhere.
Lanes, granite portals and the cathedral with its fourteenth-century doorway compose one of Italy's most beautiful villages. The Stilaro valley, with historic ironworks and the Marmarico falls — among the South's highest — adds nature to theology.
The Cattolica of Stilo · Castello normanno di Stilo
18 places to stay · top rated: PIAZZADUOMO b&b Stilo 10.0 · Tenuta Severino 9.7
Next up: Feast of Saint George, Friday 23 April
Nearest airport: Lamezia Terme, 51 km away
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📅 Every year, on 23 April
On 23 April Stilo celebrates Saint George. In summer, on the first Sunday of August, the Palio di Ribusa returns, named after the fair held in the village since the seventeenth century.
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Outside Stilo, but an easy day trip away.
