Cosenza

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Cosenza has an amazing surprise clasped to its chest. Struggle through its urban outskirts and tangle of flyovers to find the medieval core, a higgledy-piggledy pile of buildings rising above the confluence of the Crati and Busento rivers. Explore its narrow alleys and steep stairways, and you’ll find a fascinating town, pretty but not prettified, untouristed, with a touch of the Wild West about its dilapidated shopfronts.

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Cosenza is home to Calabria’s most important university, and its theatre hosts an excellent opera season. It’s also the gateway to La Sila’s mountains and is a major transport hub. There’s a riverside Friday morning market.

Last updated: Feb 17, 2009

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  1. lucapal avatar
    RE: Calabria

    by lucapal 10 May 2011

    For the second part....from Cosenza you could take the train to Taranto and then a bus to Matera.There are several other combinations…
  2. hagust avatar
    Calabria

    by hagust 10 May 2011

    Hi, is there some public transport from Reggio di Calabria to Gerace? If yes, does it make sense to go to Gerace for one day? Secondly…
  3. dcrazygirlagain avatar
    Southern Italy again-Calabria

    by dcrazygirlagain 12 April 2009

    My apologies to readers of the forum, in my earlier post I misspelled the towns I was interested in. I know where they are in Italy…

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