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Crotone's location between the ports of Taranto and Messina, as well as its proximity to a source of hydroelectric power, favoured industrial development during the period between the two World Wars. In the 1930s its population doubled.
Nov 4, 2023 · Although Crotone was founded around 710 B.C. as the Achaean colony of Kroton, it was already inhabited by various tribes for centuries before that. Its past is filled with tales of ancient Greece, making it a treasure for history buffs.
Institute in 1982, was based in the Helper Tower of the Castle-Fortress of Crotone. In 1996 it was permanently relocated to the premises of Crotone City Museum, Castello Square, 88900 Crotone KR
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The old town of Crotone is situated on a hill, where the ancient acropolis once stood, surrounded by walls built in the mid-16th century by Don Pedro de Toledo (1484-1553), who undertook the works of fortification with the rebuilding of the city walls and part of the castle. The new walls are in polygonal form, consist of five bastions and two ramp...
The promontory of Capo Colonna, located to the south of Crotone, houses the Archaeological Park of the same name, certainly the most striking in Calabria. At the entrance there is the new Archaeological Museum of Capo Colonna, which displays finds found in the adjacent excavation area. Inside the Archaeological Park is the Antiquarium, which exhibi...
The background to the historical and artistic treasures of the illustrious past of Crotone have as a background a landscape virtually intact, filled with orange, pomegranate, mimosa and tamarisk. This natural environment fascinated F. Lenormant more than 100 years ago when he praised the healthiness of the sea air of Kroton: “Safety was indeed the ...
Sep 13, 2023 · Today, walking through the streets of Crotone, it is possible to hear the echo of that distant past. The city carefully preserves the memory of Pythagoras, and visitors can immerse themselves in the history and culture of a period when Crotone was at the center of thought and innovation.
Nov 6, 2019 · Cruising to Isola Bisentina, Lake Bolsena’s Sacred Floating Treasure. From Michelin-starred dining and DOC wines to crystal clear marine protected waters and ancient temples, Crotone is a province rich in nature and history overlooking the Ionian Sea.
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Crotone, port town, Calabria regione, southern Italy. It lies along the Gulf of Taranto, northwest of the Cape of Colonne, and east-northeast of Catanzaro. It was known as Cotrone from the Middle Ages until the Italian form of its early name was restored in 1928.
