Santuario di Persefone
Santuario di Persefone is a historical site in Locri, Province of Reggio Calabria, Calabria. Santuario di Persefone is situated nearby to the church Locri Cathedral, as well as near the village Gerace.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Locri Cathedral and Locri railway station.
Locri Cathedral
Church
Locri Cathedral is a Roman Catholic cathedral dedicated to the Virgin Mary in the city of Locri, in Calabria, Italy. Since 1954 it has been the seat of the bishops of Gerace-Locri, now the bishops of Locri-Gerace. Locri Cathedral is situated 1 km southeast of Santuario di Persefone.
Locri railway station
Railway station
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Locri railway station is situated 1½ km southeast of Santuario di Persefone.
Locri Epizephyrii
Archaeological site
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Epizephyrian Locris, also known as Locri Epizephyrii or simply Locri, was an ancient Greek city in Southern Italy. It was situated in Calabria on the Ionian Sea, and was established as a Greek colony at the beginning of the 7th century BCE by settlers from Locris in central Greece. Locri Epizephyrii is situated 4 km south of Santuario di Persefone.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Locri and Gerace.
Locri
Town
Photo: Francesco Emanuele Capogreco, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Locri is a town and comune in the province of Reggio Calabria, Calabria, southern Italy. Its name derives from that of the ancient Greek region of Locris. Today it is an important administrative and cultural center on the Ionian Coast and within its province.
Gerace
Village
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Gerace is a town and comune in the Metropolitan City of Reggio Calabria, Calabria, southern Italy. Gerace is located some 10 kilometres inland from Locri, yet the latter town and the sea can be seen from Gerace's perch atop a 500-metre vertical rock. Gerace is situated 4½ km northwest of Santuario di Persefone.
Portigliola
Village
Portigliola is a comune in the Province of Reggio Calabria in the Italian region Calabria, located about 80 kilometres southwest of Catanzaro and about 50 kilometres northeast of Reggio Calabria. Portigliola is situated 4½ km west of Santuario di Persefone.
Santuario di Persefone
- Type: Historical site
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Locri, Province of Reggio Calabria, Calabria, Southern Italy, Italy, Europe
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Latitude
38.24266° or 38° 14′ 34″ northLongitude
16.25273° or 16° 15′ 10″ eastElevation
42 metres (138 feet)Open location code
8FCR67V3+33GeoNames ID
10377441
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