Loc. Dorcara

Loc. Dorcara is an archaeological site in Praia a Mare, Province of Cosenza, Calabria. Loc. Dorcara is situated nearby to the village Aieta, as well as near Tortora.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Praja-Ajeta-Tortora railway station and Sacro Cuore di Gesù.

Praja-Ajeta-Tortora railway station

Railway station

Photo: Lusb, Public domain.

Praja-Ajeta-Tortora railway station is situated 2½ km west of Loc. Dorcara.

Sacro Cuore di Gesù

Church

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Sacro Cuore di Gesù is a church, which is situated 2½ km west of Loc. Dorcara.

Blanda

Archaeological site

Photo: Francesco Stuppello, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Blanda, and later Blanda Julia, was an ancient city of Lucania now located at Palecastro di Tortora, Province of Cosenza, Italy. It was mentioned by Ptolemy among the inland towns of that province; but placed both by Pliny and Mela on or near the coast of the Tyrrhenian Sea. Blanda is situated 4 km northwest of Loc. Dorcara.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Aieta and Tortora.

Aieta

Village

Photo: Velvet, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Aieta is a town and comune in the province of Cosenza in the Calabria region of southern Italy. The name of the town comes from the Greek term aetòs, αετός, meaning "eagle". Aieta is situated 3 km northeast of Loc. Dorcara.