Belmonte Scalo

Belmonte Scalo is a village in Belmonte Calabro, Province of Cosenza, Calabria. Belmonte Scalo is situated nearby to the hamlet Santa Barbara, as well as near the suburb Amantea Paese.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Belmonte Calabro railway stop and Amantea railway station.

Belmonte Calabro railway stop

Railway stop

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Amantea railway station

Railway station

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Amantea is a railway station owned by Rete Ferroviaria Italiana located in the municipality of Amantea. It is located on the Salerno–Reggio Calabria railway line. Amantea railway station is situated 3½ km south of Belmonte Scalo.

Amantea Castle

Castle

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The Amantea Castle is located in the town of the same name, in the province of Cosenza, in the lower Tyrrhenian Sea of Cosenza. Dominating the coastal road and the road to Cosenza that runs along the Catocastro River valley, it was once an important stronghold under the Byzantines, Arabs, Normans, Swabians, Angevins and Aragonese. Amantea Castle is situated 3 km south of Belmonte Scalo.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Amantea and San Pietro in Amantea.

Amantea

Town

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Amantea is a town, former bishopric, comune and Latin Catholic titular see in the province of Cosenza in the Calabria region of southern Italy. It is the twentieth municipality in the region by population, while for population density it is ranked twenty-fourth. Amantea is situated 3½ km south of Belmonte Scalo.