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Interesting sights to see in Calabria

The terracotta of Squillace and Rogliano, where the "pignatari" ceramic artisans work, is beautiful. The name comes from "pignata", the clay container which still exists today and is used for cooking beans over a fire.

They were even mentioned by Cassiodorus, who lived between the 5th and 6th centuries BC. The pipes made in Brognaturo, San Roberto and San Vito on the Ionian coast are interesting: they are made of 2-year aged blocks of briarwood, a tree that grows almost exclusively along the Mediterranean coasts and is considered the best wood for making pipes. Precious also are the silks made in Catanzaro, San Floro and Curinga where the worms are still bred with mulberry leaves, and other local activities include lute making in Bisignano, Soveria Simeri glass, the Chiaravalle and Morano antiques, Serrastretta chairs-making; then there are peach orchards.

Sibari plain and the Acconia and Botricello greenhouses with their marvellous flowers; not to forget all the special Calabrian delicacies: "mostaccioli" biscuits from Soriano; nougat from Bagnara, Taurianova and Siderno; mushrooms from Camigliatello; "Bergamots", a citrus fruit from the area around Reggia; "soppressata" and "capocollo", sausage, bacon, nduja (a spreadable mixture of pork meat with hot red chilli pepper) from Spilinga; wines from Donnici, Cirò, Lamezia, Bivongi, Pellaio and Verbicaro; dairy products from the Sila area and swordfish from Bagnara; onions from Tropea and the famous red Calabrian chilli pepper.

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