Discover Pizzo

It’s easy to fall in love with picturesque Pizzo as you navigate the atmospheric medieval streets discovering grand squares, stunning beaches, cliff top views and sampling some of the best ice cream in all of Italy.

Days here are happily spent exploring the narrow winding lanes and stairways, wandering around the ancient boatyards, devouring the fantastic fish, local ‘Zibibbo’ wine and the famous Tartufo gelato.

And if you tire of the town you need barely travel any distance to reach miles and miles of some of the world’s best beaches and secluded coves along the turquoise Tyrrenhian Sea, where the sun shines year round.

No wonder so many people are deciding to settle in this undiscovered area of Italy.

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The 5 best things about Pizzo

1. The views

The name ‘Pizzo’ simply means ‘cliff’ and from its vantage point high above the sea overlooking the Gulf of Saint Eufemia you’ll enjoy picture perfect views of some of best beaches in the country.

2. Tartufo

Tartufo is the incredibly decadent and truly divine chocolate ice cream that is exported from Pizzo all over Italy. Handmade with the finest ingredients, it’s just like eating a frozen rich chocolate truffle and is much loved from Milano to Florence and Rome and back again.

So, if Italy makes the best ice cream and some of its best ice cream is found in Pizzo, then could this be some of the very best gelato in the world? And could this alone be a great reason to buy a home in Calabria?

3. The Chiesa di Piedigrotta

You’ll find the Chiesa di Piedigrotta just outside town; this surprising underground church has been carved directly into the rock and filled with stone statues, including bizarrely, a statue of Fidel Castro!

4. The good life

Pizzo is all about the good life; whether you’re headed for a day on a paradise beach, to Pizzo marina for cocktails and lively nights on the waterfront or the terraces of the restaurants in the Piazza del Republica for some divine local gastronomy.

5. The castle

History lovers will adore Pizzo Castle, the place where one of Napoleon’s best generals (and brother-in-law) General Murat was imprisoned by the local people in the early 19th Century.

If you like the sound of Pizzo, you might enjoy reading about Vibo Valentia, Tropea and Capo Vaticano

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