When we woke, we threw back the curtains and looked out over the deep blue sea with ships in the distance and the odd small fishing boat and yacht ailing by.
Just north of the campsite is yet another Greek / Roman site at Caulonia. Being a Monday, when most sites are closed, we were not expecting to be able to see it but it is spread over a large area and some areas had been left open for public access, complete with English information boards. It was interesting to note that considerable remains had been found on the seabed whereas on the west coast (e.g. Paestum and Velia) the coast had receded from the sites. This suggests that this part of Italy is tilting, probably due to the volcanic activity in the area around Stromboli. Anyone with information on this, please post a comment at the bottom of this posting.
We then headed for Capo Colonna, a minor diversion from the route and recommended by the Fodors guide for its wild flowers in April and May. Once on the peninsular we started passing forests of wild fennel with huge flowered stems reaching to over five feet in height. We followed the ancient Greek Sacred Road to the cape where a single column marks the Temple of Hera that once stood with sea on three sides and with the sun shining brightly, we could understand why they had built it there. The Temple was complete until the 16th century when it and the complex of buildings around it were demolished in order to build the bishop's palace cathedral, castle and city walls of nearby Crotone. The wild flowers were indeed pretty although not as impressive as those on the site at Caulonia.
On then to the next campsite at Cariati Marina. This took some finding! There were no signs to the campsite as we approached the town (and no directions in the ACSI guide) but Jane spotted a sign to something else with a similar name. After finding nothing else further into the town we turned back and took that road. There was a sign visible in that direction but we soon came to junctions without any more signs. Miles out of Cariati Marina on a minor road, we gave up and were looking for somewhere to turn around when we saw a large star on a pole in the distance – it was the site!
Photos: Wild flowers on the site at Caulonia; More wild flowers and the single column at Colonna.
Just north of the campsite is yet another Greek / Roman site at Caulonia. Being a Monday, when most sites are closed, we were not expecting to be able to see it but it is spread over a large area and some areas had been left open for public access, complete with English information boards. It was interesting to note that considerable remains had been found on the seabed whereas on the west coast (e.g. Paestum and Velia) the coast had receded from the sites. This suggests that this part of Italy is tilting, probably due to the volcanic activity in the area around Stromboli. Anyone with information on this, please post a comment at the bottom of this posting.
We then headed for Capo Colonna, a minor diversion from the route and recommended by the Fodors guide for its wild flowers in April and May. Once on the peninsular we started passing forests of wild fennel with huge flowered stems reaching to over five feet in height. We followed the ancient Greek Sacred Road to the cape where a single column marks the Temple of Hera that once stood with sea on three sides and with the sun shining brightly, we could understand why they had built it there. The Temple was complete until the 16th century when it and the complex of buildings around it were demolished in order to build the bishop's palace cathedral, castle and city walls of nearby Crotone. The wild flowers were indeed pretty although not as impressive as those on the site at Caulonia.
On then to the next campsite at Cariati Marina. This took some finding! There were no signs to the campsite as we approached the town (and no directions in the ACSI guide) but Jane spotted a sign to something else with a similar name. After finding nothing else further into the town we turned back and took that road. There was a sign visible in that direction but we soon came to junctions without any more signs. Miles out of Cariati Marina on a minor road, we gave up and were looking for somewhere to turn around when we saw a large star on a pole in the distance – it was the site!
Photos: Wild flowers on the site at Caulonia; More wild flowers and the single column at Colonna.
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