{"id":37004,"date":"2022-04-25T23:59:34","date_gmt":"2022-04-25T23:59:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.yourtraveltocalabria.com\/?p=37004"},"modified":"2022-05-16T23:33:34","modified_gmt":"2022-05-16T23:33:34","slug":"discover-mongrassano-in-calabria","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.yourtraveltocalabria.com\/discover-mongrassano-in-calabria\/","title":{"rendered":"Discover Mongrassano in Calabria!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Discover Mongrassano in Calabria!<\/span><\/h2>\n

Mongrassano<\/span><\/strong><\/a> is a small Calabrian town in the province of <\/span>Cosenza<\/span><\/strong><\/a>, of Arbreshe origin, which transports us to the past through its unique architecture and unmissable attractions.<\/span> Let’s<\/span> discover Mongrassano in Calabria?<\/span><\/strong> Stay with us and make the best of the boot country! Here at<\/span>\u00a0Your Travel<\/span> to Calabria<\/span>\u00a0you can make the trip of your dreams!!! <\/span>FIND OUT HERE WHERE TO SLEEP IN CALABRIA! Stay with us and make the best of the boot country! <\/span>Here at\u00a0<\/span>Traveling to Calabria<\/strong><\/a> you make the trip of your dreams!!!\u00a0<\/span>Are you staying in Calabria?<\/strong>\u00a0LOOKING FOR A HOTEL IN CALABRIA? Check our suggestions!\u00a0Click here!<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

O<\/span>ur introduction<\/span><\/h3>\n

Mongras<\/span>sano<\/span><\/strong>. I<\/span>t rises in a mountainous position along a connecting strip between the massif of the <\/span>Coastal Range<\/span> to the west and the <\/span>Valle del Crati<\/span><\/strong><\/a> to the east. The rugged reliefs of the <\/span>Coastal Mountain Range<\/span>, interspersed with deep incisions, are the backdrop of this small village, along which the main hydrographic network runs, consisting of predominantly torrential water courses, being, in the area under analysis, the <\/span>Turbolo stream<\/span>, undoubtedly the main one. Among the peaks that form this beautiful landscape, <\/span>Serra San Nicolino<\/span> (m.1257), Piano d’Albero<\/span> (m.1013) and <\/span>Serra Palombo<\/span> (m.866) stand out.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"ANAPATRICIAALL YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT CALABRIA<\/span><\/b>

Buy your e-book now \u2013 \u201cYour Travel to Calabria\u201d<\/span>

DOWNLOAD NOW!<\/a>


Planning your trip to Rome? Get our e-book!<\/span>
<\/strong>
download THE E-BOOK 'YOUR TRAVEL TO ROME'<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n

A little of history<\/span>\u2026<\/span><\/h3>\n

Until the Middle Ages there is no reliable information about Mongrassano, but it can be assumed that the area was already inhabited in remote times. In particular, some discoveries were made in the district of <\/span>Signorello<\/span><\/strong>, mainly a small amphora (ancient vases, originating in ancient Greece) dating back to the 5th century BC, reproducing a dancer. <\/span>Also read<\/span>\u00a0Greeks and Calabria: what is the relation?<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

The origins of the village of Mongrassano have their roots in the distant past: historical sources take us back to the end of the <\/span>3rd century<\/span><\/strong> BC,<\/strong> during the Roman period, when the triumvir consul Marcus Licinius Crassus, pursuing the rebel Spartacus, fleeing the Roman legions and heading for Sicily, encamped at the foot of the Great Mountain. <\/span>When <\/span>Spartacus was defeated<\/span>, the Roman consul donated the land on which the camp was built to some of his veterans who distinguished themselves in the battle and from there a village was formed that took the name of <\/span>Mons Crasanus<\/span><\/strong> in honor of the consul Crassus.<\/span><\/p>\n

In the <\/span>mid-15th century<\/span><\/strong>, the country was repopulated by Albanian refugees who came to <\/span>southern<\/span> Italy<\/span><\/strong><\/a> to escape the Ottoman Turks. This is demonstrated by Charles Le Clerc’s census taken in 1521 for Charles V.<\/span><\/p>\n

Conflicts and independence<\/span><\/h4>\n

With lay feudal lords there were really no serious problems, while the situation with ecclesiastical feudal lords was the opposite. These, although the Holy See had immediately granted freedom of rite to the Albanians who settled in Italy, could not stand the new arrivals. <\/strong><\/span>In 1779 Mongrassano was an independent municipality.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Mongrassano was a <\/span>battleground<\/span><\/strong> and incursions for the bandits, who ravaged the area. The bands of bandits were those led by Filippo Tavolaro, Angelo Formoso, Gennaro Emmanuele and Michele Argondizzo. With the outbreak of riots for independence, many of Mongrassano’s children took up arms and went to fight for the ideal of the homeland. Among these, the group led by Domenico Sarri became famous, who helped Garibaldi in the passage of the <\/span>Expedition of the <\/span>Thousand through Calabria<\/span><\/strong>, also personally financing the enterprise.<\/span><\/p>\n

Planning\u00a0Your Travel to Calabria<\/a>?<\/strong>\u00a0Remember that if you need transfers, tour guide, interpreter or help in finding citizenship documents, you can count on me!\u00a0Just send me an email<\/strong><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Now that you know the main historical events of Mongrassano<\/span>\u2026<\/span><\/p>\n

\n

Let’s get to know the attractions of Mongrassano?<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/blockquote>\n

1) Discover Mongrassano in Calabria: THE <\/span>FOUNTAIN<\/span>S<\/h3>\n

Mongrassano was built in an area where water sources<\/strong> abound; in fact, there are several fountains on the edge of town. Among these, the closest and most important are three<\/strong>: <\/span>Croimado<\/strong> <\/span>(large fountain), <\/span>Croipetta<\/span><\/strong> (fountain of the Petta family), <\/span>Croistiro<\/strong> (source with strong jet). Like many other things in Mongrassano (city areas, traditional garments, objects in common use, etc.), the sources also retain Albanian names, of which, however, in some cases the meaning has been lost.<\/span><\/p>\n

2) Discover Mongrassano in Calabria: THE CHURCH OF SANTA CATARINA<\/span><\/h3>\n

The foundation of the church dedicated to <\/span>Saint Catherine of Alexandria, the Virgin and Martyr<\/span><\/strong>, dates back to <\/span>1100<\/strong>. The church, in Romanesque style, with three naves, has a marble colonnade surmounted by a fem<\/span>inine<\/span> gallery. Its portal, dating from 1938, is the work of master P. Mantovani. It is full of paintings and sculptures. Inside, you can admire a shrine by Francesco Maria Santoro in chiseled silver, made in 1829 and placed on the high altar, a painting dedicated to S. Francesco di Paola placed in the sacristy, by Giovanni Battista Santoro, a wooden bust representing <\/span>S.<\/span> Francesco da Paola, the statues of Santa Caterina d’Alessandria, Santa<\/span> Lucia, the Madonna del Carmine and the Immaculate Conception, all works by the well-known artist Carlo Santoro.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"VIAJANDOAIRPORTS IN CAL\u00c1BRIA<\/b><\/span>

How to get from the airport to the downtown areas of the most important cities?\u00a0<\/span>

How to get from the Lamezia Terme airport to Lamezia, Cosenza and Reggio Calabria?\u00a0
<\/span>
<\/strong>
find here the best paths!<\/a>


<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n

3) Discover Mongrassano in Calabria: THE CARMELITE CHURCH<\/span><\/h3>\n

The <\/span>Carmelite Church<\/span><\/strong> was probably born as a Basilian church <\/span>in the second half of the 13th <\/span>century. In the 1500s it became the seat of the Carmelites, who built their own Convent next to it, where the <\/span>City Hall is now located, to which it was annexed in 1649 with the title of <\/span>\u201c<\/span>St. Maria del Carmim\u201d<\/span>.<\/p>\n

It owes its fame to the name “Congrega<\/strong>” for having welcomed the lay <\/span>Congregation of the SS. Immaculate<\/span><\/strong>, approved by D. Fernando IV of Bourbon in 1767. Of great artistic interest is the entirely carved wooden door (17th century), inserted in a stone frame also artistically worked, attributed to the master masons Costantino Licursi and Cesare Capparelli. Inside, you can admire above the altar a 16th-century painting depicting <\/span>“The Annunciation<\/strong>“<\/span>, probably by the artist Pietro Negroni, and a wooden statue of the Immaculate Conception sculpted by Carlo Santoro. Outside there is a plaque <\/span>honoring<\/span> the dead of the Second World War.<\/span><\/p>\n

W<\/span>ar memorial<\/span><\/h4>\n

On the sides are the names of the fallen and two bronze plaques honoring the Mongrassians who emigrated to Argentina and the United States of America.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

\n

Are you enjoying our content?\u00a0<\/strong>So discover our e-book with amazing tips on itineraries, awesome places where you can taste the best of the Calabria flavor, where to sleep and much more! Make your Travel To Calabria unique with our\u00a0practical guide<\/a>!<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

4) Discover Mongrassano in Calabria: THE TOWNHOUSE<\/span><\/h3>\n

The Palace<\/strong>, now divided into two wings, one at the front and the other at the back, has a remarkable inner courtyard, probably used as a cloister. The rear wing, the oldest, was the last seat of the<\/span> Convent of Santa Maria dei Benedetti<\/strong>.<\/span> The convent, probably founded by the Basilians in the district of S. Maria (next to the chapel of S. Maria), moved with the advent of Roberto il Guiscardo and was transferred to the village, precisely in the back wing of the current <\/span>City Hall<\/strong>,<\/strong> which it hosted it until 1542. The convent’s entrance faced the Mother Church and the convent itself was connected by a bridge to the Carmelite church. The front wing of the Palace, on the other hand, was built in 1630 and has housed, since 1649, the Carmelite Convent of Antica Osservanza. With the decree of Gioacchino Murat, of August 8, 1809, the convent was extinguished.<\/span><\/p>\n

5) Discover Mongrassano in Calabria: THE MICELI PALACE<\/span><\/h3>\n

In the district of <\/span>Serra di Leo (Sardalia)<\/span><\/strong>, it was built for the homonymous baron in <\/span>1750<\/strong>. From architectural analysis it is possible to raise the hypothesis that the building already existed, so that in 1750 it was only renovated and adapted to the needs of the new owners. Today, the <\/span>Miceli Palace <\/span><\/strong>is owned by the Municipality and inside it are the <\/span>Municipal Library, the Arb<\/span>\u00eb<\/span>resh Iconographic Center (C.I.AR.), the Municipal Language Counter and the permanent exhibition of Arb<\/span>\u00eb<\/span>reshe Traditions and Culture.<\/span><\/p>\n

6) Discover Mongrassano in Calabria: THE TRADITIONS<\/span><\/h3>\n

In Mongrassano, several traditions<\/span><\/strong> are still alive and functional<\/strong>, taking place <\/span>throughout the year <\/span>and marking the most important moments for the community (Christmas, Carnival, Holy Week, Easter, etc.), but it is also an integral part of each person’s life and accompanies <\/span>them<\/span> in <\/span>their<\/span> own existence, characterizing the moments of passage (Birth, Engagement, Marriage, Death, etc.).<\/span><\/p>\n

In the traditions, the <\/span>presence of musical, vocal and instrumental elements<\/span><\/strong> is constant<\/strong> and characterizes the life of Mongrassano. Very beautiful are the <\/span>“songs in the air<\/strong>“<\/span> in Calabrian dialect that were sung while working in the fields or in the mountains, while today they <\/span>are performed<\/span> only <\/span>when gathering or<\/span> celebrating<\/span>. Certainly the presence of songs in Albanian for ‘Carnival Valley’ and ‘Bride Dress’ is unique.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"VIAJANDO30 MINUTES OF TRAVEL ADVICE FOR FREE<\/em>!<\/span><\/b>

One of the benefits from Viajando para It\u00e1lia<\/span>

I give my readers 30 minutes of travel advice for free. I will help you to find the perfect hotel for your needs! All you need to do is fill the form bellow.\u00a0<\/span>


Enjoy the opportunity now!<\/span>
<\/strong>
I WANT MY TRAVEL ADVICE RIGHT NOW!<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
\n

Our thanks to Andrea Ferraro, who created this post to introduce Mongrassano!<\/h4>\n

Meet Andrea’s work: @and_2905<\/a><\/h5>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Where to stay in Mongrassano? Hotel Don Carlo<\/span><\/h3>\n

Although located in San Marco Argentano, the hotel is just a nine-minute drive from Mongrassano. Take the opportunity to also visit San Marco! <\/span>Click here and find out what to do in San Marco Argentano!<\/span><\/p>\n