SIMERI CRICHI
Simeri and Crichi are positioned along the
ridge running between the Simeri and Alli valleys, not too
distant from the Jonic Coasts on the outskirts
of Catanzaro.
History
The territory was inhabited since the Bronze Age (3.500-1.200
BC), as attested by numerous finds which have emerged.
The foundation of Simeri instead, takes us to a period before
the Saracen raids along the coasts of Calabria (IX century
AD), which constricted the inhabitants to migrate towards
the interior in search of more secure places to live. It's
most likely that those leaving Trischene were the ones who
founded the suburb of Simeri.
During the X century, the Byzantines had the Castle built,
and in the following era, the fief was administered by the
following families: Falloc, Ruffo and then the Centelles who
lost their possessions through insubordination to the Spanish
Crown.
The fief when to the Aragona d'Ayerbe family for almost a
century (1482-1580) and then passed quickly from hand to hand
to the following families: Borgia, Ravaschieri, De Fiore (1715),
Barretta Gonzaga (1749), De Nobili from Catanzaro, who stayed
in power until the end of feudalism (1806) brought about by
Bonaparte, governor of the Reign of Naples.
A visit to the City
The remains of the Byzantine Castle (X century) are evocative
and positioned solitarily on a small hill. The remains of
the Collegiate, constructed during the Norman era and gravely
damaged by earthquakes during 1704, 1783 and 1905, converse
wonderfully with these traces of the past.
One should visit the San Fantino Church in Simeri; one of
the few which resisted the earthquake of 1783.
A visit to the Addolorata Church (XIII century) in Crichi
is also recommended. It preserves frescoes from the '700s
in its interior and the San Nicola di Bari Church.
A few kilometres away is where one will come across Simeri
Mare, a coastal centre, which in summer unveils its great
seaside touristic vocation
Place of interest
In Simeri:
- Resti del Castello Bizantino (X sec.)
- Chiesa di San Fantino
- Resti della Chiesa Collegiata (1121-98)
- Resti del Convento dei Cappuccini (XVI secolo)
- Chiesa di S. Maria Assunta
- Simeri Mare
In Crichi:
- Chiesa di San Nicola di Bari
- Chiesa dell'Addolorata (XIII sec.)
Nei dintorni:
- Visita di Santa Severina
- Visita di Belcastro
- Visita di Sersale
- Visita di Zagarise
- Visita di Cropani
- Visita di Petilia Policastro
- Visita di Andali
- Parco Nazionale della Sila
Museums
- Nessun Museo segnalato
Events
- Festa di San Nicola di Bari in maggio
- Festa di San Sebastiano il 26 luglio
- Festa della Cona (Madonna Addolorata) la 3° domenica
di settembre
- Estate Crichese a Simeri Mare: Spettacoli
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