Altomonte

Much of Altomonte's character goes back to Filippo Sangineto, the 14th-century lord who renamed the town, extended its walls and built the church of Santa Maria della Consolazione. It stands on a promontory at about 455 metres, above a plain of olive groves and vineyards watered by the Esaro. The Torre dei Pallotta, probably Norman, still rises over the old town.

Highlights

• Santa Maria della Consolazione, with works commissioned from Simone Martini and Bernardo Daddi
• Filippo Sangineto's funerary monument, placed on the apse wall in 1372
• Torre dei Pallotta, a major example of Norman military architecture in Calabria
• Local vineyards, linked to the Balbine wines praised by Pliny the Elder

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