A place with extraordinary landscape beauties and important historical value, one of the most excellent sites in the whole of the South of Italy; one-time Magna Graecia colony then ancient Roman settlement next a mediaeval settlement and then a Norman one. Places to visit include the forum, the theatre, the amphitheatre, the necropolis, the abbey church, the 2 museums, a vast centuries-old olive grove which grows on a small hill that slopes down to the sea and the nearby whites sands of the beach of the Ionian coast. Here, amidst a wide choice of artistic and cultural entertainment the “Armonie d’Arte” Festival takes place every year; an international event where music, theatre, dance, legend and history intersect in a melding of culture and beauty in an experience which marries art, culture and nature together.