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Cosenza Province of Calabria

Cosenza is the largest of Calabria's provinces and is best known for it’s deserted beaches set on a backdrop of the Sila Massif mountain range. The province of Cosenza is often nicknamed 'Little Switzerland' and has a wide range of outdoor pursuits including sunbathing, swimming, camping, hiking, fishing and sailing. It is a region of incredible diversity - Climb up Mount Botte Donato through Europe's greatest forest wonderland for epic views of both the Tyrrhenian and Ionian sea's - visit the church of San Domenco in the Sila mountain's which has paintings by Calabria's most famous impressionist artist Umberto Bocciono – or simply laze on one Cosenza ’s fantastic beaches..

The provincial capital is the city of Cosenza. Approaching from the south gives you the most wonderful view of the city dominated by the Norman Hohenstaufen castle perched high on the hill. Having been conquered and invaded several times by Normans, Romans, Greeks and the Spanish its a wonder this historic city still stands. Bus it still presents some of the most beautiful baroque architecture, as English author George Gissing commented 'to call it picturesque is to use an inadequate word'. The old town, overshadowed by its castle, descends to the River Crati below and the new town lies predominantly to the north.
Now, the new town of Cosenza has become the most important commercial and agricultural centre for Calabria and has it’s newest university on the outskirts of the city.