What to do near Monforte San Giorgio, ME

Scilla: the Caves of Myth

Discovered in 2022, they hide ancient secrets

Scylla: the Marina Grande

West of the promontory, is the district around the Church of the Holy Spirit, originally maritime and now seaside, along the beautiful Sirens Beach

Scylla: the church of the Holy Spirit at Marina Grande

Earthquakes did not win, thanks to St. Francis of Paola, the Calabrian saint par excellence, patron saint of seafarers, venerated within these walls

The myth of Scylla, in the bronze of a contemporary master

From beautiful nymph to monster, terror of Straits sailors, this is the metamorphosis fixed in a highly photographed sculpture

Scylla: the neighborhood of San Giorgio and the church of San Rocco

Competition in high places: the warrior saint, of ancient Reggio devotion, and the thaumaturge saint, who succeeded him as patron saint

Scylla: in the light of the sunset, the viewpoint of Punta Pacì

To call it a belvedere is reductive, having the Costa Viola on one side and the Strait on the other, being able then only to imagine what marvelous underwater matches the colors of the sea

Scylla: "Evviva Sant'a Roccu," the feast of the patron saint.

The celebrations and then everyone in the square for the Triumphant, fireworks ritual that seals two days of city jubilation

Renato Guttuso and the School of Scylla

Two memorable artistic seasons, with the Sicilian master at the center of an impromptu academy, which helped to raise awareness of Scylla's beauty

Going up to Aspromonte, Melia and the Tremusa Caves.

For a variation on the seaside theme, the road from Scilla up to Gambarie holds the surprise of a well-cultivated plateau among chestnut forests

Scylla: the church of St. Joseph in Chianalea

Among the palaces and houses of Chianalea, this church facing the sea induces the eye to retrace its path to the Rock of Scylla

Scilla: Santa Maria di Porto Salvo in Chianalea

She is Our Lady of the Sailors, whose intercession is asked for the swordfish season, then honoring her with solemnities and fireworks