Fiumefreddo Bruzio
Fiumefreddo Bruzio (Calabrian: Jiumifriddu) is a town and comune in the province of Cosenza in the Calabria region of southern Italy. It is one of I Borghi più belli d'Italia ("The most beautiful villages of Italy").[3]
Geography
Fiumefreddo Bruzio is located on the coast of Tyrrhenian Sea, in the south of the province of Cosenza. It borders with Falconara Albanese (North) and Longobardi (South).
The town covers a surface of about 30 square kilometers (11.58 square miles). Even though the territory is predominantly hilly, it is characterized by a strong morphological variety, in fact, starting from sea level, the altitude grows up to 1541m on the peak of Monte Cocuzzo, the highest mountain on the coastline.
Main sights
- Castello della Valle, founded in 1201. The entrance has a 16th-century Renaissance portal. It houses several works of local painter Salvatore Fiume. The castle was besieged in 1806-1807 by French troops, and nearly destroyed.
- Mother Church, completed in 1674.
- Palazzo Zupi (16th century)
- Palazzo Pignatelli
- Church of San Rocco: the dome of this church was also painted by Salvatore Fiume.
- Church of Madonna del Carmelo
- Fonte Laurato Abbey, located by the Fiume di mare river
- Church of San Michele
- Church of Santa Rita
Culture
Cuisine
The local gastronomy, as like as the gastronomy of southern Italy, is characterized by simple dishes, but very spicy (hot peppers, parsley, basil, rosemary, garlic and onions are the most used spices). The dishes that better represent the cuisine of Fiumefreddo Bruzio are mainly two: the Filiciata and the Frittata di patate.
The Filiciata is a soft cheese, placed in layers of ferns. It was usually served during the Assunzione di Maria Vergine holiday (Ferragosto) on August 15.
The Frittata di patate is a sort of fried omelette (even though it has the shape of a cake) made with potatoes from local farms. Even though it is called frittata (omelette), eggs are not needed to make it.
Among the other dishes of the province of Cosenza there are Cuddrurieddri, grispeddre, calabrian eggplant meatballs, stuffed alices and many more.
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- Acquappesa
- Acri
- Aiello Calabro
- Aieta
- Albidona
- Alessandria del Carretto
- Altilia
- Altomonte
- Amantea
- Amendolara
- Aprigliano
- Belmonte Calabro
- Belsito
- Belvedere Marittimo
- Bianchi
- Bisignano
- Bocchigliero
- Bonifati
- Buonvicino
- Calopezzati
- Caloveto
- Campana
- Canna
- Cariati
- Carolei
- Carpanzano
- Casali del Manco
- Cassano all'Ionio
- Castiglione Cosentino
- Castrolibero
- Castroregio
- Castrovillari
- Celico
- Cellara
- Cerchiara di Calabria
- Cerisano
- Cervicati
- Cerzeto
- Cetraro
- Civita
- Cleto
- Colosimi
- Corigliano-Rossano
- Cosenza
- Cropalati
- Crosia
- Diamante
- Dipignano
- Domanico
- Fagnano Castello
- Falconara Albanese
- Figline Vegliaturo
- Firmo
- Fiumefreddo Bruzio
- Francavilla Marittima
- Frascineto
- Fuscaldo
- Grimaldi
- Grisolia
- Guardia Piemontese
- Lago
- Laino Borgo
- Laino Castello
- Lappano
- Lattarico
- Longobardi
- Longobucco
- Lungro
- Luzzi
- Maierà
- Malito
- Malvito
- Mandatoriccio
- Mangone
- Marano Marchesato
- Marano Principato
- Marzi
- Mendicino
- Mongrassano
- Montalto Uffugo
- Montegiordano
- Morano Calabro
- Mormanno
- Mottafollone
- Nocara
- Oriolo
- Orsomarso
- Paludi
- Panettieri
- Paola
- Papasidero
- Parenti
- Paterno Calabro
- Pedivigliano
- Piane Crati
- Pietrafitta
- Pietrapaola
- Plataci
- Praia a Mare
- Rende
- Rocca Imperiale
- Roggiano Gravina
- Rogliano
- Rose
- Roseto Capo Spulico
- Rota Greca
- Rovito
- San Basile
- San Benedetto Ullano
- San Cosmo Albanese
- San Demetrio Corone
- San Donato di Ninea
- San Fili
- San Giorgio Albanese
- San Giovanni in Fiore
- San Lorenzo Bellizzi
- San Lorenzo del Vallo
- San Lucido
- San Marco Argentano
- San Martino di Finita
- San Nicola Arcella
- San Pietro in Amantea
- San Pietro in Guarano
- San Sosti
- San Vincenzo La Costa
- Sangineto
- Sant'Agata di Esaro
- Santa Caterina Albanese
- Santa Domenica Talao
- Santa Maria del Cedro
- Santa Sofia d'Epiro
- Santo Stefano di Rogliano
- Saracena
- Scala Coeli
- Scalea
- Scigliano
- Serra d'Aiello
- Spezzano Albanese
- Spezzano della Sila
- Tarsia
- Terranova da Sibari
- Terravecchia
- Torano Castello
- Tortora
- Trebisacce
- Vaccarizzo Albanese
- Verbicaro
- Villapiana
- Zumpano
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