A walk in Cosenza, between history, art and culture

Cosenza - Cosenza is an ancient city, rich in history and art, whose events fade into legend. Once the capital of Calabria Hither, it was ruled by the Romans and then conquered by the barbarians of Alaric. It is said that the king is buried here, even though the place of his eternal rest has never been discovered. Later the city underwent the Norman-Swabian domination, of which the castle bears memory.

Walking through the squares and streets of Cosenza you will find other traces of its past. In piazza XV Marzo there is the statue dedicated to Bernardino Telesio, who gave prestige to the Cosentina Academy, giving the city the title of Athens of Calabria. In this same square there are some prestigious buildings, such as the Theater, the Library and the Civic Museum. A meeting place and seat of numerous events is the municipal garden, the Villa Vecchia. There are numerous churches dear to the Cosentini: the church of San Francesco d'Assisi, that of San Francesco da Paola and that of San Domenico. Works of art of great prestige can be found at the National Gallery and in the MAB, the open-air museum created with the sculptures donated by the collector Carlo Bilotti.