Stilo
Stilo is a town and comune in the province of Reggio Calabria, in the Calabria region of southern Italy. It is from Reggio.
It is one of I Borghi più belli d'Italia.
The economy of the commune is mainly based on agriculture, with production of cereals, oil, wine and cheese. There are mines of iron and lead.
At from the city is the promontory of Cape Stilo, near where in July 1940 the Battle of Punta Stilo was fought by the Italian and British navies.
History
The origins of Stilo are connected to the destruction of the ancient Greek colony of Caulonia by Dionysius II of Syracuse, followed by another by the Campanians in 277 BC.Main sights
- The Cattolica di Stilo, a 9th-century church in the Byzantine style
- The Shrine of Saint John the Therist
- Church of San Domenico
- Church of San Nicola da Tolentino
- The Norman Castle of Roger II
- The Fountain of the Dolphins
People from Stilo
- Tommaso Campanella
- Francesco Cozza