venerdì 12 luglio 2013

Badolato fascinating, historic and monumental


Tour description historic Badolato without service bus:
Take advantage of your stay in Calabria to visit a pictoresque village on a hill slope together with a local tourist guide who will guide you through the discovery of important monuments. We will start the visit with at the cloister of Santa Maria degli Angeli, originally Franciscan, which was restored and brought back to life thanks to the young people from the community "mondo x". We will then continue our tour on to the fascinating hamlet of Badolato, which seems to have been frozen in time for a thousand years. Here silence and perfumes will wrap you up into a warm atmosphere while you will take a break at the Santa Caterina and San Domenico churches, known for its marvelous frescos. From here we will walk downhill passing through squares, others important churches, monuments, and narrow alleys typical from the small village of Badolato, until reaching the church of Immacolata, which was built in a strategic position. A taste of typical wine accompanied with some food from the Badolato cuisine, known as "catojo", is the perfect during  the tour, especially for food lovers.


The tour will be organized by the itinerary passing the following monuments:

       Convento of Santa Maria degli Angeli
       Church of Santa Caterina
       Blacksmith shop and  walls of Mancuso
       Fontain  of cars
       Door of  japacu
       Church of the Immacolata
       Bastione, calvars and panoramic landscape of Squillace’s gulf
       Alley fiorentino and fontain of Siena
       Church of  San Nicola
        Paparo Building
       Church of Santa Maria in Crignetto
       Tower Campanaria
       Church of Carmine and Guarna Building
       Church Matrice  and town hall
       Corso Umberto I and  historic  point of information
       Gallelli Building and old prisons
       Church of the Annunziata and woodworker shop
       Castello square and landscape of Destro
       Menniti Building and Church of San Domenico
       Traditional happy hours by  b&b Santa Barbara

Tour details:
       Dates available: from 1 july to 15 september
       Duration: 2/2.30 hours approx
       Days of operation: from sunday to friday
       Departure point: convent of Santa Maria of the Angels at  5pm
       Return point and time: piazza Castello at  7.30pm
       Guide languages: English, Italian and Spanish.
       Price:  15 euro one person

Included:
       Touristic guide 
       Entrance fees to the Convent of Santa Maria degli Angeli, Church of San Domenico and Church of Immacolata
       Traditional happy hours: local wine and tipical calabrian appetizer.
       Free for small children Gratis from 0 to 4 years.


Not included:
       Lunch, and other extras not specified.

Booking and Payment
       You will make your reservation at  your accomodation's reception or contact us one day before the excursion.
       You can pay comfortably with money

Notes
Due to the length of the walking tour we recommend you to wear comfortable shoes and drink sufficiently water during the walk.

More information
We recommend to be at pick-up point 10 minutes before the tour stars. In case you would like to cancel or modify the booking please get in touch with us via reception staff or call us. The order of the visit can be changed to any unexpected circumstances.


Corso Umberto, 156
tel: 3332570325 – 0967/85150
88060 Badolato (cz) Italy
email: badolatoescursioni@gmail.com
facebook: Badolato escursioni
 webpage: www.badolatoescursioni.blogspot.it


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