Slow holidays in Calabria all year long
The story of the Cooperativa Nido di Seta is “a story of love for a land, focused on its origins”. This is how Miriam Leone, one of the three young founders, defines this innovative project. Their goal was to set out from their native land and restore the ancient gelsibachicoltura chain – consisting in cultivating mulberry trees and breeding silkworms – that has rendered San Floro and the Catanzaro people, numbering between 700 and 800, the most important silk production centre in Europe. The Cooperativa operates a few kilometres from the village, in a ‘gelseto’ of about 3,000 plants, whose leaves are the basic foodstuff of the silkworm. This small larva, after having fed excessively, transforms four times, after which it wraps itself inside the silk cocoon. From this point, through a fascinating process, the most precious thread in the world is extracted.
This prized raw material is used for textile production, such as the creation of shawls, and in the making of artisanal jewellery, created by combining silk and ceramics. In addition, within the village, in the picturesque setting of the Caracciolo castle, a Silk Museum has been founded, in which you can admire period costumes, damask vestments, artefacts in raw silk and the ancient and more contemporary frames.
The founders of the Cooperativa Nido di Seta, however, are not the only enterprising youths in San Floro – Stefano Caccavari, in addition to being the promoter of the project L’Orto di Famiglia, is also the creator of the Mulinum start-up, which aims to restore the authenticity of ancient grains, through the use of organic raw materials and a natural stone mill. The result is a finished product of the utmost quality, which has the flavour of “nonna’s bread”, having been uncontaminated by chemical fertilisers. The Mulinum houses within 50 places for delicious authentic tastings – not to be missed is the pizza topped with organic vegetables from L’Orto di Famiglia!
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Badolato
Badolato, a quaint ancient village where time goes by slowly and the days are fulfilled with simple things and great emotions
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Guardavalle
Guardavalle is the green of the mountains and the blue of the sea. Guardavalle is a warm welcome, hospitality and smiles.Guardavalle è tradition and folklore. Guardavalle is a treat to yourself
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Santa Caterina dello Ionio
Santa Caterina dello Ionio, between earth and sea a quaint treasure trove that preserves unaltered influence of a rich past
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Stilo
Stilo is an ancient medieval village that preserves unaltered influences of a past rich in art and culture
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Sant'Andrea Apostolo dello Ionio
A town of warm hospitality, authentic food, ancient tradition and timeless culture stands on the iconic Calabrian slopes, between the blue Ionan Sea and green countryside
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San Floro
In San Floro, a village with a heart of hospitality along the evocative Costa degli Aranci, you can rediscover yourself and the value of time
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Monasterace
In Calabria, between the sea and the hills, between the deep blue and woody valleys, between the Magna Grecia and Medieval origins, stands a charming town called Monasterace, rich of remarkable artistic and cultural assets.
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Torre di Ruggiero
A journey through the picturesque village of Torre di Ruggiero to find the right peace of the senses, completely immersed in the pure nature of authentic Calabria
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Satriano
Satriano is the right location for those people who love enchanted walks through oak woods and mysterious hermits, sun-baths blinded by the glow of the blue waters of the Ionian Sea and its white beaches.
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Montepaone
White beaches and fun are the calling card of Montepaone in Europe. A destination also appreciated by those travelers who love authentic experiences
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Soverato
Soverato is a calabrian sea-town located by the Southern Ionian Coast. Known as “La Perla dell Ionio” it is also considered a sea-holiday capital, a gastronomic and cultural destination
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Borgia
A full real immersion in the history and culture of the destination of “Riviera e Borghi degli Angeli”.
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