Holiday apartment in Montepaone: church art, coast and local traditions

Church art, museums, a beach establishment with a play area and a historic route give Montepaone many different facets. If you are looking for a holiday apartment in Montepaone, you can choose between days of cultural discovery, the coast, festivals and regional traditions. A holiday house in Montepaone can also be selected to suit these interests.

Church art and traces of local history

The parish church of Maria S.S. Immacolata was rebuilt after 1783. It houses a painting of the Madonna del Rosario from the 17th century, attributed to Ippolito Borghese.

The Albero della Libertà was planted in 1799 not only in Piazza Immacolata, but also in other streets, bearing witness to the municipality of Montepaone’s approval of the Repubblica Partenopea. It is fully accessible to people with disabilities.

Museums featuring crafts and seafaring

The Museo degli antichi mestieri displays impressive handmade nativity scenes during the Christmas season. Access is through the main entrance at Via Umberto I, 16; visitors with disabilities can also visit the museum.

The MUPEM presents traditional fishing crafts, local seafaring traditions and the history of diving.

Coast, festivals and creative experiences

Baia delle Sirene is a well-equipped beach establishment in Montepaone. Its facilities include a spacious, safe play area for children.

The patron saint’s festival of San Felice is celebrated in Montepaone on 12 August. Art workshops are offered for adults and children, where you can discover and put into practice new and traditional techniques.

These activities can be combined particularly well when interests differ: children have their own play area at Baia delle Sirene, while art workshops create shared creative time for adults and children.

Historic route and regional speciality

The historic Via dei Mulini can be followed for 568 metres. In the past, the route connected the areas of Montepaone, Montauro, Gasperina and Stalettì with the Grangia di Sant’Anna and the system of water mills located further downhill. It passed through a gently hilly, lush landscape with sunlit olive groves.

At Christmas, Cupeta is traditionally prepared in Montepaone, a typical nougat of Arab origin made from sesame, honey, flour and mosto cotto. In a museum in Montepaone, workshops on the art of Crivo and the preparation of Cupeta are offered on request for groups or school classes.

Cultural summer evenings have been documented in Montepaone since 2012. In the streets of Montepaone, art exhibitions, craft shops and themed photographic exhibitions on the history of Montepaone were held in ground-floor rooms and former oil mills.

Choose a holiday apartment in Montepaone according to your interests

For your holiday apartment or holiday house, these focal points can shape your personal daily plans: church art and museums represent cultural discoveries, Baia delle Sirene offers time at the beach, while Via dei Mulini, Cupeta and Crivo appeal to historical, landscape and craft-related interests.

Discover more destinations here: Platania, Guardavalle Marina, Gizzeria Lido, Marina Di Davoli, Borgia, Petronà, Gasperina, Acconia.

To the higher-level travel overview: Catanzaro.