Holiday apartment in Scarcelli: church, art and beaches

Scarcelli combines sacred history with creative work, sport and regional cuisine. The surrounding area features beaches, a mountain, a museum and historic buildings; street art projects are also among the topics associated with Scarcelli.

Church and creative practice

The parish church of Santa Maria della Stella was built in 1939 under the name S. Mauro and received its current name in 1986. The Chiesa di Santa Maria della Stella is located in Scarcelli's square on the former S.S. 18 road towards Paola.

Club Sportivo Scarcelli has padel courts in a well-equipped and easily accessible sports facility. In the Basic Drawing Course, participants learned how to work with a pencil, create light-and-dark contrasts and use different tonal gradations. A game on the padel court and a drawing lesson thus represent two different types of activity: movement and concentrated work with line, contrast and tone.

Beaches and mountain landscape in the surrounding area

Termare is a beach in the vicinity of Scarcelli, while Cozzo Cervello is a mountain in the vicinity of Scarcelli. Ape Maya and Spiaggia di Longobardi are beaches in the wider regional surroundings of Scarcelli. The geographical range therefore extends from the immediate surroundings to the wider region, while the beach and the mountain represent different types of landscape.

Museum, fortress, castle and palace

Roccia di Val Pellice is a fortress in the vicinity of Scarcelli. The Museo dei Brettii e del Mare is a museum in the vicinity of Scarcelli. The wider regional surroundings of Scarcelli also include Castello della Valle as a castle and Palazzi Marconi as a palace. In the surroundings of Scarcelli, fortress, museum, castle and palace thus belong to different cultural and architectural forms.

Street art and community projects

On 24 May, a creative workshop for children from the surrounding area began at the Centro Sportivo di Scarcelli. Led by Amaele Serino, it introduced participants to street art.

The project to create a new mural carried out in Scarcelli in 2026 was supported by the Fondazione Carical and promoted by the Associazione Ragazzi di Scarcelli. It concluded with a well-attended inauguration.

The Festival dei Murales is planned in Scarcelli with two events involving children, residents and visitors. The mural project concluded with the inauguration, while the Festival dei Murales is planned with two events.

Regional ingredients at La Plaza

At the La Plaza restaurant, ingredients from small producers in the surrounding area are selected for every dish. The origin of the products therefore directly connects La Plaza with small producers from the surrounding area.

Discover more destinations

For further orientation, you can also include Villapiana Lido, Torricella, Spezzano Della Sila, Acquappesa Cs, Rogliano, Marcellina, San Nicola Arcella and Acri.

For the overview of the wider travel area: Cosenza.