Holiday apartment in Rombiolo – Monastery, churches and Pecorino

Holiday apartment in Rombiolo: Monte Poro and local history

If you are looking for a holiday apartment in Rombiolo, you will find a town on the northeastern slope of the Monte Poro plateau: Rombiolo lies at an altitude of around 450 metres. The historic centre is associated with the historical names „Rummiùlu“ and „Rumbiòlu“ from the 16th century. For your travel planning, this local connection combines with sacred architecture, visible ruins and regional cuisine. The town centre and surrounding districts offer different historical points of interest.

Monastery and churches as cultural discoveries

The Cappuccini monastery complex, also known as the „Convento dei Quartieri“, stands on the provincial road from Pernocari to Rombiolo. The church of Sant'Antonio in the monastery complex has an antique wooden altar. Beneath the arch of the cloister is the 17th-century fresco „Il Crocefisso degli Angeli“. On the façade of the church of San Michele Arcangelo, above the portal, there is a fresco of Saint Michael as well as two columns with Corinthian capitals.

Ecclesiastical traces in the surrounding districts

The church of Madonna del Rosario was built in 1860. In Pernocari, the church of Santa Filomena was rebuilt after the 1783 earthquake. Also in Pernocari is the Immacolata Church, also known as the Church of San Sebastiano, which is said to have been built around 1800. In the district of Orsigliadi, the church of San Raffaele was built in 1653.

Ruins, Belvedere and Moladi

The ruins of the Sant'Agostino monastery are located on a hill along the road between Presinaci and Pernocari. The enclosing walls, the arches of the stairways and an exterior seating area called Belvedere are visible from the former Sant'Agostino hermitage. In Moladi, you will find the public Fontana vecchia di Moladi. When selecting destinations for excursions, these places can be considered according to their different historical connections. If your trip is intended to bring together a variety of interests, you can regard sacred details, traces of former monastic and hermitage history, and the region's cheese culture as separate focal points.

Monte Poro on the plate

Rombiolo belongs to the Monte Poro area, where sheep are kept and Pecorino del Monte Poro DOP is produced and matured. The cheese is a soft or semi-hard cheese made exclusively from whole sheep's milk from Calabria. Pecorino del Monte Poro is available as „fresco“, „semistagionato“ and „stagionato“; the maturing or storage periods range from 20 days to 24 months. In the Monte Poro area, it is eaten fresh and used in traditional dishes of the regional cuisine. Anyone choosing a holiday apartment in Rombiolo for a cultural and culinary trip can include these different themes in their daily itinerary. When choosing a holiday apartment in Rombiolo, you can therefore base your decision on your preferred interests: churches and ruins or Pecorino from Monte Poro.

More places for your travel planning

Other places you can consider when planning your trip include San Calogero, Tropea, Mandaradoni, Monterosso Calabro, Santa Domenica, Drapia, Filogaso and Parghelia.

For the broader travel overview: Vibo Valentia.