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Bed and Breakfast Green is located in Castrovillari, in the province of Cosenza, at the foot of Mount Pollino. The city is famous for its Carnival and the National Folklore Festival. Bed and Breakfast Green is the ideal place to stay, thanks to its strategic location, halfway between the Pollino National Park, the Calabrian-Lucanian Apennines, the Sila Cosentina, and the seaside resorts of the Calabrian Tyrrhenian and Ionian coasts, such as Sibari, Villapiana, Rossano Calabro, Guardia Piemontese, Paola, Scalea, and Maratea.

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Castrovillari Carnival, also ideal for families

Ideal destination for families, located in the town of Castrovillari, famous for its Carnival and the National Folklore Festival. The Bed and Breakfast, situated in Castrovillari, Province of Cosenza, offers all the comforts and is the perfect starting point from which you can explore every part of Calabria. Bed and Breakfast Green is ready to accompany you on this journey of discovery of our territory... come visit us! The property has a spacious private parking area, where even large vehicles can be parked.

Aragonese Castle

In the 1400s, Ferdinand I of Aragon managed to definitively conquer Castrovillari.

This period gave rise to the Aragonese Castle, which, completed in 1480, was not designed to protect the citizens but to curb the continuous uprisings of the people of Castrovillari, who had always been hostile to the Aragonese. This purpose is evidenced by the Latin inscription under the coat of arms above the castle entrance:

AD CONTINENDOS IN FIDE CIVES.

Madonna del Castello: Worship and History of Times Gone By

In 1090, Roger Arenga, after besieging the town of Castrovillari, sent workers to begin laying the foundations of the feared fortress. However, during the construction, the walls of the fortress built during the day mysteriously collapsed during the night.

This event astonished the count, who, feeling proud, ordered the workers to dig deeper into the rock to reinforce the castle's foundations. It was during the final phase of excavation that the miracle occurred: the discovery, made by the workers carrying out the construction, of an image depicting the Madonna with Child, painted on a wall. Upon seeing the sacred image, the workers fell to their knees, the people gathered and cried out in awe of the miracle, and the count ordered that instead of the castle, a sanctuary be built, at the center of which was placed the image of the Madonna, who from then on became known as the Madonna del Castello. The people, overjoyed by the grace they had received, gathered around the Virgin, paying her endless honors and praise, proclaiming her the Patroness of the City.

Gole del Raganello: The Spectacular Canyon of the Pollino National Park

If you want to be captivated and mesmerised by the million-year-old erosion of the Raganello, follow the qualified guides. Only then can you discover a new world, deeply embedded between towering, steep walls, where prying eyes and unprepared individuals cannot reach.

Fun is guaranteed as you find yourself waist-deep in water, cautiously making your way through the longest and deepest canyon in Calabria, passing through galleries of ancient natural sculptures.

Food and wine tours

The B&B GREEN is also the ideal destination for embarking on gastronomic tours. It offers a perfect location for excursions and discovering the ancient flavours and culinary excellences of Calabria.

Calabria, in fact, is rich in gastronomic specialities, both from the land and the sea. Exploring them will be an opportunity to appreciate the traditions of Calabrian cuisine and the beauty of the regions they represent.