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<BODY BGCOLOR="white" TEXT="black" LINK="blue" VLINK="blue" ALINK="blue" > <P><FONT FACE="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" SIZE="2"> <A HREF="http://www.tonicello.it/villaggitropea.htm"><H1>calabria hotel</H1></A>. In ancient times the Cape was a sacred place well-known throughout Magna Grecia since it was here that priests and soothsayers looked into the future. During the course of the centuries the ancient civilisations have left traces of their artistic, cultural and scientific manifestations. Numerous archaeological remains have come to light during various excavations which tell of prehistory Phoenicians, Carthaginians, Greeks and, of course Romans, Byzantines and Normans. The Saracens scoured the coast, plundering and burning whatever they did not The Saracens scoured the coast plundering and burning whatever they did,not take away with them. Then came the Angevins and,the Aragonese and finally the French. Many archaeological remains. can,be found in,the museums of Vibo Valentia, Nicotera and Reggio. The Phoenicians, the Carthaginians and,the Greeks traded their goods with,the local population on,the beaches of Santa Maria, Torre Ruffa and Groticelle.In,the sixteenth century Don Pedro di Toledo, viceroy of Naples, had 366 look-out towers built along the coast within the territory of,the Kingdom. The task of,the Torrieri was to light fires and fire gunshots in order to warn the local inhabitants and,the next watchtower along the coast of,the arrival of pirates from,the sea, asit,was necessary to resort to,arms,to prevent them from landing. It,was,up,to,the Cavallari to guard the watchtowers and,to patrol the beaches on,the look out,for privateers, immediately giving alarm to,the Torrieri and panic would spread to the,cry,of: To arms! To,arms!!!!!. <a href="http://www.yahoo.com" target="_blank"><img src="../motori/pronti/dotcom.gif"></a> . </FONT></P> <P ALIGN="CENTER"><A HREF="http://www.tonicello.it/villaggitropea.htm"><IMG SRC="../motori/pronti/welcome.gif" BORDER="1" ALT="natural position and encouraged its hamlets to take part in lively enterprises making use of its past inheritance together with new,skills and opportunities!!!."></A></P> </BODY>