San Nicola Arcella

Member of I Borghi più belli d'Italia

ElenagmTorre san nicola arcella CC BY 3.0
GrafzeroArco di Enea CC BY-SA 4.0
CatliberArco magno all'imbrunire CC BY-SA 4.0
GeorgesBMurales Alessandro Siciliano di Angelo Rago CC BY 3.0
VelvetPraia isola di dino CC BY-SA 3.0
Aniello BizzocoSan Nicola Arcella - Chiesa di S. Nicola da Tolentino - 2023-09-10 22-18-36 001 CC BY-SA 4.0
ElenagmSna paese 2 CC BY 3.0
Walter GiannettiSpiaggia (San Nicola Arcella) 02 CC BY-SA 4.0
Elenagm (Wikipedia user)Spiaggia di San Nicola Arcella (CS)CC BY-SA 3.0
Fernando SantopaoloTorre Crawford CC0
ElenagmTorre e porto CC BY-SA 3.0

A seaside village on the Riviera dei Cedri, built on a 110-metre cliff above a bay closed off by a rocky arm into a natural harbour. Its old quarter, the Casaletto, grew from houses built by fishermen and a prince's settlers. Below lie three bays along about 3 km of coast, the most famous framed by the huge rock arch of the Arco Magno.

Highlights

The Arco Magno, a beach reached through a vast natural rock arch
Torre Crawford, the coastal tower where writer Francis Marion Crawford lived
Baia Azzurra, with views of Dino island and its Saracen tower
The Arco di Enea, a smaller arch where legend lands Aeneas's ship
Lanes and small squares of the Casaletto, the old upper town

Text adapted from Wikipedia (San Nicola Arcella (IT), San Nicola Arcella (EN)). Available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Population: 1,957

Events through the year

Feast of Saint Nicholas of Tolentino Religious · 10 SeptemberProcession with band, live music on the eve, fireworks

Dates follow the traditional patterns in our sources: check locally before you travel.

Adapted from Wikipedia (San Nicola Arcella). Available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Specialities of Calabria

Typical of the region rather than of this village.

Alice WiegandNduja mit Brot CC BY-SA 4.0
'NdujaCured meatVery spicy spreadable pork sauce, good on crostini
Giuseppe CuccoSoppressata di Decollatura CC BY-SA 2.0
Soppressata calabrese (IT)Cured meat
Pasta ca muddica e aliciDishSpaghetti with anchovies, oil and toasted breadcrumbs
Popo le ChienFileja CC0
FilejaBread and pastaHomemade pasta shaped round a knitting iron, with goat or pork ragù
Pasta 'ncasciataDishPasta with meat ragù, eggs and cheese, baked between fried aubergines
GioiaBellissimoStruncatura CC BY-SA 4.0
StroncaturaBread and pasta