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San Luca

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Founded in 1592 to accommodate the inhabitants of the ancient village of Potamia, which was destroyed by a landslide, the town of San Luca lies in the heart of the Aspromonte National Park.

Famous for being the birthplace of one of Calabria's greatest writers, Corrado Alvaro, the village of San Luca is one of the region's so-called 'literary places', as well as being home to an important Marian shrine.

A visit to San Luca revolves around the figure of writer Corrado Alvaro, who was born there in 1895 to a middle-class family and left at a very young age to become one of the greatest writers and international reporters of the 20th century (winning the Strega Prize in 1952 with his novel Quasi una vita). Visiting the places associated with Corrado Alvaro in San Luca means first passing by his birthplace, now a House-Museum, the ruins of the Castle, the Church of S. Maria della Pietà and the ruins of Palazzo Stranges, mentioned in his most famous work: Gente in Aspromonte.

Other places associated with Alvaro include the Loggia del Petto and the Shrine of the Madonna di Polsi, the destination of a heartfelt annual pilgrimage. San Luca is the ideal starting point for an excursion to the Aspromonte National Park, particularly for those who wish to cross the picturesque Valley of the Great Stones and admire the UNESCO World Heritage Geosites.

San Luca

89030 San Luca RC, Italia

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