What to do and see in Acquappesa, from the spa treatments, at the Terme Luigiane, to diving and swimming in the blue sea, with excursions on foot from the beach to the rock of the queen, to see the church of Santa Teresa.
Tourist information
The origins of Acquappesa, a small town in Calabria located in the province of Cosenza, date back to the late 1600s.
It is a seaside and spa resort, located within the Regional Marine Park of the Riviera dei Cedri, surrounded by various hills with a predominance of woods and very characteristic names, including Cozzo del Greco, Quercia Rotonda, Cozzo Sentinella and Rupe del devil, from which the beneficial waters of the thermal springs flow.
Inside the historic center, the church of Santa Teresa deserves to be visited, which has a beautiful facade, as well as a stained glass window by Cesare Baccelli, painter and sculptor.
The church of Maria Santissima del Rifugio, dating from the eighteenth century and located in the historic center, was built in the same place where a chapel once stood, interesting to see is the carved and gilded wooden choir, dating from the eighteenth century, placed inside.
What see
Palazzo De Seta, built around 1700, has a beautiful portal in tuff stone, expertly decorated by stonemasons during the early 1700s.
Very interesting in the surroundings of Acquappesa is the Grotta di Pietro, located in the area of the Bosco della Mortilla, under the Devil's Rock, in whose bowels, according to popular legend, once lived a man called Pietro, a sort of sorcerer capable of frightening the inhabitants of the area.
The Terme Luigiane, a hamlet of Acquappesa located at the foot of the Devil's Rock, is a historic and renowned spa, where the famous sulphurous-iodine waters flow.
Acquappesa is also known for being an appreciated seaside resort, thanks to the clean sea with a mixed seabed, partly rocky and partly sandy.
Near the shore is the Scoglio della Regina, which can be reached by walking on foot without getting your legs wet, using a convenient connection set up from the beach.
Acquappesa also attracts many scuba diving enthusiasts, who can admire many species of fish during their water sports activity.
