Taverna, Calabria
Taverna is an Italian town in the province of Catanzaro in Calabria with 2711 inhabitants ( 31 December 2012).
Location and data
Taverna is located 27 km north of Catanzaro. The neighboring municipalities are Albi, Aprigliano ( CS), Colosimi ( CS), Cotronei (KR ), Fossato Serralta, Mesoraca (KR ), Parenti ( CS), Petilia Policastro (KR ), San Giovanni in Fiore ( CS), Sorbo San Basile and Zagarise.
The place is a tourist center in the district Mancuso is a holiday village.
Attractions
In the village there is a ruin of a castle. In the churches of the place to find photos by Mattia Preti.
Personalities from Taverna
- Mattia Preti (1613-1699), Italian fresco painter of the Baroque and Knight of the Order of Malta