Description: Pizzo, Calabria - ITALY - Castello Murat: Pizzo (Calabrian: U Pìzzu), also called Pizzo Calabro, is a seaport and comune in the province of Vibo Valentia (Calabria, southern Italy), situated on a steep cliff overlooking the Gulf of Saint Euphemia. Fishing is one of the main activities, including that of tuna and coral. As with many other places in Calabria, Pizzo claims ancient origins. The town may have been founded by colonists from an unknown site in ancient Magna Grecia, but there is currently no documentary or archeological evidence to support this. Consequently, the history of Pizzo begins in 1300 when the existence of a community of Basilian monks, a fort, and a fishing village is documented . The name Pizzo (translated either as bird's beak or projecting point) fits perfectly with the tuffa promontory that juts out into the sea near the mouth of the river Angitola. The former King of Naples Joachim Murat, who was the brother-in-law of Napoleon, was imprisoned for several days in the town's Aragonese castle and then sentenced to death. He was executed by firing squad on October 13, 1815, in the main hall of the castle and was possibly buried in the church of San Giorgio. Paradoxically, the castle is now called Castello Murat. Inside the castle is the Provincial Museum Murat. This White Border Era (1915-30) postcard is in good condition, but there is some soiling. IPA CT Duplex. Edit. G. Stingi No 16620.
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Pizzo Calabro: Comune
Vibo Valentia: Province
Region: Calabria
Castle: Castello Murat
Seaport: Gulf of Saint Euphemia
Theme: International Cities & Towns
Tuna: Coral
Country: Italy
Type: Printed (Lithograph)
Features: Architecture
City/Region: Pizzo
Postage Condition: Unposted
Era: White Border (c. 1915-1930)
