Discover Amica: Olive Culture, Traditions and Experiences

Amica offers access to a rural culture of olive growing, which is connected to the modern development of the area. This character is particularly tangible at Azienda Agricola Bio F.lli Renzo: The estate covers around 50 hectares, including 28 hectares of olive groves. It includes a park with centuries-old olive trees consisting exclusively of the Dolce di Rossano variety, which is recognised as a Slow Food Presidium. This provides a clear agricultural focus for planning your trip.

Historical connections in Amica

Tenuta Terra Rossa in C.da Amica – Località Onda also adds a historical dimension. It includes a former monastery that was built between the late 16th and early 17th centuries and later belonged to the Renzo family. Those exploring Amica can connect rural culture here with historic buildings and the story of a family associated with this place. The term “former monastery” preserves the historical status of the building.

Olive groves, olive mill and tastings

Tenuta Terra Rossa offers tours of its olive groves. These are complemented by guided tours of its olive mill and guided tastings of extra virgin olive oil. These offerings open up different aspects of the same subject: cultivation, processing and the finished product.

Traditions, sport and family time

In everyday life and throughout the year, Amica also comes to the fore through festivals and communal spaces. The Festa di San Giuseppe is one of the firmly established traditions of the city of Corigliano-Rossano as well as the Contrade Amica and Iti, and is renewed year after year. For exercise and time outdoors, Contrada Amica has a multi-purpose sports facility. It was inaugurated on 3 February 2024 and has a basketball and volleyball court, an equipped children's area and a green space. This allows sporting and family-related interests to be incorporated into your daily plans.

A specific event date

A date-specific experience is also documented: The 2025 edition of the event “Camminata tra gli Olivi – Coltiviamo la Pace” began on 26 October 2025 at 9:45 a.m. at the meeting point of Azienda Agricola Bio F.lli Renzo in C.da Amica – Località Onda, Rossano. The date demonstrates the connection between olive culture and community experiences in Amica, but remains assigned to the 2025 edition.

Which accommodation suits your trip planning

When choosing a hotel or other accommodation for your stay in Amica, you can first determine your personal focus. If you are interested in agriculture and regional cuisine, the olive groves, park, olive mill and tastings take centre stage. When planning their day, families can take the children's area and green space of the multi-purpose sports facility into account; those seeking culture will find two differently characterised points of connection in the former monastery and the Festa di San Giuseppe. This allows your accommodation choice to be aligned with the themes you would like to experience in Amica, without having to fit all interests into the same daily schedule.

Other places for trip planning

If you would like to extend your trip beyond Amica, you can also look at Pietrapaola, Roggiano Gravina, Belvedere Marittimo, Cerisano, Firmo, Diamante, Camigliatello Silano and Torremezzo Di Falconara for your own orientation.

For the higher-level travel overview: Cosenza.