Sangineto between the Coast, Pollino and Local History

The historic centre of Sangineto has a typically medieval layout and connects Sangineto Lido on the Riviera dei Cedri with the first foothills of Pollino.

Historical Traces in Sangineto

The Castello del Principe dates back to the 15th century and was built by the Sanseverino di Bisignano princes. It is located at the mouth of the Sangineto River.

The Chiesa Matrice di S. Maria della Neve also has a 14th-century tuff portal. The remains of the Convento di San Francesco di Paola date from 1558. For those interested in culture, this part of Sangineto therefore focuses on the castle, the portal and the monastery remains.

Lago Penna and Views in the Surrounding Area

Lago Penna is a small karst lake in a pine forest and surrounded by beech woods. The area around the lake is suitable for outdoor picnics. A picnic outdoors at Lago Penna can be combined with the pine forest and the surrounding beech woods.

Cozzo La Limpa offers impressive views in the area around Sangineto. Timpa di Civita also offers impressive views in the area around Sangineto. Anyone wishing to plan views as a separate focus can consider Cozzo La Limpa and Timpa di Civita as two separate destinations in the surrounding area.

Hike with Views of the Coast and Pollino

A hike to the summit of the Monte Cannitello massif is a moderately difficult route and offers views of the upper Tyrrhenian coast of the Province of Cosenza as well as the dense forests of the hinterland in Parco del Pollino. For day planning, the moderate difficulty of the hike to Monte Cannitello should be taken into account before combining it with other Sangineto destinations. The combination of coastal views and wooded hinterland gives this hike two distinctly different landscape settings.

Sangineto Lido has a developed stretch of coastline. On the Riviera dei Cedri, the developed coastal strip of Sangineto Lido is a specific coastal section of the town. The Lido therefore serves as a coastal area alongside the medieval centre, whose layout defines the historic character of the town. Thus, in Sangineto, the coastal strip of Sangineto Lido and the medieval layout of the centre stand opposite each other as two different townscapes.

Local Character and a Culinary Excursion

A tasting of local products is included as part of an excursion in Sangineto. Tasting local products adds a culinary activity to the excursion in Sangineto alongside the town’s history and landscape.

You can discover more travel destinations here: Malito, Villapiana, Cosenza, Roseto Capo Spulico, San Giovanni In Fiore, Santa Sofia D'epiro, San Lorenzo Bellizzi and Farneta.

To the higher-level travel overview: Cosenza.