CAPO COLONNA

The most eastern point of Calabria was, in the antiquity, dominated by the temple of Hera Lacinia, the major sanctuary of Magna Grecia. Today only a part of the terraces and a solitary Doric column (out of the 48 that the building counted) remain. Not much to see, therefore, except the beauty of the site, which also includes a lighthouse and a small white church. Next to the archaeological park, a museum exhibits material found on the spot and in the sea bed, including a Roman ship with its cargo of semi-worked marble.