Pizzo, Calabria
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Pizzo is a seaport and commune in the province of Vibo Valentia (Calabria, Italy), situated on a steep cliff overlooking the Gulf of Santa Eufemia.
Fishing is one of the main activities, including that of tunny and coral.
[edit] History
In 1783 the town was almost destroyed by an earthquake, and it suffered some damage from the same cause in 1905.
[edit] Main sights
It has an old Castle, in which Joachim Murat, ex-king of Naples, was shot on October 13, 1815.
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