Scalea

Scalea
Comune
Comune di Scalea

Coat of arms
Scalea

Location of Scalea in Italy

Coordinates: 39°49′N 15°48′E / 39.817°N 15.800°E / 39.817; 15.800Coordinates: 39°49′N 15°48′E / 39.817°N 15.800°E / 39.817; 15.800
Country Italy
Region Calabria
Province Cosenza (CS)
Area
  Total 22 km2 (8 sq mi)
Elevation 25 m (82 ft)
Population (2007)
  Total 10,429
  Density 470/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
Demonym(s) Scaleoti
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 87029
Dialing code 0985
Patron saint Beata Vergine Maria del Monte Carmelo
Saint day July 16
Website Official website

Scalea is a town and comune in the province of Cosenza in the Calabria region of southern Italy.

The town takes its name from its terraced lay-out on the hillside, at the bottom of the Capo Scalea promontory. The old town is placed on the heights and preserves the remains of an ancient wall, while towards the beach, the Scalea Marina centre has recently been developed, with modern hotels, villas and numerous bathing areas on the beach.

History

Scalea was inhabited since prehistorical times, as proved by the material of the Paleolithic period that was excavated in a cavern near Torre Talao, which dominates over the rocky promontory called Scalea Island. It is claimed that the town of Laüs, of pre-Indo-European origin and colonized by the Sybarites in the 6th-5th century BC, once stood on the plain South of Scalea, near the mouth of the river Lao.

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