Majestic Montescaglioso -16
The main monument of Montescaglioso is the Benedictine Abbey of Sant’Angelo which preserves Medieval frescoes in its interior. It also hosts a Ethnographic Collection and the Contadina Museum of Art.
The Santo Stefano Church, is also interesting with its beautiful Late Renaissance portal and the Matrice dei SS Apostoli and Pietro Church, which houses paintings from the Venetian School.
In 1925 in Montescaglioso, a telamon (a figure of a man used as a supporting column) was uncovered depicting the Greek hero Aiace (Ajax), which today is in the National Museum of Reggio Calabria.
Majestic Montescaglioso -16
The main monument of Montescaglioso is the Benedictine Abbey of Sant’Angelo which preserves Medieval frescoes in its interior. It also hosts a Ethnographic Collection and the Contadina Museum of Art.
The Santo Stefano Church, is also interesting with its beautiful Late Renaissance portal and the Matrice dei SS Apostoli and Pietro Church, which houses paintings from the Venetian School.
In 1925 in Montescaglioso, a telamon (a figure of a man used as a supporting column) was uncovered depicting the Greek hero Aiace (Ajax), which today is in the National Museum of Reggio Calabria.