Isola di Capo Rizzuto

Isola di Capo Rizzuto is a comune in the province of Crotone, Calabria, Italy. The populace of the town is around 15,000. Despite the name Isola, the metropolis is completely on the mainland. There are several theories about the name, which may additionally derive from Greek mythology or can be a corruption of a Greek word. Geographically the seashore district of the city of Capo Rizzuto is a peninsula.

Elsewhere the principle ancient appeal, the powerful 16^th century fortification within the district of Le Castella, stands on piece of land connected to the mainland by way of a slim causeway. In 1977 the archaeologist Domenico Marino determined and excavated a site at the Capo Piccolo promontory with critical Early Bronze Age II and Middle Bronze Age I-II artifacts of Minoan foundation, demonstrating early exchange touch between the jap Mediterranean and Italy. The finds are on show in the National Archaeological Museum in close by Crotone. The metropolis forms part of the Marine Protected Area Capo Rizzuto.