Pizzo

Pizzo, also called Pizzo Calabro, is a seaport and comune inside the province of Vibo Valentia, situated on a steep cliff overlooking the Gulf of Saint Euphemia. Fishing is one of the most important activities, together with that of tuna and coral. As with many other places in Calabria, Pizzo claims historic origins. The city may also had been based with the aid of colonists from an unknown site in historic Magna Grecia, but there may be currently no documentary or archeological proof to guide this. Consequently, the history of Pizzo begins in 1300 whilst the life of a network of Basilian priests, a castle, and a fishing village is documented .

The call Pizzo fits perfectly with the tuffa promontory that juts out into the ocean close to the mouth of the river Angitola. For centuries tuna became trapped in the beaches round Pizzo, particularly inside the months of May and June. Despite fading in importance through the years this activity continued till the 70s inside the Centofontane location, wherein nets had been unfold to corral tuna from offshore.