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Isola di Capo Rizzuto, in brief.

Le Castella island fortress, Capo Rizzuto marine reserve.

A stretch of the Ionian coast guarded by Le Castella, an Aragonese castle set on its own islet at the water's edge.

The surrounding Capo Rizzuto marine reserve protects clear shallows and pale, sandy beaches.

When to visit Isola di Capo Rizzuto

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The Aragonese castle of Le Castella on its islet at dusk

Le Castella

An Aragonese castle adrift on its own islet off Calabria's Ionian coast.

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