via Palermo,, 20, Cutro

The area around Cutro is the inland edge of the Marchesato crotonese, with open agricultural country on low rolling ground and broader plain stretches. The Ionian coast is about 11 km away, with the marine area around Le Castella and the Capo Rizzuto shoreline within roughly this radius from the cluster. Crotone is the nearest larger town, with full services, a port and the archaeological museum linked to Magna Graecia finds from the area. The wider area is known for cereal farming and for its historical connection with the Aragonese period and the figure of Giovanni dalle Bande Nere through the traditional account of his death near here.