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Regions in Italy : Region Calabria : Province Catanzaro: Comune ARGUSTO

Argusto (CZ)

Region Calabria, Italy

The small village is situated along the Ionian slopes of the mountainous Serre, and it is a mainly agricultural center, producing good wine and oil.

Info: Altitude: 530 m a.s.l -- Population: about 550 inhabitants -- Zip/postal code: 88060 -- Phone Area Code: 0967 -- Patron Saint: Sant'Ilario celebrated on 14 January

History

The earliest historical mention of the town go back to the 16th century, when a group of farmers from Motta Santa Lucia established here. But it is possible that in antiquity this was the site of the ancient Aprustum mentioned by geographer Tolomaeus, and a later mention in 1310 of a church of Sanctus Ylarius de Argusto, in a church taxation document is actually a proof of the existence of the village.
The history of the place is connected to the presence in the area of a byzanthine monk from Egypt, St. Ilarione who evangelized the Ionian coast in the 4th century. But the church is actually dedicated to St. Ilario of Poitiers.

WHAT TO SEE
A permanent Exhibition of Contemporary Calabrese Art.

EVENTS
Patron feast on 14 January
First Sunday in September, a market fair for Sant'Ilario