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Panoramic view of the municipality of Stefanaconi, seen from the hill on which the Norman-Swabian castle of Vibo Valentia stands

A map of the municipality of Vibo Valentia, made of embossed copper by the company “Ca.Li.Grafica Palladio” in Via XXV Aprile

The façade of the Church of St Anthony, situated in the square of the same name, dating from the 17th century, next to the Capuchin monastery

The interior of the Church of St Anthony of the Capuchin Fathers

The outer walls of the Norman-Swabian Castle, with its towers, situated on a hill where the acropolis of ancient Hipponion probably once stood

The south side of the Norman-Swabian Castle in Via Sette Martiri, where one can see the various alterations made over the centuries

The two arches of the Norman-Swabian Castle, the first of which dates from the Angevin period, with one of the cylindrical towers to the left

The Angevin-era archway of the Norman-Swabian Castle

The ancient ruins of the Norman-Swabian Castle, now home to the archaeological museum

The Baroque façade of the church of Santa Maria Maggiore and San Leoluca, situated in the square of the same name, flanked by two twin bell towers

Detail of the bronze portal of the Cathedral of Santa Maria Maggiore and San Leoluca, depicting events in the city’s history, by the sculptor Giuseppe Niglia

The interior of the Cathedral of Santa Maria Maggiore and San Leoluca, with a single nave, is exquisitely decorated with 18th-century stucco work

One of the two bell towers of the church of Santa Maria Maggiore and San Leoluca, and the dome, which was partially rebuilt following its collapse in 1783

The roof of the Cathedral of Santa Maria Maggiore and San Leoluca, with the twin bell towers on the left and the dome with its large granite volutes on the right

The monument featuring the bronze statue of Luigi Razza in Piazza San Leoluca, sculpted by Fortunato Longo in 1938, surmounted by a stele topped with a marble effigy of Winged Victory

The marble high-reliefs decorating the plinth supporting the monument to Luigi Razza in Piazza San Leoluca

On the left is the historic Palazzo Stagno D’Alcontrès, dating from the late 18th century, on Corso Umberto I

A sculpture of a lion, located inside the Regina Margherita Municipal Park

A close-up of the high reliefs on the Monument to the Unknown Soldier in the Regina Margherita Municipal Gardens

The building housing the “Gaetano Filangieri” National State Boarding School

The entrance to the “Gaetano Filangieri” State Boarding School, with a marble sculpture of an angel holding a plaque on the right, by Vincenzo Jerace

Sculpture of an angel with a sword to the left of the “Gaetano Filangieri” National State Boarding School, forming part of the First World War war memorial, by Jerace Vincenzo

A marble bust of an angel by Vincenzo Jerace, situated on the left-hand side of the “Gaetano Filangieri” National State Boarding School

The façade of the Church of Santa Barbara in Piazza Diaz

The façade of the Maria Immacolata Institute in Via Corsea, decorated with a stained-glass window above the entrance door and a bas-relief

The façade of the Church of the Madonna del Carmine on Scesa Ospedale, rebuilt in the 19th century

The monument to Michele Morelli in the gardens of Piazza Edmondo Buccarelli, created by the sculptor Maurizio Carnevale in 1993

On the right is the monument to Michele Morelli in Piazza Edmondo Buccarelli, a patriot and martyr of the Risorgimento who was hanged

A high relief, a sculpture situated on top of a building located between Via Clarisse and Corso Vittorio Emanuele III

The quadrangular travertine monument dedicated to those who fell in the First World War, on Corso Umberto I, designed by Ermanno Germanò

A plaque dedicated to the patriot Michele Morelli, affixed to a building in Piazza Diaz

The Renaissance façade of the Church of San Michele, with its bell tower to the right, situated on the street of the same name

The bell tower and the pediment of the Church of San Michele, situated on the street of the same name

A view of the town, with Scesa Ospedale on the left and Via Florimentana on the right

The neoclassical church of Santa Maria del Soccorso in Piazza Luigi Razza, rebuilt in 1791 to a design by Bernardo Morena

The crucified Jesus, situated on the left-hand side of the façade of the church of Santa Maria del Soccorso in Piazza Luigi Razza

The bronze bust of the first Salesian, Don Giovanni Mellano, outside the parish church of Santa Maria del Soccorso in Piazza Luigi Razza, by the sculptor Michelangelo Licata

The façade of the church of the Archconfraternity of Our Lady of the Rosary and St John the Baptist, in Via Vittorio Veneto

The small dome of the De Sirica–Crispo chapel, situated on the right-hand side of the Church of the Holy Rosary and St John the Baptist in Via Vittorio Veneto

The single nave of the 18th-century church of the Archconfraternity of Our Lady of the Rosary, also known as St John the Baptist

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