Vibo Valentia (Province), Italy

Vibo Valentia (Province), Italy

Vibo Valentia (Province) Italy

It was first settled by the Italic tribe the Sicels and Vibo Valentia was established as a city in the 6th or 7th century, known as Hipponion by the Greeks of Messina and Reggio. After this, the city was later recolonised by people from the town of Locri in the region of Calabria. Dionysius I of Syracuse had the city of Hipponion destroyed, and authority over the city subsequently passed to Ancient Carthage, the Bruttii tribe, the Greek leader Agathocles of Syracuse, and then the Locrians, before it was conquered by Ancient Rome around 230 BCE. Around 400 CE it was attacked repeatedly before being destroyed by Muslim forces. Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor, had the town rebuilt in the 13th century, and in 1284 it passed to the Ruffo family. Ferdinand I of Naples had a fort constructed in Pizzo Calabro in 1486.
Recommended airport
Lamezia Terme (SUF)
Nearby destinations
  • Lamezia terme a 39.15 km
  • Tropea a 9.82 km
  • Capo Vaticano, Calabria a 17.55 km