Hotels Taverna, Guesthouses Taverna and Residences Taverna

Taverna, a fascinating historical town of the province of Catanzaro, nestles on the slopes of Sila Piccola. It is famous all over the world as the native town of Mattia Preti, one of the most illustrious Italian painters of the Seventeenth Century.

Hotels in Taverna welcome guests with the utmost warmth and hospitality. The local guest houses give them the possibility to spend pleasant holidays here while experiencing a closer touch with the Calabrian Appenines. Taverna's farm houses give guests the possibility to undertake exciting excursions across the surrounding territory and to eat tasty traditional specialities, while its modern  residences give them the possibility to take advantage of well-kept spaces.

Outstanding historical evidences and impressive natural beauties merge in pleasant harmony just in the heart of Taverna's fascinating old town. The city is scattered with beautiful churches and sacred buildings which are decorated with precious paintings by Mattia Preti and his brother Gregorio. The city's most representative places of worship are the church of St. Domenico,  the church of St. Barbara, the church of St. Silvestro and the church of St. Martino, where the great painter was christened. The most important paintings by Mattia Preti in Taverna are St. Sebastiano, Fulminating Christ, St. John the Baptist Preaching and the Patronage of St. Barbara. Taverna Vecchia, which rises on the top of a sweet nearby hill, cherishes the remains of an ancient medieval settlement which was erected in X century for defensive purposes.
Apart from gathering precious historical and artistic beauties of great value, Taverna makes the ideal base for undertaking exciting excursions across the Natural Park of Sila Piccola, a fascinating wooded area which is crossed by lush valleys and crystal-clear streams and rivers. Taverna is the ideal holiday destination for the lovers of trekking, mountain biking and open-air activities.