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Hotel Excelsior
Hotel Excelsior, Consenza
Piazza Matteotti 14, Consenza
The Excelsior Hotel, A Short Distance From The
Charming Historic City Center, Is Situated In A
Strategic Position From Where Both The Motorway
And The Central Station May Be Easily Reached.
Recently Entirely Restored, It Has 44 Comfortable
Bedrooms, All With Air-conditioning, With Private
Bath And With Telephone And Color Tv.
It Also Has A Restaurant, Bar, Tv Room, Reading
Room, Meeting Room And Parking Site With A
Custodian.
The Hotel Is Managed By Young And Dynamic
Personnel That Takes Care Of The Demands Of All
Kinds Of Clientele.
The Excelsior Gives Guests The Chance Of A Quiet
And Pleasant Stay In The Very Heart Of Cosenza.
The Excelsior Hotel Is Open All Year Around.
Reservations: Toll Free 1-800-311-5045 (Europe 800 20 69 20 29)
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Facility | Business
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Surrounding Area
Cosenza
Cosenza, Main City And Most Important Center Of
The Province, Is Situated In The River Crati
Valley, Where The Latter Flows Into The River
Busento.
Ancient Capital Of The Bretii, It Flourished
Under The Romans Thanks To The Popilia Road,
Strong Point Of The Imperial Road Network.
In 410 A.d. The Gothic King Alaric, Whom Legend
Says Is Buried In The Bed Of The River Busento,
Died In A Siege.
Dominated By The Swabian Castle That Rises On
Mount Pancrazio, Cosenza Has A V Century
Cathedral, Rebuilt In The Xiii Century And
Inaugurated By Emperor Frederick Ii Who, On That
Occasion, Gave The Precious Staurotheque.
Rich In Beautiful Churches And Old Buildings
Built By The Nobles, It Has One Of The Most
Beautiful And Best Preserved Historic Centers Of
The Region.
A Center Of Very Ancient Culture, It Was The
Birthplace Of The Philosopher Bernardino Telesio
And Of Aulo Giano Parrasio Who In 1501 Founded
The Still Existing Academy.
Seat Of The Biggest Calabrian Theatre, The
Rendano, Neo-classic In Style, The City Is Also
Known For The Palazzo Della Provincia, The Civic
Museum Which Exhibits Material Dating From
Prehistoric To Roman Times, And Several
Libraries.
The New Part Of The City That Extends Northwards
Along The Crati River Valley Is In Constant
Expansion And Is Turning Cosenza Into One Of The
Most Modern And Advanced Cities Of The Province.
The Duomo Of Cosenza
The Duomo Of Cosenza, One Of The Most Interesting
And Best Preserved Holy Buildings Of Southern
Italy, Was Probably Built Around Mid-xi Century.
Rebuilt After The Disastrous 1184 Earthquake, It
Was Reconsacrated In 1222 In The Presence Of
Emperor Frederick Ii Who, On That Occasion, Gave
The City The Precious Staurotheque.
Despite Various Building Works, The Facade
Maintains The Original Cistercian Style, With The
Three Ogive Portals, The Big Central Rose Window
And The Two Minor, Quadrilobated Rose Windows
That Surmount The Side Portals.
Inside The Church, With Three Aisles And Eight
Spans, Is The Chapel Of The Madonna Del Pileiro,
Patron Of The City, Decorated With Beautiful
Frescoes, The Gothic Sepulchre Of Isabella Of
Aragon, The Late Ancient Period Sarcophagus Of
Meleagre And A Valuable 1400 Wooden Crucifix.
To The Right Of The Apse Reposed The Remains Of
The Bandiera Brothers, Now In Venice, And Of The
People Of Cosenza Who Died During The 1844 Riots.
The Church Of San Domenico
The Church Of S.domenico Consecrated In 1468, Has
A Valuable Gothic Rose Window And A Majestic
Engraved Wooden Portal On The Facade.
Inside One Can Admire Several Works Of Art Dated
Late Xviii Century By The Cosenza Born A.granata,
The Beautiful Polychrome Marble Altar, The Fine
Sixteenth Century Statue Of The Madonna Della
Febbre, Several Frescoes And, Especially, The
Extraordinary Copper Covered Dome.
Mention Must Also Be Made Of The Picturesque
Cloister, Perfectly Preserved, Adjoining The
Church.
The Church Of San Francesco
The Church Of S.francesco D*assisi, Beautifully
Set In The Historic Center Of Cosenza, Was
Founded By Pietro Cathin, Follower Of The Saint,
In 1217.
The Inside, That Has Three Aisles Separated By
Columns, Has A Latin Cross Plan And A Magnificent
Main Wooden Altar Dating Back To The Xviii
Century.
The Church, Moreover, Hosts A Set Of Very
Valuable Paintings, Many From The Xvii Century,
By Daniele Russo, As Well As Very Fine Sculptures
And Wood Carvings.
The Original Xiii Chapel Is Also Worthy Of Note,
With Its Richly Decorated Fifteenth Century Rose
Stone Arch And The Chapel Of The Immaculate
Conception, Rebuilt In 1657, Surmounted By An
Imposing Baroque Dome.
The Excelsior Hotel Is Located About 12 Km From
Sila.
Sila Is A Vast Highland Which Extends Into The
Heart Of Calabria, And Reaches 1100-1700 Metres.
On The Ionian Side Sila Slopes Gently Towards The
Sea, While On The Tyrrhenian Side It Precipitates
Towards The River Crati Valley.
Sila Is Subdivided Into Three Areas Sila Grande,
Types of Room
- Standard Rm 1 Double -
Standard Room With One Double Bed
Comfortable Room With Air-conditioning
- Standard Rm 2 Twins -
Standard Room With Two Twin Beds
Comfortable Room With Air-conditioning
Directions
By Car
The Hotel May Be Reached Directly By The A/3
Motorway, About 52 Kilometres After
Castrovillari, From The Cosenza North And Cosenza
South Exits.
By Plane
The Hotel Is About 70 Km From The Lametia Terme
Airport.
By Train
The Hotel Is About 2 Km From The Railway Station
Of Cosenza.
Policies
Child Policy
No Children Reductions.
Pets Policy
Small Pets Are Allowed.
- Travel Agency Commission Policy -
8 Percent Commission Paid To Travel Agents.
- Taxes And Fees Policy -
1. 10 Percent Tax Included
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