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All Inclusive Pizzo Holidays
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Pizzo holidays live up to the traditional Italian rep. This chocolate-box town holds food and history close to its heart.
Old-style Italy
Pretty-as-a-picture Pizzo translates as ‘bird’s peak’, which is apt considering the town’s stacked on top of a cliff. Tucked away from tourists in Italy’s deep south, locals are still living ‘la dolce vita’, or the sweet life. And you can join them by pulling up a pew in the café-lined square, or rolling out a towel on the beach.
Belter of a beach
You can forget all your pre-conceptions about Italian beaches, because the ones around here buck the trend. Pizzo’s is bang in the middle of town. And you’re looking at cream sands and window-clear waters, with a clifftop castle backdrop. There are a couple of other patches waiting in the wings, too.
Food and history
Pizzo’s got a couple of claims to fame – one being tartufo. Picture a big ice-cream chocolate truffle, and you’re not far off. This gelato ball – which is dusted with cocoa powder and hazelnut – was dreamt up here, so you’ll find tonnes of cafés serving up the delicious dollops. If history’s more your scene, head to the Church of Piedigrotta. This cave shrine was built by a father and son team to honour the Madonna.
At a glance
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Pick a beach to chill out on
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Get your ice-cream fix in Piazza della Repubblica
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Learn about the King of Naples’ grisly end at Murat Castle
