SPADOLA
Spadola rises to a wide mountain valley around the left bank of Ancinale river. The origin of this place is ancient and uncertain, in fact the first historical document about Spadola dates back to 1903. It feoffed by Ruggero the Norman to the Monastery of Santo Stefano del Bosco (Saint Stephen of Forest). The foundation dates back to Greek colonists who raised an altar dedicated to the goddess Minerva. According to someone, the place name derives from Latin “former swamp” since Ancinale river flowing into wide valley that hosts residential area, it shattered to Minerva Hill deaden flowing made swampy the grounds. In 1806 Gioacchino Murat issued an order under which “Prelatura Nullius” of Certosa of Serra San Bruno had suppressed. Thanks to this document Spadola became University and it had annexed to the Diocese of Gerace.
POPULATION 853
AREA Kmq. 9,85
ELEVATION 754 mt. s.l.m.
PROVINCE Vibo Valentia
MUNICIPALITY P.za Bruno Ionadi, 1 Tel. 0963 – 74.007
DEMONYM Spadolesi
TOURIST ACCOMODATIONS
RISTORANTE-PIZZERIA IL CASALE
Contrada Cannella Tel. 0963 772835
http://www.ristoranteilcasale.org/
RISTORANTE-PIZZERIA TAVERNA DEI BORBONI
Via Conte Ruggiero, 49
tel. 0963 74300
RISTORANTE-PIZZERIA LA COCCINELLA DI FRANCO GIORDANO
Via Camillo Conte Benso di Cavour, 28 Spadola
0963 74818
http://www.myristo.com/ristoranti-in-calabria.html?sobi2Task=sobi2Details&catid=33&sobi2Id=89787
RISTORANTE-TRATTORIA DA ROSA
Via Conte Ruggiero, 49 Tel. 0963 74535
RISTORANTE-PIZZERIA LA FONTANELLA
Contrada Cannella Tel. 0963 70136
http://www.paginebianche.it/spadola/fontanella.3618891
HOTEL VILLA ROSA
Località Stretto di Pietro Tel. 0963 775861
http://www.viagginrete-it.it/struttura%20turistica.asp?id=9431