Rossano
The Codex Purpureus — one of the oldest illuminated Gospel books in the world and a UNESCO Memory of the World document — is held in Rossano's Diocesan Museum, earning this modest Calabrian town the nickname Città del Codex. Set on a rise above the Gulf of Taranto in southern Italy's Cosenza province, Rossano also has an archbishop's cathedral, a castle, and a history of marble and alabaster quarrying. Two popes were born here, as was the early Christian monk Nilus the Younger.
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- Population5,194
- Nearest water from center 0.6 km0.4 mi
- Nearest mountain from center 14 km8.9 mi
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Rossano: quick answers
Where is Rossano?
Rossano is in Cosenza, Italy, about 45 km28 miles in a straight line from the city of Cosenza.
How do you get to Rossano?
The nearest airport is Isola di Capo Rizzuto (CRV), about 2 hr 9 min away by road. The nearest train station is Rossano, about 11 min away by road.
What's the weather like in Rossano?
The warmest month is August, averaging 25°C77°F across day and night; the coolest is January, at 8°C46°F. The wettest month is December, with about 100 mm4.0 in of precipitation. (Monthly averages, 1991–2020.)
What's in Rossano?
OpenStreetMap lists 1 museum, 2 restaurants, 3 cafés and 12 places of worship within 2 km of the centre.
What's near Rossano?
Other Wandering Well picks within 60 km include Castrovillari, Morano Calabro and Bisignano.