{"id":310905,"date":"2024-08-09T22:22:37","date_gmt":"2024-08-09T20:22:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.e-borghi.com\/what-to-see\/melissa-torre-melissa-2\/"},"modified":"2024-09-15T23:56:16","modified_gmt":"2024-09-15T21:56:16","slug":"melissa-torre-melissa","status":"publish","type":"what-to-see","link":"https:\/\/www.e-borghi.com\/en\/what-to-see\/melissa-torre-melissa\/","title":{"rendered":"Torre Melissa"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A true corner of paradise with crystal-clear sea where you can relax and regenerate from the daily grind. In fact, since 2012, Torre Melissa has always received the <strong>Blue Flag award<\/strong>. Its beach is one of the most beautiful in Ionian Calabria: lapped by a clear, shallow sea and covered with fine white sand mixed with gravel.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, with its child-friendly beach, Torre Melissa has been awarded <strong>Green Flag<\/strong> status since April 2016, making it in effect an ideal destination for all families.<\/p>\n<p>The small town boasts the construction of the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.e-borghi.com\/en\/sc\/crotone-melissa\/2-castles-churches-monuments-museums\/456\/aragonese-tower.html\" rel=\"noopener\">Aragonese Tower<\/a>, from which it is possible to enjoy a marvellous view of the entire coast of the Marchesato, ranging from Punta Alice to Capo Colonna.<br \/>Also worth visiting in Torre Melissa is the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.e-borghi.com\/en\/sc\/crotone-melissa\/2-castles-churches-monuments-museums\/457\/church-of-maria-ss-del-monte-del-carmelo.html\" rel=\"noopener\">Church of Maria SS. del Monte del Carmelo<\/a>, built in the mid-19th century.<\/p>\n<p>Torre Melissa is also a land of good wine. Here, excellent, full-bodied and fragrant wines are produced, such as the &#8216;Melissa&#8217; wine, which can only be purchased locally. Precisely in connection with the festival of the patron saint SS. Maria del Carmelo, which takes place from 9 to 11 August, it is possible to participate in one of the most important summer events, &#8216;Calici di Stelle&#8217;.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An ideal summer holiday destination for all families in Calabria, which has been awarded the Bandiera Blu (Blue Flag) recognition for its crystal clear sea.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":237851,"template":"","village-conntection":[50814],"what-to-see-region-and-provinces":[76121,76124],"what-to-see-category":[101776],"class_list":["post-310905","what-to-see","type-what-to-see","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","village-conntection-melissa-it","what-to-see-region-and-provinces-calabria-en","what-to-see-region-and-provinces-crotone-en","what-to-see-category-castle-rocca-fortress"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.e-borghi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/what-to-see\/310905","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.e-borghi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/what-to-see"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.e-borghi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/what-to-see"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.e-borghi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/what-to-see\/310905\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.e-borghi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/237851"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.e-borghi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=310905"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"village-conntection","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.e-borghi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/village-conntection?post=310905"},{"taxonomy":"what-to-see-region-and-provinces","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.e-borghi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/what-to-see-region-and-provinces?post=310905"},{"taxonomy":"what-to-see-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.e-borghi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/what-to-see-category?post=310905"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}