B&B La Terrazza — Hotel in Corigliano-Rossano

This is one of very few places to stay in the old town of Rossano, and is a pretty good choice. It's not that easy to find; you need to go up a narrow dead end street (salita ospedale), to the chruch at the top where you can park.The town has several one-way streets which confound the traveller. We actually ended up parking lower down at the Grottaferrata fountain and carrying our bags up a flight of steps - no problem to us but the proprietor clearly thought that was a bit eccentric! ||The building itself must be quite ancient, but the interior is completely modernised and very comfortable. You enter from the top and go downstairs to the rooms which face onto the street several stories below. Ours had a comfortable double bed, plus a pair of bunks, so good for families. The bathroom was large (on two levels!) with an electrically operated roof vent - fun! ||Our host was very friendly, and in our limited common language he recommended somewhere to eat (La Bizantina), though again our intention to walk there seemed to be another sign of english eccentricity. (It was about 20 minutes walk through the old town.)||Breakfast was interesting if not entirely satisfying. There were the usual sweet cakes and biscuits, and some tasty preserved figs and cirtus fruit, but no fresh bread to eat them with which was a real pity, only the packeted 'everlasting' toast.||Rossano is an interesting little place, off the tourist radar, and has several fine byzantine churches and a diocesan museum containing the Codex Purpureus, a 6th century book of illustartions of biblical scenes, and some fascinating early music manuscripts.||La Bizantina resaurant is next to S. Marco church and seemed popular with locals. Decent food,...

We chose La Terrazza because of prior reviews that raved about Enrica and Sergio's B&B and they were right.. Payment was through PayPal - Enrica emailed me back re all my questions right away. The B&B is new, elegantly designed, with original wall elements embedded in the new walls. B&B's are not the same experience anymore in Italy - they have new beds, with every detail attended to for an aesthetic experience, and the hosts are often professionals doing this as a passion. Enrica and Sergio made us feel very welcome and helped us with maps and itinerary before we set out to explore.||The walk to town was all downhill, and uphill on the return, but we found the shortcut.||Breakfast included scrambled eggs! Homemade breakfast cake! Delicious! Television, of course, with every channel, though we don't watch. The piazza outside was charming. Everyone had their front door open for the spring evening. It felt like a private courtyard. We ate a picnic on the terrace rooftop. The B&B would be perfect for a group as there is a 'living room' and terrace for getting together and relaxing.||A car would be helpful, but the town is so small, as long as you can walk an incline, you're there. We came to see the Codice Purpurea, an early medieval manuscript of the New Testament kept in the Diocesan museum of the Cathedral. It was out for restauration and a facsimile edition was in its place. Lots of interesting manuscripts/letters in...

We have been touring Calabria by public transport which everyone agrees is a crazy thing to do. Anyway, we arrived in Rossano by bus from Cosenza and caught the local up to Rossano Centro. Sergio was helpful in recommending where to ask to be dropped which is in Piazza Grottaferrata, then it's up a flight of 62 steps. This gets easier after a few shots at it and this is a town of slopes and steps anyway so you may6 as well get in practice. There is parking available outside if you decide to travel the sensible way. La Terrazza is wonderful, beautifully appointed, lovely spacious rooms and facilities and great views over the countryside to the sea. The owners and everyone else there are kind and helpful. The B&B is on the edge of town but this means you are no more than 5 minutes walk, literally, from the centre and perhaps 8-10 from the Duomo. Rossano is a small, endlessly fascinating and beautiful town and La Terrazza is a perfect place to stay to get the...