Monte Stella

This article is about the mountain in Calabria, Italy. For hill and city park in Milan, see Monte Stella (Milan).

Monte Stella
The Grotta of Monte Stella.
Elevation	832 m (2,730 ft)
Location
Monte Stella Calabria, Italy
Range	Serre Calabresi
Coordinates	38°16′53″N 16°15′51″E / 38.28139°N 16.26417°E / 38.28139; 16.26417Coordinates: 38°16′53″N 16°15′51″E / 38.28139°N 16.26417°E / 38.28139; 16.26417

Monte Stella is a mountain in the Serre Calabresi, in the Locride, Calabria, southern Italy. It is part of the Vallata dello Stilaro, in the comune of Pazzano.

Monte Stella is composed of Jurassic limestones.

History

At the base of the limestone rocks, at their conjunction with a Paleozoic bed, are limonite (iron mineral) rocks whose exploitation started from around 1000 CE. The mines continued to work until the late 19th century.

Until the 17th century the mountain was home to a hermitage of Orthodox monks, later replaced by Basilian monks. In the grotto of the sanctuary is a statue in Sicilian style, sculpted in 1562.

Sources

• Blanchard, Paul (2007). Southern Italy. London: Somerset Books. ISBN 9781905131181. 

Path in Monte Stella

Convent of Eremo di Santa Maria della Stella