▁Cast les ▁and ▁Fort ifications ▁in ▁Cal ab ria . ▁In ▁the ▁main ▁square ▁stands ▁the ▁C athedral ▁of ▁Saint ▁An ast asia , ▁which ▁dates ▁back ▁to ▁ 1 2 7 4 , ▁and ▁nearby ▁is ▁the ▁Bapt istry , ▁a ▁fine ▁example ▁of ▁By z antine ▁architecture ▁from ▁the ▁sevent h ▁to ▁nin th ▁centuries , ▁and ▁probably ▁the ▁oldest ▁such ▁structure ▁in ▁Cal ab ria . ▁On ▁the ▁other ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁castle ▁stands ▁the ▁ele vent h ▁century ▁Church ▁of ▁Santo ▁Fil omena , ▁another ▁fine ▁By z antine ▁ed ifice . ▁ ▁P all ag orio ▁is ▁another ▁ancient ▁town . ▁The ▁" C ave ▁of ▁St . ▁Maurice " ▁was ▁occupied ▁in ▁Ne ol ith ic ▁times , ▁Greek ▁colon ists ▁settled ▁here ▁in ▁around ▁the ▁sevent h ▁century ▁BC , ▁and ▁Roman ▁colon ists ▁did ▁like wise ▁several ▁centuries ▁later , ▁and ▁traces ▁of ▁their ▁vill as ▁remain ▁near ▁the ▁river . ▁In ▁medieval ▁times , ▁the ▁village ▁situated ▁here ▁came ▁to ▁be ▁known ▁as ▁" San ▁Giovanni ▁in ▁Pal ag orio ". ▁It ▁now ▁has ▁many ▁interesting ▁churches ▁and ▁chap els . ▁ ▁Um b ri at ico ▁was ▁founded ▁by ▁the ▁O en ot ri ans ▁before ▁Greek ▁colon ists ▁arrived ▁in ▁this ▁district ▁and ▁founded ▁nearby ▁K ro ton . ▁It ▁is ▁situated ▁on ▁a ▁rock y ▁hill ▁and ▁accessible ▁via ▁a ▁bridge ▁over ▁the ▁river . ▁During ▁the ▁Second ▁P unic ▁War ▁it ▁had ▁a ▁def ensive ▁wall , ▁but ▁this ▁did