▁territory ▁is ▁rich ▁in ▁water c ourses ; ▁in ▁particular ▁is ▁the ▁course ▁of ▁the ▁river ▁Ros mar ino , ▁a ▁river ▁which ▁has ▁sh aped ▁a ▁prof ound ▁valley ▁which ▁div ides ▁into ▁two ▁distinct ▁and ▁different ▁parts ▁the ▁village ▁territory . ▁ ▁The ▁central ▁habit ation ▁is ▁found ▁on ▁the ▁bank ▁to ▁the ▁right ▁of ▁the ▁river ▁below ▁magnific ent ▁rock y ▁out cro ps ▁of ▁cal care ous ▁origin . ▁ ▁The ▁left ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁Ros mar ino ▁is ▁instead ▁constit uted ▁by ▁relief s ▁rich ▁in ▁veget ation ▁which ▁reach ▁the ▁r idge ▁of ▁the ▁Neb rod i ▁Mountains ▁and ▁the ▁sum mit ▁of ▁Mount ▁S oro . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁One ▁alleg ed ▁legend , ▁reported ▁by ▁historical ▁sch ol ars ▁in ▁past ▁centuries ▁but ▁without ▁any ▁references ▁on ▁the ▁popular ▁tradition , ▁narr ates ▁about ▁the ▁foundation ▁of ▁the ▁village ▁by ▁Pat r one , ▁a ▁Greek ▁from ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁Tur io ▁in ▁Mag na ▁Gra ec ia ▁following ▁A ene as , ▁who ▁had ▁reached ▁the ▁coast ▁after ▁having ▁land ed ▁with ▁some ▁compan ions . ▁In ▁reality ▁there ▁is ▁no ▁historical ▁evidence ▁which ▁can ▁link ▁Alc ara ▁with ▁Tur io ▁or ▁rather ▁identify ▁Alc ara ▁with ▁the ▁Gre co - R oman ▁city ▁of ▁Tur iano ▁documented ▁on ▁f ount ains ▁in ▁the ▁village , ▁besides ▁the ▁den om ination ▁of ▁the ▁" Cast le ▁Tur io ," ▁the ▁remains ▁of ▁a ▁fort ification ▁which ▁domin ates ▁the ▁village . ▁Equ ally ▁without