Bar Pasticceria Mario Scocchieri
Via Roma 66, Locri
Mario Scocchieri is a café and pastry shop in Locri. A possible detour for visitors who would like to include a sweet break in their day.
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The centre of the diocese
Cathedral of Santa Maria del Mastro
Completed in 1933 and made a cathedral in 1954, this building expresses the role Locri came to hold within the modern territory.
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The Cathedral of Santa Maria del Mastro is a twentieth-century building, yet its name carries a much longer history.
The parish of Santa Maria del Mastro was transferred from Gerace to Locri in December 1908, immediately after the earthquake. At first, it occupied a temporary church. A central plot was later selected within the town’s new plan, and the present building was completed in 1933 using reinforced concrete and a Neo-Renaissance architectural language.
The decisive change came on 25 May 1954. When the seat of the diocese moved from Gerace to Locri, the church was elevated to cathedral status. From then on, it was not only a parish church, but the liturgical and institutional centre of the Diocese of Locri-Gerace.
If you enter, notice how the side aisles lead towards the chapels of the Sacred Heart and Our Lady of Mount Carmel. The sanctuary ends in a rounded apse, while a dome rises over its first section without appearing above the exterior roofline. More recent work has reorganised the liturgical spaces and introduced a new programme of images.
This stop closes the contemporary route because it shows Locri assuming a central role within a wider territory. The modern town did more than inherit an ancient name. It created new functions, new places and new relationships.
From here, our journey changes scale. We leave the urban centre and travel towards Locri Epizefiri. In the archaeological park we will encounter walls, sanctuaries, neighbourhoods and museums: not a simple origin story, but an ancient city inhabited and transformed over many centuries.
Source and information ↗OPTIONAL STOPS
An optional detour from the centre
These businesses require a detour: they are not required stops or necessarily adjacent to the Cathedral.
Bar Le Tre Coccinelle
Via I Maggio 63/B, Locri
A café, ice cream and pastry shop on Via I Maggio. Le Tre Coccinelle is an address to consider when adding a stop to your Locri visit.
Panificio Pizzeria di Paolo Marturano
Via Guglielmo Marconi 113, Locri
Paolo Marturano’s bakery and pizzeria on Via Guglielmo Marconi. An address for an informal break during a day in Locri.
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