a town of Naples, in the province of Calabria Citra, on a rocky eminence near the Gulf of Taranto, 29 miles N.E. of Cosenza. It is encircled by walls, and protected by a castle; and there are in the town a cathedral and numerous other churches, several convents, a diocesan seminary, and an hospital. In the vicinity are quarries of marble and alabaster. Capons and saffron are raised here, and there is a considerable trade in oil. Pop. 8500.