Rossano, famous for its famous Byzantine churches, is an ancient historic town with plenty of artistic and cultural evidences; the center is also known as Rossano la Bizantina or Rossano, the city of Codex, in honor of the Code Purpureo, one of the oldest gospels in the world, that was treasured for centuries at the Diocesan Museum of Sacred Art, listed as "Memory of the World" by UNESCO .