Saracena is a town and comune in the province of Cosenza in the Calabria region of southern Italy. The town is bordered by Altomonte, Castrovillari, Firmo, Lungro, Morano Calabro, Mormanno, Orsomarso

Autostrada A2, otherwise known as the Autostrada del Mediterraneo or Salerno–Reggio Calabria, is an autostrada 432 kilometres long in Italy located in the regions of Campania, Basilicata and Calabria.