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Calabria is at the very south of the Italian peninsula, to which it is connected by the Monte Pollino massif, while on the east, south and west it is surrounded by the Ionian and Tyrrhenian seas. The region is a long and narrow peninsula which stretches from north to south for 248 km.
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CAPO VATICANOThe famous Venetian writer Giuseppe Berto made Capo Vaticano his home, after travelling throughout the Italy. Capo Vaticano, he wrote, is called Vatican as a Roman hill: once priests and fortune tellers searched for the future basing their predictions on birds' flights ... |
CATANZARODuring the summer months, the Ionian coast from Catanzaro to Soverato is an important tourist attraction, especially for the youth, and is in the presence of several important structures located in the coastal districts of the city and the town of Copanello Soverato. Catanzaro is also known as city of the three V's ... |
COSENZACosenza stands 238 m above sea level in a valley between the Sila plateau and the coastal range of mountains. The old town, overshadowed by its castle, descends to the river Crathis; whereas the growing modern city lies to the north, beyond the Busento, on level ground ... |
GERACEThe main attractions of Gerace are the remains of the old Norman Castle (probably begun in the 10th century by the Byzantines) at the top of Gerace, and the perfectly preserved medieval town. It was once home to 128 churches. The Norman Cathedral, the largest religious building in Calabria ... |
LA SILAThe Sila (or Italian: La Sila) is the name of the mountainous plateau and historic region located in Calabria, southern Italy. It occupies part of the provinces of Crotone, Cosenza and Catanzaro, and is divided (from north to south) into the Sila Greca, Sila Grande and Sila Piccola sub-ranges ... |
NICOTERANicotera origins lie with the ancient Greek city of Medma which was founded by the Locresis of Locri Epizephyris. During the period of Roman domination it partially survived only through the emporium (port), near today's Nicotera Marina. A Christian bishopric see is attested in Nicotera during the Middle Ages ... |
REGGIO CALABRIAReggio di Calabria is located on the toe of the Italian peninsula and is separated by the Strait of Messina from the island of Sicily. It is situated on the slopes of the Aspromonte, a long, craggy mountain range that runs up through the center of the region. It is the largest and oldest city in the region and is the second oldest in Italy ... |
SCILLATwenty-two kilometers from Reggio Calabria, Scilla lies in front of the strait of Messina, and it is composed of two parts: the downtown, where the town offices and the residence of the patronal saint are situated, and Marina di Scilla, the beach-front, populated by tourists, hotels and restaurants ... |
STILOThe origins of Stilo are connected to the destruction of the ancient Greek colony of Kaulon by Dionysius II of Syracuse, followed by another by the Campanians in 277 BC. At 10 km from the city is the promontory of Cape Stilo, where in 1940 the Battle of Punta Stilo was fought by the Italian and British Navies ... |
TROPEATropea is a municipality located within the province of Vibo Valentia, in Calabria. The town is a famous bathing place, situated on a reef, in the gulf of St. Euphemia connected with the mainland by a narrow strip in the Tyrrhenian Sea. Tropea ia just south of Vibo Valentia and north of Ricadi and Capo Vaticano ... |
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