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Reggio Calabria is located on the tip of the Italian mainland. The city spreads along the Strait of Messina, which is a recreational asset with beaches, promenades and wonderful views over the water and to Sicily. It is a city with a beautiful and cozy city center with several attractions.
Along the city center is the Lungomare Falcomatà promenade, which is also known as one of Italy’s most beautiful stretches. A walk along the promenade is a must on a trip to the southern Italian city. Here there are monuments, historical ruins, lovely beaches and the colossal Australian banyan trees.
Parallel to Lungomare Falcomatà is the pedestrian street Corso Garibaldi. It is the city’s splendid street with beautiful mansions, elegant squares, churches, shops and much more. Corso Garibaldi is also the place where the citizens of the city stroll in style in the evening, and it gives atmosphere.
With Reggio Calabria’s location on the Strait of Messina, it is obvious to take a trip to Sicily. From the center you can quickly sail the few kilometers to Messina, where completely new experiences await, and if you stay on the mainland, there are several unforgettable places in the area such as Scilla and Tropea.
This is the leading museum in Reggio Calabria and is also known as a national museum of the ancient Greek area, Magna Graecia. You can therefore find collections from the Greek era in Southern Italy with finds from, not least, the present-day regions of Calabria, Basilicata and Sicily.
There are also exhibits from later periods during the Roman Empire and the Byzantine era. As one of the highlights, you can see the so-called Bronze Statues from Riace, and on a visit you can also notice the museum building. It was built 1932-1941 in the period’s monumental style.
Along Reggio di Calabria’s beautiful promenade along the Strait of Messina, you will find the Arena dello Stretto, a modern amphitheater with an unparalleled view of Sicily and over the water. The theater functions as the home of many events in the city, and you can therefore have cultural experiences here.
Facing the Straits of Messina stands a monument dedicated to King Vittorio Emanuele III, where you can see a statue of Athena. The monument was inaugurated in 1932, and Athena stands as a symbol of the defense of Reggio di Calabria. Originally, Athene looked towards the sea, but she was turned in 2001, so that since then she has looked towards the city instead.
The Duomo is the cathedral of Reggio di Calabria. It bears the formal name Basilica Cattedrale Metropolitana di Maria Santissima Assunta in Cielo, and is thereby dedicated to the Assumption of the Virgin Mary into Heaven. During the earthquake that hit the city in 1908, the then church building was destroyed, and the current one is a beautiful building in neo-Romanesque style, which was consecrated in 1928.
In front of the church facade you can see statues of St. Paul and St. Stephen. Behind the fine front door you can experience a church room with columns and elegant decoration. In the church, elements from the time before 1908 have also been preserved. You can see, for example, the Santissimo Sacramento side chapel, which dates from 1539. The beautiful chapel has been looted and destroyed by earthquakes over time, but rebuilt each time.
Reggio di Calabria is beautifully located along the Strait of Messina, and along the entire length of the city center you can enjoy a stroll on the city’s promenade, which is considered one of Italy’s most beautiful stretches. You can choose to walk along the wide promenade at street level, and there is also a kind of lower promenade closer to the water with access to public beaches and beach baths.
The promenade is elegantly laid out, and you have a fantastic view all the way over the Strait of Messina and to Sicily. However, there is also much else to see along the promenade, and here it is not least the many large trees and palm trees that impress. The many and colossal ficus macrophylla, also known as Australian banyan, stand in rows and are unforgettable. Between them you can see the remains of buildings from the Greek era, excavated parts of Roman baths and several monuments and works of art such as the Rabarama sculptures of people in various poses.
This castle in the center of Reggio di Calabria is one of the city’s landmarks and also one of the sights that stand from the time before the earthquake of 1908. The castle’s foundations date back to the Byzantine era in the 8th-10th centuries, when Reggio became the capital of Thema di Calabria. There was a fortification here before the Aragonese era, after which the castle is named.
It was also Ferdinand I of Aragon who expanded the castle with the two impressive circular towers that can still be seen, and thus it was during the Aragonese era that the castle got its current appearance. However, parts of the castle were demolished after the earthquake in 1908 to make way for new streets. Today, the remaining part of the castle hosts various exhibitions and cultural events.
The pedestrian street Corso Garibaldi is Reggio di Calabria’s main street, where the city’s leading shops are located, and where the city’s citizens stroll in style in the evening in the street’s beautiful setting. The street connects the area of Piazza Garibaldi and the main train station with the northern part of the center, and historically trams ran in the street.
Corso Garibaldi, along with the rest of the right-angled center, was laid out after the earthquake in 1783. Modern city plans of the time consisted of perpendicular streets, which replaced the narrow and crooked streets of the Middle Ages. The Corso was built up with fine mansions, and it got its name after Garibaldi’s conquest of the city in 1861.
The current buildings along the street were built after the earthquake that leveled the city on 28 December 1908. Pietro De Nava was in charge of the planning, which promised building heights of no more than two floors above the living room. A very harmonious center was thereby created. Today there are several interesting buildings, churches and squares along Corso Garibaldi.
This square is one of Reggio di Calabria’s great open urban spaces. This is where you will find the city’s National Archaeological Museum and you can also see a large statue of Giuseppe de Nava. De Nava was a minister in the Kingdom of Italy in the years 1916-1921 and he came from Reggio di Calabria.
This is one of the churches along the Corso Garibaldi pedestrian street. It is dedicated to St. Jørgen, who is the town’s patron saint. The church was consecrated in 1596, but the original church was destroyed during the 1908 earthquake.
The current church was completed in 1935 with a monumental portal facade in Classicism. On the portal you can see reliefs depicting various scenes from the First World War. In the church there are several chapels; Among other things, one in memory of the city’s fallen.
In the street Via Giudecca you can experience a rare form of public transport, namely a composition of five long and covered escalators, which street by street bring people from the higher streets to the pedestrian street Corso Garibaldi and the rest of the center of Reggio di Calabria.
The escalators start in the city center from Via Zacca close to the promenade along the Strait of Messina and continue along Via Giudecca to Via dei Filippini. If you continue from here on foot a single street, you come to a beautiful staircase from the beginning of the 20th century that leads to the top of Via Giudecca and a beautiful view of Sicily.
The escalator system was inaugurated in 2009. The total distance covered with the stairs is 440 meters with an average gradient of 11%.
In connection with Reggio di Calabria’s new status as the capital of the region in 1816, new buildings and institutions had to be erected to suit the city. The theater Real Teatro Borbonio was thus inaugurated in 1818, but the earthquake of 1908 destroyed the theater.
The current theater was built as a replacement and was inaugurated in 1931. After World War II, the theater was expanded and beautifully decorated for a grand rededication that took place in 1964. The theater is named after the Italian composer Francesco Cilea, who was born in Palmi, located on the coast northeast of Reggio di Calabria. With 1,500 spectator seats, it is the region’s largest.
Piazza Italia is Reggio di Calabria’s central square. It is located along the pedestrian street Corso Garibaldi, and it is the city’s finest square with beautiful buildings surrounding the beautiful urban space. In the middle of the square you can see an impressive monument dedicated to King Vittorio Emanuele II and the collection of Italy. The monument was made by Rocco Larussa in 1868.
It is also worth looking at the buildings around Piazza Italia. To the northeast is Palazzo San Giorgio, which is the city’s town hall. The prefecture is located to the northwest in the Palazzo del Governo building, while the seat of the provincial administration is located to the southwest in the Palazzo Corrado Alvero. All three mansions were built in beautiful architecture with the same low height as the rest of the centre.
Excavations have also been carried out at Piazza Italia, documenting that the square has functioned as the city’s center throughout history. Thus, there are excavated structures from Greek times to the present day, and they are open to visitors.
Villa Comunale is a lovely park in the heart of Reggio di Calabria. Here there are playgrounds and green areas that make the park a popular respite. You can also see exotic plants and a variety of busts; Among other things, of King Umberto I.
The park is also known as a botanical garden with tropical and equatorial flora. You can walk around the park and enjoy the view of trees and plants from e.g. South America, China and Japan, and both colors and scents help to make the experience extra memorable.
A special attraction is the arch named Portale di Casa Vitrioli. It is a portal that stands as one of the only memories of Reggio di Calabria before the earthquake of 1908. The portal was moved from the house Casa Vitrioli after the earthquake, and it is a testimony of the earthquake’s destruction.
Along the Lungomare Falcomatà promenade are the excavated remains of a Roman bath. The ruins of the old baths were found in connection with the clean-up work after the earthquake in 1908, and today the baths are one of the city’s well-known attractions.
The baths are relatively small, so they may have been in a private house. Due to the building layout, there are believed to have been several parts of baths such as hot baths with tepidarium and calidarium as heated rooms. A beautiful mosaic dating from the 100s and 200s has also been preserved.
When you walk along the promenade Lungomare Falcomatà you come around the street Via Valentino past excavated remains of old walls from the area’s Greek times. They bear the name Mura Greche and date back to Hellenistic times, but the walls are the result of repeated reconstructions of the city’s defensive walls. A little further to the north-east along the promenade you can also see the ruins of the so-called Greek Tombs/Tombe Greche.
The small town of Scilla is beautifully situated along the coast north of Reggio di Calabria. You can take the train to the city with advantage, and already from the station you can enjoy a new view of Scilla, the water and the volcanic island of Stromboli, which is clearly visible in clear weather.
Scilla is divided into two parts. There is the town of Scilla itself, and then there is Marina di Scilla along the sea. Almost in the middle of it all, Ruffo Borg/Castello Ruffo stands on a rocky outcrop, where you also find Scilla’s small lighthouse. From the castle and the lighthouse there is an excellent panoramic view of the coasts along Calabria and Sicily.
It is Scilla’s streets and areas along the water that are the city’s major attractions. West of Castello Ruffo is a lovely sandy beach and a promenade with palm trees, bars and restaurants. The sea water is warm and not cooled by the current of the Strait of Messina.
East of the castle you walk in narrow streets, and here lies the reason why the city is called the little Venice of Southern Italy. Houses have been built all the way down to and out on the sea, and stairs between them give access to the boats that lie between the houses. It is an atmospheric neighborhood which is a must on a trip to Scilla.
Messina is the third largest city in Sicily, and it is known for its location on the Strait of Messina between the island and the Italian mainland. It was founded by Greek colonists in the 7th century BC with the name Zancle, which came from King Zanclus. Since then, Messina has been a free city and ruled by Romans, Goths, Byzantines and Normans, among others as well.
Over time, several major events have happened here, for example, the plague is believed to have arrived here on Genoese ships as the first place in Western Europe, and in 1548 Saint Ignatius founded the world’s first Jesuit college in the city. It was from Messina that the ships of the Holy League set sail from on the way to the Battle of Lepanto in 1571. In 1783, an earthquake leveled much of the city, and virtually the entire city had to be rebuilt after a major earthquake and subsequent tsunami on 28 December 1908.
There are many beautiful towns and cliffs along Calabria’s coasts, and in one of the most beautiful places is Tropea. The town is perched high on the cliffs above white sand beaches, dramatic cliffs and Caribbean colored water. It is an unforgettable place, and you can enjoy the view of it all from the church of Santa Maria dell’Isola, which is located on a rocky outcrop near the center of town.
Tropea’s houses by the sea are almost like a continuation of the steep cliff sides, and behind them lies a cozy town center with cobbled streets, old mansions and fine squares. It’s just about walking around and enjoying the atmosphere and, among other things, see the Norman cathedral.
From the center you should go down to the city’s beach and enjoy the clear water. It is also very popular to go on a sailing trip from the port of Tropea. There are trips to caves, cliffs and fantastic beaches where you can snorkel along the way. Capo Vaticano is one of the popular places to sail to, and you can also sail to the Aeolian Islands from here.
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Overview of Reggio Calabria
Reggio Calabria is located on the tip of the Italian mainland. The city spreads along the Strait of Messina, which is a recreational asset with beaches, promenades and wonderful views over the water and to Sicily. It is a city with a beautiful and cozy city center with several attractions.
Along the city center is the Lungomare Falcomatà promenade, which is also known as one of Italy’s most beautiful stretches. A walk along the promenade is a must on a trip to the southern Italian city. Here there are monuments, historical ruins, lovely beaches and the colossal Australian banyan trees.
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This castle in the center of Reggio di Calabria is one of the city’s landmarks and also one of the sights that stand from the time before the earthquake of 1908. The castle’s foundations date back to the Byzantine era in the 8th-10th centuries, when Reggio became the capital of Thema di Calabria. There was a fortification here before the Aragonese era, after which the castle is named.
It was also Ferdinand I of Aragon who expanded the castle with the two impressive circular towers that can still be seen, and thus it was during the Aragonese era that the castle got its current appearance. However, parts of the castle were demolished after the earthquake in 1908 to make way for new streets. Today, the remaining part of the castle hosts various exhibitions and cultural events.
The pedestrian street Corso Garibaldi is Reggio di Calabria’s main street, where the city’s leading shops are located, and where the city’s citizens stroll in style in the evening in the street’s beautiful setting. The street connects the area of Piazza Garibaldi and the main train station with the northern part of the center, and historically trams ran in the street.
Corso Garibaldi, along with the rest of the right-angled center, was laid out after the earthquake in 1783. Modern city plans of the time consisted of perpendicular streets, which replaced the narrow and crooked streets of the Middle Ages. The Corso was built up with fine mansions, and it got its name after Garibaldi’s conquest of the city in 1861.
The current buildings along the street were built after the earthquake that leveled the city on 28 December 1908. Pietro De Nava was in charge of the planning, which promised building heights of no more than two floors above the living room. A very harmonious center was thereby created. Today there are several interesting buildings, churches and squares along Corso Garibaldi.
This square is one of Reggio di Calabria’s great open urban spaces. This is where you will find the city’s National Archaeological Museum and you can also see a large statue of Giuseppe de Nava. De Nava was a minister in the Kingdom of Italy in the years 1916-1921 and he came from Reggio di Calabria.
This is one of the churches along the Corso Garibaldi pedestrian street. It is dedicated to St. Jørgen, who is the town’s patron saint. The church was consecrated in 1596, but the original church was destroyed during the 1908 earthquake.
The current church was completed in 1935 with a monumental portal facade in Classicism. On the portal you can see reliefs depicting various scenes from the First World War. In the church there are several chapels; Among other things, one in memory of the city’s fallen.
In the street Via Giudecca you can experience a rare form of public transport, namely a composition of five long and covered escalators, which street by street bring people from the higher streets to the pedestrian street Corso Garibaldi and the rest of the center of Reggio di Calabria.
The escalators start in the city center from Via Zacca close to the promenade along the Strait of Messina and continue along Via Giudecca to Via dei Filippini. If you continue from here on foot a single street, you come to a beautiful staircase from the beginning of the 20th century that leads to the top of Via Giudecca and a beautiful view of Sicily.
The escalator system was inaugurated in 2009. The total distance covered with the stairs is 440 meters with an average gradient of 11%.
In connection with Reggio di Calabria’s new status as the capital of the region in 1816, new buildings and institutions had to be erected to suit the city. The theater Real Teatro Borbonio was thus inaugurated in 1818, but the earthquake of 1908 destroyed the theater.
The current theater was built as a replacement and was inaugurated in 1931. After World War II, the theater was expanded and beautifully decorated for a grand rededication that took place in 1964. The theater is named after the Italian composer Francesco Cilea, who was born in Palmi, located on the coast northeast of Reggio di Calabria. With 1,500 spectator seats, it is the region’s largest.
Piazza Italia is Reggio di Calabria’s central square. It is located along the pedestrian street Corso Garibaldi, and it is the city’s finest square with beautiful buildings surrounding the beautiful urban space. In the middle of the square you can see an impressive monument dedicated to King Vittorio Emanuele II and the collection of Italy. The monument was made by Rocco Larussa in 1868.
It is also worth looking at the buildings around Piazza Italia. To the northeast is Palazzo San Giorgio, which is the city’s town hall. The prefecture is located to the northwest in the Palazzo del Governo building, while the seat of the provincial administration is located to the southwest in the Palazzo Corrado Alvero. All three mansions were built in beautiful architecture with the same low height as the rest of the centre.
Excavations have also been carried out at Piazza Italia, documenting that the square has functioned as the city’s center throughout history. Thus, there are excavated structures from Greek times to the present day, and they are open to visitors.
Villa Comunale is a lovely park in the heart of Reggio di Calabria. Here there are playgrounds and green areas that make the park a popular respite. You can also see exotic plants and a variety of busts; Among other things, of King Umberto I.
The park is also known as a botanical garden with tropical and equatorial flora. You can walk around the park and enjoy the view of trees and plants from e.g. South America, China and Japan, and both colors and scents help to make the experience extra memorable.
A special attraction is the arch named Portale di Casa Vitrioli. It is a portal that stands as one of the only memories of Reggio di Calabria before the earthquake of 1908. The portal was moved from the house Casa Vitrioli after the earthquake, and it is a testimony of the earthquake’s destruction.
Along the Lungomare Falcomatà promenade are the excavated remains of a Roman bath. The ruins of the old baths were found in connection with the clean-up work after the earthquake in 1908, and today the baths are one of the city’s well-known attractions.
The baths are relatively small, so they may have been in a private house. Due to the building layout, there are believed to have been several parts of baths such as hot baths with tepidarium and calidarium as heated rooms. A beautiful mosaic dating from the 100s and 200s has also been preserved.
When you walk along the promenade Lungomare Falcomatà you come around the street Via Valentino past excavated remains of old walls from the area’s Greek times. They bear the name Mura Greche and date back to Hellenistic times, but the walls are the result of repeated reconstructions of the city’s defensive walls. A little further to the north-east along the promenade you can also see the ruins of the so-called Greek Tombs/Tombe Greche.
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