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ARAGONESE CASTLE OF REGGIO CALABRIA
In the higher part of Reggio Calabria, perfectly integrated into the urban surroundings of the historic centre stands the Aragonese Castle. Located on a square to which it gives its name, the castle, whose original nucleus perhaps dates back to a per...
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PICCOLO MUSEO S. PAOLO OF REGGIO CALABRIA
In the heart of the characteristic quarter "F" of Reggio Calabria, inhabited almost exclusively by Muslim immigrants, not far from the historic centre and the Aragonese castle, can be found the Piccolo Museo S. Paolo, an annexe of the church of the s...
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VILLA COMUNALE DI REGGIO CALABRIA
The beautiful, old Public Park looks onto the southern part of Corso Garibaldi, the main road of Reggio Calabria. The park was created as a botanical garden in 1854 on the initiative of the Bourbon government, it contains examples of vegetation, the ...
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NATIONAL ARCHAEOLOGICAL MUSEUM IN REGGIO CALABRIA
The Reggio Calabria National Archaeological Museum, set up thanks to the determination of the archaeologist Paolo Orsi at the beginning of this century, it contains the material once kept in the old Civic Museum, various state collections and remain...
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CATHEDRAL OF REGGIO CALABRIA
The majestic Cathedral of Reggio Calabria, the biggest holy building of the region, was built in neo-Romanesque style during the 1930s. On the precious, finely decorated facade, three fine doorways open and gracious round-arched mullion windows, whil...
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CHURCH DEGLI OTTIMATI OF REGGIO CALABRIA
In the heart of Reggio Calabria, right next to the remains of the Aragonese castle, stands the Church degli Ottimati, a gracious, modern building in late-Byzantine style. The interior with three naves separated by columns, preserves a floor mosaic an...
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ARCHAEOLOGICAL FINDINGS IN REGGIO CALABRIA
Modern Reggio Calabria has developed exactly in the area where once was the Greek colony. Only a few traces of the latter have remained, both because of the overlaying of the new centre on the ancient one and the numerous earthquakes that have devast...
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GASTRONOMIA DI REGGIO CALABRIA
The Cuisine of Reggio Calabria, simple and genuine, is based on the perfect marriage of the greatly differing gastronomic traditions that are the Mediterranean and Arab. Unquestionably, the main ingredient is the fish from the Straits, above all the ...
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BRONZES OF RIACE
In August,1972, at about 300m. off the beach of Riace Marina, two bronze statues were found covered with barnacles. They were taken to the Reggio Calabria National Museum for the first cleaning phase, then they underwent further restoration at a spec...
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Reggio Calabria
Reggio Calabria (180000 ab., 31 m.) si trova nella punta meridionale della Calabria, tra il mare e le più basse propaggini dell’Aspromonte. Situata sulla riva orientale dello Stretto di Messina è il punto di raccordo ideale tra l’Italia ed il Mediterraneo; sede del Consiglio regionale, dell’Università “Mediterranea” e dell’Università per stranieri, Reggio è città d’arte e di cultura. Florido centro commerciale, la città basa la sua economia anche sulle notevoli attività portuali e sul flusso turistico, spinto dal rilevante patrimonio archeologico e dalle vicine stazioni balneari.
Hotels
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