CALABRIA

The region of Calabria is the toe of the Italian peninsula. Bathed by the Ionian Sea to the east and to the west by the Tyrrhenian Sea. Its coast, alternating beach and cliff, is longer than 700 km, accounting for 10% of total Italian coast. Along the Tyrrhenian meet lovely towns with crystal clear seawater ranging from Praia a Mare in Reggio. Going along the Ionian Sea meet many beautiful towns with a crystalline sea as Africo, Roccella Jonica, Soverato, Isola di Capo Rizzuto, Ciro, Rossano. From the sea you can quickly go back to the mountains, crossing the hill. Calabria to the north by the Lucania shares the Pollino National Park (the largest in Italy), in the center there is the Sila National Park and to the south there is the National Park of Aspromonte. The parks, covered by extensive forests, flora and fauna have a very rich and varied. On the Sila and Aspromonte meet centers have facilities for winter sports, especially Camigliatello, Lorica and Gambarie to over 1300 meters high. Cities in the region have a long history. The human presence dating back to the Paleolithic in Calabria as it evidenced by the findings in the caves of Scalea (province of Cosenza) and the graffiti of the Bos primigenius the Grotta del Romito in Papasidero the Pollino, a figure of an ox on a cliff 12,000 years ago. Calabria having been an important Greek colony (the Magna Greece) retains the famous Bronze Statues dating from the fifth century BC, received in excellent condition found at the National Museum of Reggio Calabria. They meet in some centers the fascinating Byzantine monasteries and communities arbëreshë, ethnic and linguistic minority Albanians who settled in Calabria between the fifteenth and eighteenth centuries. And then the castles such as suggestive of Le Castella. Fishing, farming the land and raising of pigs in an uncontaminated offer food and drink tastes great, worked with techniques centuries-old tradition. A special feature is the chili that gives a spicy, intense and pleasant to meat and fish. The climate is very diverse. Along the coast is very hot in summer and mild in winter. While mountain climbing in the winter is long and hard, while in summer the temperatures are warm. Since 1995 takes place in Palmi Literary Prize. Two years later he left the Paleariza, an ethno-cultural and musical festival that takes place annually in the Greek area of ​​the province of Reggio Calabria, home to the minority that speaks greek Calabria. Since 2001 takes place in Reggio Calabria, the Festival of the Strait, a musical event to ethnic profiling. Since 2004 takes place at the Magna Grecia Soverato Film Festival. And since 2005 is held in Reggio Calabria Reggio Filmfest - retrospective on Italian Cinema.

CALABRIA

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