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Calabria
Calabria is the southern most region of Italy, the ankle and toe of the Italian "boot" – a rugged peninsula where grapevines, fig and olive trees cling to arid mountainsides, and where the immemorial sea crashes against the cliffs and beaches of its long, and intricate coastline, which faces east, south and west all at once.
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Catanzaro |
This town rises on a rock and is split into two parts by the steep Fiumarella valley, the two sections being connected by a huge concrete steel bridge (the Viadotto Morandi), among the highest in Europe, built in 1960 on a design of architect Riccardo Morandi. The beach side neighborhood Catanzaro Lido, located about 5 kilometers south, has a wide promenade and a harbor for small fishing and pleasure boats.
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Reggio Calabria |
Let us be perfectly frank. Reggio Calabria is not the epitome of a travel destination. It is a city of 180,000 or so souls with large tracts of what might be described - charitably - as urban blight. Moreover, if you arrive at the wrong time - and that could be anytime - you might find yourself ensnarled in a mess of angry, frustrated traffic.
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Cosenza |
The old town, overshadowed by its castle, descends to the River Crati, whereas the growing modern city lies to the north, beyond the Busento, on level ground.
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