Peppe Caridi - Following the exploits of TripAdvisor, Reggio Calabria is seen projected on the prestigious showcase of the book 'Travels' of 'Il Sole 24 Ore' online.
The subtitle read "The acrobatics on the waters of the Straits and relax in one of citizen shores. The tennis matches and cultural initiatives. A weekend to explore the city in Calabria, between the cities emerging Italian" and next to the Article find a photo gallery and insights with all relevant information for tourists.
To highlight that, as in the case of TripAdvisor, it is an absolutely spontaneous recognition that projects Reggio, once again, among the emerging tourist destinations of the third millennium.
The article is online for a few minutes, and basically you can already read a comment in Spanish that reads: "In fact, in summer the beach is highly equipped to enjoy the sea in peace and at night is full of music and rhythm fun. Few other places in the world that give a combination of landscapes so beautiful ... "
The article is accessible on the website of 'Il Sole 24 Ore' directly by clicking here . The quote in full:
Luisa Taliento
The community TripAdvisor has passed between the emerging travel destinations . But it is popular with foreign buyers, accredited to Buy Italy at the recent International Tourism Exchange , which have included it as a destination point in their catalogs. Premises that are in Reggio Calabria and its surroundings, the queen of the Italian summer.
The best way to discover it is from the sea. The idea is a bit 'to a Miami Mediterranean with a long an urban beach, palm trees, and local restaurants that offer a touch of charm. Moreover, long ago, Gabriele D'Annunzio had described his waterfront Falcomatà as the most beautiful kilometer in Italy. The beaches are treated and, each has its own style.
For those who want to relax there is a temple, a raised beach, with a sunny terrace overlooking the water where the fish stop eating, or the Lido Calajunco with umbrellas of woven straw. L ' Oasis , however, until sunset is the kingdom of sunbeds and parasols. In the evening, however, leaves room for music, live and DJ for dancing under the stars.
Not far from Reggio Pellaro can be reached, a town on the Ionian coast, where wind energy is combined with the sea. With the wind you can windsurf, kite surf, just like the Canary Islands, Brazil or New Zealand.
The best trainers are those of the school NewKiteZone offering courses for all levels. The Association, in early July, also organizes the Race Crossing in 2010, the famous crossing of the Strait of Messina in kitesurfing. Their motto? Go big or go home, go to big or stay at home!
Another meeting place for sports but not only is the tennis club Rocco Polimeni . Experts consider it one of the most beautiful in Europe, surrounded by oleanders. Hosting international meetings, the challenges of Davis Cup, but also literary evenings, film screenings and music.
Pending reopen the National Museum of Magna Grecia , closed for renovations until March next year (the beautiful bronzes are on display in the hall of the Palace of the region) can make a visit to Villa Genoese Zerbi . It was once the mansion of the family, today is the cultural center of the city. Until June 21 you can visit "the eternal dwellings of Assiut and Gebelein" shows that collects materials direct Italian archaeological mission between 1908 and 1920 by Ernesto Schiaparelli, had been closed for years in storage the Egyptian Museum in Turin.
The Reggio Doc are proud of their "roads telescope, which from the hills of the old town towards the sea. Their name is due to the unique optical effect: from the top if you look at the sea and Sicily, the impression is that they are closer than they really are.
But the illusions do not stop there. On hot summer days when air and sea are immobile, it is not uncommon phenomenon attend the Fata Morgana. A mirage for which the buildings of the nearby coast of Sicily seem to deform and mirrors between the sky and sea.
A view of reality, and Etna on Sicily, is one that is enjoyed by Pentedattilo, a village not far from Reggio. It takes its name from the shape of the rock that overlooks the city and reminds the five fingers of one hand. In the summer workshops, shows and exhibitions organized by ' Association Pro Pentedattilo which relaunched this remote village abandoned decades ago.
Moving to Roccella Jonica Gioiosa and at locations of low-Ionian Reggino a strip of land is colored green and yellow. Plantations are bergamot, grown for essential oil that is used in the perfume industry, in pharmaceuticals and food to flavor liqueurs, tea and dishes such as meatballs with ricotta and bergamot. They are a specialty of the three butterflies , a place where culture and cuisine are combined. Besides the restaurant, in fact, the area also houses a theater, music and pageantry, and a shop where to buy local products under its own brand, including bergamot.
While Reggio is a seaside town, the Reggio prefer the meat at the table. For those who are not vegetarian, then it is worth booking a table at the Cellar Butcher , renowned for succulent ribs and entrecote. At Campo Calabro , ten minutes from Reggio, is the Garden of complacency, where to eat outdoors in summer, while dining experience that leaves its mark is worth to reach the ancient lands, a farm in Gamar around.
Not the usual mountain restaurant with salami and cheese, but a real retreat for refined gourmets who can taste the chocolate boar. The best fish to eat the flower and the Caper Capannina Pellaro a small restaurant, with few seats, a terrace overlooking the sea and the menu varies according to the "spoils" of fishermen.
In recent years, are spreading many small b & b, broad appeal, such as Possidonea 28 , the Suite B & Miraglia 19 , or 70 suites , all in the heart of town. More sheltered, thirty kilometers from Reggio, is the ' White Oleander , a villa surrounded by greenery, Condofuri Marina. There are no beaches, no traffic and the show is that of the turquoise sea day and the starry sky at night.
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