Reggio Calabria, although it is not the capital of Calabria, is surely the richest cities in history and culture and not only ... is the first city in Calabria for territorial extension and population numbers.
Capital of the homonymous province, is home to the Regional Council, residents are 185,600 while the entire metropolitan area has about 380,000 inhabitants. Stress from the port of Reggio Calabria, which serves over 10 million passengers each year, mainly directed in Sicily, while the railway, the largest in the region, serving about 2.5 million passengers each year. City of art and ancient culture, the famous bronze statues of Riace, symbols of archeology of magna grecia e non solo ... Calabria is also gastronomy and local products have become famous worldwide as the bergamot, a citrus that grows in a narrow coastal strip, but also the tropea onion, the chillies, stockfish and fritule.
Precisely for this reason is not hard to find in Reggio, particularly along the streets and squares of the historic center, the restaurants and trattorias that offer tourists the best of traditional cuisine of Calabria. Reggio Calabria is also the nature and landscape, situated on the tip of the Italian boot, just to dell'Aspromonte slopes on the eastern shore of the Strait of Messina. University city, agricultural (olive oil, citrus fruit, wine and vegetables), bathing ... beautiful coasts, well cared for offering the best services to tourists.