The territory of this area is characterised by the
variety of its landscape, with beech, willow and white fir woods;
the rare Woodwardia radicans fern, and ample fields of secular olive
and orange groves. Among them, is typical the production of
clementines, precocious tangerines that, thanks to the unique
climate, reach their ripeness in the first few days of October. The
Piana di Gioia Tauro presents fertile lands, thanks to the
reclamation started in 1818 by the marquis Nunziata and continued in
the following decades by the Nation. Differently from the ionian
area, characterised by the fiumare, here we have the presence of
rivers, along which shores develop some fluvial parks with the
presence of ancient mills.
Numerous are the sulphureous and mineral spring waters, like the
ones in the Zomaro and in Galatro, where there is a modern thermal
baths spa. The benign action of the waters that are born from one of
Monte Livia’s gorges was discovered by the basilean monks that lived
in S.Elia’s monastery in the VIII century. The Aspromonte area
offers a wide variety of mushrooms, that made of Giffone, one of the
most interesting natural area, the main place of production.
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Evocative sunset over the sea
Photo Archive Province of Reggio Calabria - Photo by: Vincenzo Beltempo |
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Detail of an orange grove
Photo Archive Province of Reggio Calabria - Photo by: Bruno Gaglioti |
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