Africo (Calabrian: Africu; Calabrian Greek: Άφρικο, romanized: Aphriko) is a comune in the province of Reggio Calabria, in the Southern Italian region of Calabria located 74 kilometres (46 mi) from Reggio Calabria. Africo consists of two main centers. The first, Africo Vecchio (Old Africo), is located some 15 kilometres (9 mi) in the mainland at the feet of the Aspromonte.
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La Verde is an Italian river whose source is on Montalto in the Aspromonte National Park, in Calabria, southern Italy. From there, the river flows southeast and then flows east before emptying into the Ionian Sea north of Cape Bruzzano. It has a drainage basin of 117 square kilometres.
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Bianco is a comune in the province of Reggio Calabria, in the Italian region of Calabria. It is a seaside town and a popular tourist resort. The main attractions are the remainings of an old abbey and the ruins of a Roman house.
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Samo is a small town and comune located in the Province of Reggio Calabria, southern Italy. Samo has a population of 1,090, but this increases seasonally. Samo is about 10 kilometres inland and about 390 metres above sea level. It is located at the foot of Aspromonte National Park.
Samo has a number of fresh water springs running in the nearby mountains and through the town which are used by most of the population for drinking.
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Casignana is a comune in the Province of Reggio Calabria in region of Calabria, Italy and located about 35 km east of Reggio Calabria.
It is best known for the monumental ancient Roman villa at Palazzi di Casignana which can be visited.
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Sant'Agata del Bianco is a comune in the Province of Reggio Calabria in the Italian region Calabria, located about 100 kilometres southwest of Catanzaro and about 35 kilometres east of Reggio Calabria.
The great writer Saverio Strati was born in Sant'Agata del Bianco in 1924. Strati is the author of many books including, "Miti Racconti e Leggende di Calabria" a collection of legends and stories that gives insight into the traditions and culture of the Calabrese, as well as novels and dramas that describe the emigrant experience of the poor from the region.
The old town was destroyed by disastrous floods and landslides in October 1951 and abandoned. The second, Africo Nuovo (New Africo), was reconstructed around 15 kilometres (9 mi) away, on the Ionian coast near Bianco. The remnants of the old town are situated in the Aspromonte National Park.
