Geography of Roccaforte del Greco R.C.) Italy

Center mounts of particular naturalistic interest, is situated on the southern depositor dell’Aspromonte, along the course of fiumara the Amendolea. It makes part of the so-called “Comunità Ellenofona di Calabria”.
The grecanica dell’area country is found to 971 meters on the sea level. It has a territory that extends for 54,03 Kmq and confines with the common ones of Reggio Calabria, Bagaladi, Condofuri, Cardeto, Saint Lorenzo, S. Eufemia d’Aspromonte, Roghudi, Stefano Saint in Aspromonte, Sinopoli and Scilla. It tos be distant 62 km from Reggio Calabria.
Posizionato on three costoni full of rocks, the village dominates the dell’Amendolea valley. The old part accommodates the Municio, just where second the popular memory rose, to ridosso delprecipizio, the castle then franato. They make from crown the rione castle, ilrione village and the Saint rione Carl, quest’ultimo nearly deserted. Characteristics are the small houses and the narrow lanes in stone. Majestic it is the church matrix dedicated to the Saint Spirit. In the historical center, moreover, it is still possible to see some drawn of walls that they encircled the country. Interesanti the panoramic points from which it is enjoyed un’ampia seen (puo’ to notice also the Sicily and the top dell’Etna).

SUMMITS

Mount Nardello (m 1700), Tip d’Ato’ (m 1379).

COURSE D’ACQUA

Fiumara Amendolea, torrents Mint (with annexed dam) and Colella.

POPULATION

805 inhabitants, of which 391 and 414 females. The families residents are 331. The aitanti are said roccafortesi.

LIKE ARRIVING TO US

Roads: A3 until Reggio Calabria – SS106 until Melito Port But – SS 183 – Provincial until the country.
Trains: FS to long precorrenza station of Melito Port But (32Km.)
Bus: from Reggio Calabria
Aereoporto: Reggio Calabria