Vallata dello Stilaro Allaro
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Province of Reggio Calabria
The Province of Reggio Calabria is a province in the Calabria region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Reggio., it has an area of 3,183 km², and a total population of 565,866. There are 97 comuni in the province, see Comuni of the Province of Reggio Calabria.- Economy :The region is...
, southern Italy. It takes its name from the two rivers that flow in the area, the Stilaro
Stilaro
The Stilaro is an Italian river, which runs through Bivongi, Pazzano and Stilo in the Province of Reggio Calabria, Calabria and, along with the river, gives its name to the Vallata dello Stilaro Allaro, the valley through which it flows...
and the Allaro
Allaro
The Allaro is a river in Calabria. It gives its name to the valley through which it runs and is a candidate for the site of the ancient river Sagra....
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The principal settlements present in the valley are Bivongi
Bivongi
Bivongi is a comune in the Province of Reggio Calabria in the Italian region Calabria, located about 50 km southwest of Catanzaro and about 80 km northeast of Reggio Calabria in the Stilaro Valley, at the feet of the Monte Consolino.Attractions include the Cascata del Marmarico, a...
, Camini
Camini
Camini is a comune in the Province of Reggio Calabria in the Italian region Calabria, located about 50 km south of Catanzaro and about 80 km northeast of Reggio Calabria....
, Caulonia
Caulonia
Caulonia is a comune in the Province of Reggio Calabria in the Italian region Calabria, located about 60 km southwest of Catanzaro and about 120 km northeast of Reggio Calabria in the Stilaro Valley.- History :...
, Monasterace
Monasterace
Monasterace is a comune in the Province of Reggio Calabria in the Italian region Calabria, located about 50 km south of Catanzaro and about 90 km northeast of Reggio Calabria.-References:...
, Pazzano
Pazzano
Pazzano is a village and comune located in Locride's region in the province of Reggio Calabria .-History:The first known mention of Pazzano dates to a 1094 document. The town was founded as a minerary center for the exploitation of iron and molybdenum deposits...
, Placanica
Placanica
Placanica is a comune in the Province of Reggio Calabria in the Italian region Calabria, located about 60 kilometres south of Catanzaro and about 80 kilometres northeast of Reggio Calabria. Placanica borders the following communes: Caulonia, Pazzano, Stignano.-References:...
, Riace
Riace
Riace is a comune in the Province of Reggio Calabria in the Italian region Calabria, located about 50 km south of Catanzaro and about 80 km northeast of Reggio Calabria...
, Roccella Jonica, Stignano
Stignano
Stignano is a comune in the Province of Reggio Calabria in the Italian region Calabria, located about 50 km south of Catanzaro and about 80 km northeast of Reggio Calabria. Stignano borders the following municipalities: Camini, Caulonia, Pazzano, Placanica, Riace, Stilo.-References:...
and Stilo
Stilo
Stilo is a town and comune in the province of Reggio Calabria, in the Calabria region of southern Italy. It is located 151 km from Reggio Calabria....
. Of these, Bivongi, Caulonia, Pazzano, Placanica, Roccella Jonica, and Stilo form the Comunità Montana Stilaro Allaro which, like the Ecomuseo delle ferriere e fonderie di Calabria
Ecomuseo delle ferriere e fonderie di Calabria
The Ecomuseo delle ferriere e fonderie di Calabria is an ecomuseum in Bivongi, Calabria, southern Italy....
, preserves and promotes the natural, artistic and cultural things of the place.
See also
- LocrideLocrideLocride is an area of Calabria around the town of Locri in the Province of Reggio Calabria.It is divided into 4 areas:* Vallata dello Stilaro* Vallata del Torbido* Epizefiri* Vallata del Bonamico* Heracleum- See also :* Bovesia* Costa Viola...
- AllaroAllaroThe Allaro is a river in Calabria. It gives its name to the valley through which it runs and is a candidate for the site of the ancient river Sagra....
- StilaroStilaroThe Stilaro is an Italian river, which runs through Bivongi, Pazzano and Stilo in the Province of Reggio Calabria, Calabria and, along with the river, gives its name to the Vallata dello Stilaro Allaro, the valley through which it flows...
- Ecomuseo delle ferriere e fonderie di CalabriaEcomuseo delle ferriere e fonderie di CalabriaThe Ecomuseo delle ferriere e fonderie di Calabria is an ecomuseum in Bivongi, Calabria, southern Italy....