Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #2 in Reggio Calabria, Italy
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4.8 km
179 m
Experience Reggio Calabria in Italy in a whole new way with our free self-guided sightseeing tour. This site not only offers you practical information and insider tips, but also a rich variety of activities and sights you shouldn't miss. Whether you love art and culture, want to explore historical sites or simply want to experience the vibrant atmosphere of a lively city - you'll find everything you need for your personal adventure here.
Individual Sights in Reggio CalabriaSight 1: Santuario di Sant'Antonio
The Sanctuary of St. Anthony is an important church in Reggio Calabria, dedicated to St. Anthony of Padua. It is located on the Hill of Angels, one of the hills overlooking the city center.
Sight 2: National Archaeological Museum of Reggio Calabria
The National Archaeological Museum of Reggio Calabria (MArRC), or National Museum of Magna Graecia, is an Italian state museum. It exhibits one of the most remarkable collections of artifacts from Magna Graecia.
Sight 3: Resti dell'Odèon/Ekklesiasterion
The remains of an ancient Greek building identified as the Bouleuterion or the Odéon of Reggio Calabria, are located in the block bordered by Via del Torrione, Via Demetrio Tripepi, Via XXIV Maggio and Via San Paolo, in the historic center of the city.
Sight 4: Parco archeologico Griso-Laboccetta
From an archaeological point of view, Reggio Calabria has continued human presence in the same geographical area for at least three thousand years.
Wikipedia: Siti archeologici a Reggio Calabria (IT), Website
Sight 5: Chiesa di San Domenico
The church of San Domenico and the monastery adjacent to it are located in Via Reggio Campi. The first church was built in 1871. The current one, after the tragic earthquake of 1908, was rebuilt in 1959.
Sight 6: Chiesa Santa Maria della Cattolica dei Greci
The church of the Cattolica "dei Greci", or Santa Maria della Cattolica "dei Greci", is the oldest Christian institution in the city of Reggio Calabria. It is located between Via Giudecca and Via Aschenez, both streets that testify to the presence of a large Jewish community in the Calabrian capital.
Sight 7: Chiesa di San Giuseppe al Corso
The church of San Giuseppe al Corso is a sacred building in Reggio Calabria located on Corso Garibaldi, in the historic center.
Sight 8: Fontana monumentale del lungomare Falcomatà
The fountain of the Falcomatà seafront, also known as the luminous, is a monumental fountain located in the historic center of Reggio Calabria in front of the Miramare hotel and Palazzo Giuffrè in correspondence with Via Giudecca.
Sight 9: Chiesa di San Giorgio al Corso
The church of San Giorgio al Corso is a church in Reggio Calabria, dedicated to San Giorgio, the patron saint of the city. The building turns the main portal onto Corso Garibaldi and runs along Via Giudecca.
Sight 10: Monumento all'Italia
The monument to Vittorio Emanuele II or monument to the Unification of Italy stands in the center of Piazza Vittorio Emanuele II in Reggio Calabria. In fact, the square is usually known as Piazza Italia due to the presence of the monument itself.
Sight 11: Pinacoteca Civica di Reggio Calabria
The Pinacoteca Civica di Reggio Calabria is located at the Francesco Cilea Theater. He exhibits paintings and canvases of particular importance among which the tablets painted by Antonello da Messina, works by Mattia Preti, Giuseppe Benassai and Renato Guttuso stand out; while a sculptural section is dedicated to marble busts and classical sculptures.
Sight 12: Teatro Francesco Cilea
The Francesco Cilea municipal theater in Reggio Calabria is named in memory of the Calabrian composer, born in Palmi, Francesco Cilea.
Sight 13: Chiesa di Gesù e Maria
The Chiesa di Gesù e Maria is a Roman Catholic church located in the city of Reggio Calabria in the region of Calabria, Italy.
Sight 14: Chiesa degli Ottimati
The Chiesa degli Ottimati, also called Santa Maria Annunziata, is a Roman Catholic church located on Via Castello in the city of Reggio Calabria in the region of Calabria, Italy.
Sight 15: Castello Aragonese
The Aragonese castle of Reggio Calabria is the main fortification of the city, it stands in the Piazza Castello of the same name between Via Aschenez and Via Possidonea. It is considered, together with the Riace Bronzes, one of the main historical symbols of the city of Reggio. Since 1956 it has housed the observatory of the National Institute of Geophysics.
Sight 16: Chiesa del Crocefisso
The church of San Sebastiano Martire al Crocefisso, known as the church of the Crucifix, is a sacred building in Reggio Calabria that is located on the Via Crocefisso.
Wikipedia: Chiesa di San Sebastiano Martire al Crocefisso (IT)
Sight 17: Chiesa della Madonna del Carmine
The church of the Madonna del Carmine is a religious building in Reggio Calabria located in the square of the same name in the historic city center.
Sight 18: Basilica Maria Santissima Assunta
Reggio Calabria Cathedral is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Reggio Calabria, Calabria, Italy. The dedication is to the Assumption of the Virgin Mary. Formerly the archiepiscopal seat of the Archdiocese of Reggio Calabria, it is now that of the Archdiocese of Reggio Calabria-Bova.
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