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Bagnara Calabra

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Country
  
Italy

Province / Metropolitan city
  
Reggio Calabria (RC)

Demonym(s)
  
Bagnaresi

Region
  
Calabria

Elevation
  
50 m (160 ft)

Local time
  
Tuesday 11:37 AM

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Frazioni
  
Ceramida (Calabrian Greek: Keramida), Solano, Pellegrina

Weather
  
16°C, Wind S at 8 km/h, 59% Humidity

Province
  
Province of Reggio Calabria

Points of interest
  
Angelo Versace Museum, Villa De Leo, Torre Aragonese Capo Ro, Torre Re Ruggiero

Bagnara Calabra (or simply Bagnara) is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Reggio Calabria in Calabria, southern Italy. It is located on the hills facing the Tyrrhenian Sea on the southern tip of the region, about 100 kilometres (62 mi) southwest of Catanzaro and about 25 kilometres (16 mi) northeast of Reggio Calabria.

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Map of Bagnara Calabra, Province of Reggio Calabria, Italy

Overview

The municipality of Bagnara Calabra contains the frazioni (subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) of Ceramida, Solano, and Pellegrina, Bagnara Calabra.

Bagnara Calabra borders the following municipalities: Melicuccà, Sant'Eufemia d'Aspromonte, Scilla, Seminara.

Bagnara is known for its torrone, a typical village delicacy, for its swordfish, and its mulberry groves for sericulture. Bagnara has traditionally been a fishing and agriculture center, with several terraces converted to vineyards for the cultivation of wine grapes. It is also a tourist center in summer.

People

  • Mia Martini (born: Domenica Rita Adriana Berté), songwriter and singer, died in 1995.
  • Loredana Berté, sister of Mia Martini, songwriter and singer.
  • Benito Carbone, football player of Inter, Torino, and Sheffield Wednesday.
  • References

    Bagnara Calabra Wikipedia