Car Hire Reggio Calabria Airport

Reggio Calabria is a city in the province in the South of the Italian boot, directly across from Sicily with about 180,000 inhabitants on an area of 236 km2. Until the 1970's of the last century, was the capital of Calabria Reggio Calabria, must she settle with the title 'main city' today.

First traces of settlement reject in Reggio Calabria to the eighth century BC, when it was founded by Greek settlers. After some controller changes throughout their history, was the city in 1908 by an earthquakes with the tsunami almost completely destroyed, but lovingly rebuilt during the last 100 years.

The Castle from the 15th century and the remains of the old city wall from the fourth century BC, as well as old Roman baths with magnificent mosaics are the most impressive relics of the buildings were spared by the earthquake in Reggio Calabria. The neo-Romanesque Byzantine Cathedral in Reggio Calabria, which was built after 1908 is no less fascinating. In the Museo Nazionale della Magna Grecia can be seen the famous bronze statues from the fifth century BC, which had been found in the 70s of the 20th century on the ground of the Ionian Sea.

Reggio Calabria has still a feature. It is not just any city on the sea, but it is exactly in the middle of the sea of with telecommunications. Here are any form of coast, steep cliffs, long sandy beaches and sections wooded with pine alternate picturesque. Due to the amplitude and the many interesting destinations in the region, rents a car advisable to explore.