 Introduction
Despite the city's ever growing size, Reggio maintains a country feel. Approximately 180,000 people live within the city and the local population are known as Reggians. Reggio is also a port city with a strong fishing industry. More recently, the surrounding waters have drawn in more tourists than fish. It has been called "Italy's most beautiful kilometer" by Gabriele D'Annunzio.
Attractions
･ The National Museum of Greater Greece: houses the two famous Bronzi di Riace statues
･ The Cathedral: the largest religious building in Calabria
･ The Aragonese Castle: built before 540, it is now home to art exhibitions
･ Chiesa degli Ottimati: Church of the Optimates, in Byzantine-Norman style
･ The walls of the ancient city: one of the few remaining examples of the original Greek walls.
･ Villa Zerbi: a villa in 14th-century Venetian style. It is the seat of exhibition of the Venice Biennale in southern Italy
･ Remains of Roman baths
･ The Town Art Gallery: Pinacoteca Comunale, houses works by Antonello da Messina (Abraham Served by the Angels and St. Jerome in Penitence), Mattia Preti, Luca Giordano, Giuseppe Benessai and others
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History
Natural disaster decimated the city several times. Several major earthquakes damaged the city and associated tsunamis added to the devastation. The worst quakes were in 1783 and on December 28th, 1908. About 80 percent of all buildings in Reggio collapsed and thousands of people were killed. The 1908 quake remains the worst on record in modern western European history.
The city is renowned for being the location of the first dated Hebrew book, a Rashi commentary on the Pentateuch. This was printed in 1475, but some scholars consider Rome as the city where Hebrew printing began.
Location
Ferries offer access Messina from the west pier at the end of Via Florio about once an hour, or every 2-3 hours on Sunday.
Trains stop at Lido, and the main harbor in the south end of town. The main station has a small tourist office that offers maps of the town.
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Churches and Museums
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Museo Nazionale della Magna Grecia (National Museum of Magna Grecia)
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Historical Buildings and Monuments
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Municipio
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Places of Interests
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Terme Romano
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Villa Comunale
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Tourism Sector Telephone: 0965/364111
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