Coast of the Jasmines | |
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State | Italy |
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Region | Calabria |
There Coast of the Jasmines is a sub-region belonging to the territory of Locri in Calabria.
To know
Geographical notes
The Costa dei Gelsomini also known as Riviera dei Jelsomini is the name used to identify a coastal area in the province of Reggio Calabria between Punta Stilo is Capo Spartivento bathed by the Ionian Sea, where the cultivation of the jasmine plant is particularly widespread, so much so that it is a typical feature.
Territories and tourist destinations
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Urban centers
There Coast of the Jasmines is formed by the territory of 42 municipalities of jonio reggino, the main of which are:
How to get
By plane
The area is served by the airport of Reggio Calabria and from the airport of Lamezia Terme
By car
The coast is crossed entirely by the SS106 and is served by the Ionian-Tyrrhenian SGC which intersects with the A3 near Rosarno.
On the train
The territory is crossed by the Ionian Railway, which allows direct connection with trains coming from Taranto (some pairs of ICs), Reggio Calabria is Catanzaro (regional trains); the connections are however few and based on diesel vehicles (the line is not electrified and the financing of the electrification works already planned is not foreseen at the moment).
By bus
There are numerous private companies that stop in the cities of the coast, thus compensating for the shortcomings of the railway network; Ferrovie della Calabria connects some locations with Gioia Tauro via a few pairs of buses that cross the Plain of Gioia Tauro and theAspromonte.
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Wikipedia contains an entry concerning Coast of the Jasmines