Locri Lòkri (Greek-Calabrian dialect) | ||
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State | Italy | |
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Region | Calabria | |
Territory | Coast of the Jasmines | |
Altitude | 7 m a.s.l. | |
Surface | 25 km² | |
Inhabitants | 12.499 (2013) | |
Name inhabitants | Locresi | |
Prefix tel | 39 0964 | |
POSTAL CODE | 89044 | |
Time zone | UTC 1 | |
Patron | Saint Catherine | |
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Locri is a city ofItaly, in the area Calabria.
To know
How to orient yourself
The main city artery is Corso Matteotti which runs through the center parallel to the coast, this road is cut in the center of its path by Via Garibaldi, an important road that connects the station to the hospital. Through Via Garibaldi it is possible to reach the other two important communication routes parallel to Via Matteotti, Via Cusmano and the SS 106 Jonica (E90) which crosses the city taking the name of Via Marconi, Via Corso Vittorio Emanuele and Via Primo Maggio in its path. from North to south
Neighborhoods
- Bars
- Ficandianara
- Sports field
- Baldari (Greek-Calabrian dialect: Valdàri)
- Moschetta
- Caruso
- San Fili (Greek-Calabrian dialect: Aia Fili ')
- Merici (Greek-Calabrian dialect: Meriki ')
- M'prenagatti
- Mantinea
- Reeds
- Basel
- Rod
- Capozza
- Paterriti
- Janchina
- Calvi
- Gate
How to get
How to get around
What see
- National Museum of Locri, Contrada Musarà. The National Museum of Locri Epizefiri, inaugurated in 1971, is located within the archaeological area and is located near a votive deposit dedicated to the fulminating Zeus. Inside are the finds of the most recent excavations in the area while those of the first excavations are exhibited in the National Museum of Magna Graecia in Reggio Calabria. The museum itinerary unfolds on two floors: on the ground floor there are finds from the archaeological excavations of the ancient Magno-Greek polis while on the first floor there are finds from prior to Greek colonization and dating back to the Iron Age.
- 1 [link not working]Roman theatre, Contrada Pirettina. It was built in the 1st century BC. on the original Greek layout of the 4th century BC; it is the most important testimony of the Romanization of the city, which was transformed into a municipium, gradually losing its importance. Over time numerous alterations, not clearly dated, followed one another. It was brought to light in 1940 by Paolo Enrico Arias; the excavations were completed in 1957 by Alfonso De Franciscis.
Events and parties
- June Locrese. National poetry competition
- 1 [link not working]Locride Summer Village. Art Music Sport event organized by the cultural association "Giovani per la Locride"
What to do
Shopping
How to have fun
Where to eat
Moderate prices
- [link previously not working]The scotsman, ☎ 39 349 7865217. A welcoming Scottish-style restaurant in the center of Locri.
- Winter Cactus, Corso Vittorio Emanuele 87, ☎ 39 338 4396246, @[email protected]. The winter version of the historic Cactus Club lido.
Average prices
- Minuet, ☎ 39 0964 20884, @[email protected].
Mon-Sun 12.30-14.00, 19.30-23.00. The art of cooking, the most attentive hospitality, the welcoming atmosphere
and the sublime feeling of being in an informal and exclusive place.
- Sans Souci, Via Silvio Pellico, 12, ☎ 39 0964 232313, @[email protected].
30,00€ - 50,00€. The Sans Souci Restaurant, one of the most renowned on the Calabrian Ionian Coast, was born in 1979 in the historic center of Locri, in one of the oldest houses immersed in the most evocative streets of the city.