A holiday to live in colour
WHAT TO SEE IN ITALY
WHAT TO SEE IN ITALY:
MOUNTAIN ITINERARY
MONTALTO
Montalto is the highest peak in the Aspromonte chain (1955 metres). On the summit you will find a Christ the Redeemer that also serves as a lightning rod, twice destroyed by the same lightning. The statue was hoisted in 1900 in the Jubilee year. At its side is a spectacular wind rose placed by the GEA (Gruppo escursionistico Aspromontano) in 1994, indicating all the various destinations in Italy and abroad. From the top of the summit, on a spectacularly clear day, you can admire Sicily and the Aeolian Islands. To carry out this excursion (Montalto cristo redentore) there is an 80 m difference in height uphill, but here you can appreciate a breathtaking view. Please wear closed walking shoes, duration of the excursion 1 hour round trip with stop. The hike is of the T tourist type and does not require any physical training.
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Montalto The REDENTOR
1894, Pope LEONE XIII wanted to place on 19 mountains of Italy the statue of the Redeemer.September 23, 1901, the bronze statue by the sculptor F.Ierace, performed in Rome by the Rosa and Zanosio, was transported in pieces on the back of a mule, among a thousand difficulties from Delianova to Montalto whose top is high above the sea m.1956 property 'of Baron Antonio Stranges of San Luca, who donated' all the land where the statue was placed- Inaugurated by Card. Inaugurated by Cardinal Portanova, after a pilgrimage lasting four days, with stops at Cardeto and Polsi. Almost all the bishops of Calabria, or their delegations, authorities, nobles and a large number of people flocked up there to be present at the event.
Destroyed twice by lightning and always rebuilt, the current one, however, was created by the sculptor Michele di Raco from Reggio.
mountain route € 35.00
Departure at 08:00 from your place of stay
return at 18:30
MENTA GORGE
Gambarie, small village sorto in the annio 30 as shelter of lumber and as houses workers. in 1960 it came defined the Cortina d' ampezzo of Calabria. For the altitude and the purity of the air they came made the summer colonies and in many they went to Gambarie to spend the summer holidays, goal a lot aspired. from the month of June to September the chair-lift can be used where it is possibbile to make of the fantstiche photos with the sight of the Etna and the Sicily.
STUMP OF GARIBALDI
An almost obligatory stop for tourists, where you can see the majestic tree characterised by a large hollow in which Giuseppe Garibaldi's companions made him rest when he was wounded in the leg. In the immediate vicinity of the tree stands a small mausoleum commemorating the hero's deeds.
Villaggio del Leo An old sawmill surrounded by the greenery of the Aspromonte National Park, one of the first industries in the Aspromonte region to process timber, an example of the technological avant-garde of the time and a point of reference for trade on the Aspromonte plateau.
There are traces of the ancient Decauville, the first model of a railroad used to facilitate the transport of logs from the mountain, surrounded by beautiful stone structures and clay bricks made on site.
Essential equipment: comfortable shoes for the hike to Mont'alto, light jacket, remember that we are at 1860 m and the temperature and weather conditions can change suddenly.
Services offered:
tourist guide,
lunch,
chairlift ticket not included