Region of Calabria

flag of Calabria - italy

Calabria has been immortalized in the drawings of Edward Lear who, traveling through on a donkey in 1847, was transfixed by the "horror and magnificence" of its savage landscape. Along with Sicily, Puglia and Basilicata, Calabria was part of Magna Grecia. Later on centuries of rule by Naples led to the marginalization of Calabria. Nowadays Calabria has a terrifying reputation due to the "ndrandheta", the ferocious first cousin to the Mafia whose activities are constant menace.

Capital Catanzaro
Provinces Catanzaro
Cosenza
Crotone
Reggio Calabria
Vibo Valentia
Municipalities 409
Area 15081 km2
Population (2004 est.) 2007392
  Climate of Basilicata
Month
Average monthly maximum temperature Average daily hours of sunshine Average monthly rainfall
April
9.5 to 18 6 hrs 70 mm
July
18.5 to 29.5 10 hrs 13mm
October
14 to 21.5 5 hrs 86 mm
January
6.5 to 13 4 hrs 90 mm
Regions of Italy