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The first important date of the Aspromonte Geopark is that of its official application to UNESCO Global Geoparks Network; March 2, 2017. The official designation acquired on April 22, 2021 is the complete expression of years of work that aimed to enhance and therefore qualify a park that is already extraordinary in richness and diversity. In fact, the Geopark coincides perfectly at the moment with the area of the Aspromonte National Park, the corrugated rocky massif whose highest peak is Montalto, which reaches 2000 m above sea level. It includes 37 municipalities covering an area of 64,645 hectares.<\/p>\n
The Aspromonte Geopark is entirely located in the province of Reggio Calabria, Southern Italy, precisely in the final part of the peninsula, embedded in the system called “Calabria-Peloritani Orogene”. It borders with the Limina Pass to the North (from the Latin limen, border), outpost of the Serre Calabresi, with the Ionian Sea to the East and South, with the Strait of Messina to the South West and with the Tyrrhenian Sea to the West.<\/p>\n
The Aspromonte Geopark is characterized by extreme landscape, geological and environmental diversity. There are many slow and natural processes that together with unique historical-cultural realities continue to determine what are the peculiarities of this geopark. A mountain with such a strong “geological identity” that it has a decisive impact on other undergoing transformation processes.<\/p>\n
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The contents of this site refer to \u201cGuida Geologica dell\u2019Aspromonte\u201d, ISBN 978-88-7221-831-0, a work that is the result of over 40 years of studies and scientific research conducted by the teachers of the Degree in Geological Sciences of the University of Catania. Rosolino Cirrincione, Eugenio Fazio, Patrizia Fiannacca, Gaetano Ortolano, Antonino Pezzino, Rosalda Punturo. Their knowledge, combined with a simple language aimed at understanding and easy reading, made it possible for all of us to discover the amazing geological history of the Aspromonte Massif.<\/p>\n
The complex application procedure to the UNESCO Global Geoparks Network was a significant and commendable work of officials and technicians of the Aspromonte National Park with, in the important coordinating role, Dr. Sabrina Santagati.<\/p>\n
A big thank you goes to the geologist Dr. A. Serena Palermiti for her studies, training and the precious contribution made in the long and complex path to UNESCO GLOBAL GEOPARK designation.<\/p>\n
These pages want to raise awareness by showing the characteristics and beauties of the Aspromonte Geopark in general and its geology in particula. They want to intrigue and above all stimulate discovery, perhaps by visiting one of the proposed itineraries. To learn more about the Aspromonte National Park, we recommend visiting the website www.parconazionaleaspromonte.it<\/a><\/p>\n [\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row type=”full-width-section” equal_height=”yes” content_placement=”top” parallax=”tt_parallax” parallax_image=”8073″ css=”.vc_custom_1623433104403{padding-top: 169px !important;padding-bottom: 190px !important;}”][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”A great park to visit” font_container=”tag:h1|font_size:50|text_align:left|color:%23ffffff” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_custom_heading text=”CONTACT US” font_container=”tag:h2|font_size:36|text_align:left|color:%23000000″][vc_column_text]Phone<\/span><\/strong>: +393484450890
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