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Gambarie
Whatever both the motive that it pushes in mountain, if you find you in the Province of Reggio Calabria you cannot make to less less than appreciate the hospitality, the variety, the spontaneity of Gambarie of Aspromonte.
We are to 1400 mt of height on the level of the sea, in the thick one of the Aspromonte.
To the doors of the National Park of the Aspromonte that really from the great mountain reggina takes the name.
Gambarie is considered among the most important summer tourist places and of winter sport of the south of Italy.
Important for Gambarie you/he/she has been the role developed of the Anas in the years 40, that you/he/she has built to that times a house cantoniera for the employees.
Main point has been then the appointment of the Mayor Carmelo Mangeruca for the tourist development of Gambarie.
But Gambarie is a place that despite the enormous development of these last years, you/he/she has preserved intact the his/her principal.
All is here, in this simple and happy result, the particularity of Gambarie, precious pearl of the Calabrian mountain, set in an extraordinary environment that he allows to discover few to the time, behind a ridge, beyond a wood, on the shores of a vivacious brook.

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A group of impassioned of the mountainbiking and of the mountain of Aspromonte has founded to Gambarie of Aspromonte, ASPROMONTEBIKE, the first association of MTB of the province.
Armed with a great desire to do and of a great love for his/her own earth they propose him to widen the base of the impassioned ones of the mtb, to divulge and to promote the knowledge of the territory of the National Park of Aspromonte, spreading the sensibility and the respect toward the environment.
You can identify this way and to create some itineraries to propose to the visitors so that to make to know the beauties of the Aspromonte.
Many are the projects that ASPROMONTEBIKE has in mind to realize, among these the study of runs and paths for the MTB, the organization of cultural activity that promotes the use of the mountainbike, the realization of popular material on the Aspromonte, so that to give impulse to the tourism of the zone, the organization of excursions, of periodic exits in mtb, of assemblies and granfondo.
The association can stick to other associations or corporate body that have the same his/her finalities, it will be in close contact with other groups that they already operate in Aspromonte, among which the ASSOTUR, that is always distinguished for its presence on the territory and the dynamism of its activities.
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Gambarie, pearl of Aspromonte
The Aspromonte is the last line of the "Alps Calabresi", the mountainous complex of the Sila.
Here Gambarie is found, small jewel they climb on and equipped skiing station of southern Calabria, where he looking at the sea.
Sour and wild, the Aspromonte is the other face of Calabria, that opposes sharp contrasts to the calm of the coastal panoramas, ridges of rocks, impervious woods, deep valloni and steep buttresses as well as areas of immense naturalistic value.
Last line of the "Alps Calabresi", the mountainous complex formed by the Sila, the Aspromonte preserves in the name, that wants to say "candid, white" the bond, typical of this earth, with the Greek populations of the ionic coast that so much loved to look at the candid mountainous formations of the thick one.
In 1994 the Park of the Aspromonte has been founded, a protected area with over 78 thousand hectares of belonging ground to 36 communes in the province of Reggio Calabria, dominated by the peak of the Montalto or mountain Cocuzza (1955 ms.)..
Point of departure for excursions in Aspromonte and tourist center they climb on among the more appreciated of southern Calabria, it is Gambarie, quota 1630 meters in the Commune of Saint Stephen in Aspromonte.

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Eufemia Di Aspromonte (provincial): km 20 (recommended from who comes from north).
In the heart of the National Park of the Aspromonte, situated in the center of Gambarie to 1450 meters and not too far the ski footsteps, the hotel Miramonti rises.
Dipped in the stately rich landscape of woods and superb mountains that directly lean out on the sea, in an oasis of green, sun and nature, in the center of the country and the National Park of the Aspromonte the Central hotel rises.
Placed to the center of Gambarie the Restaurant C.A.I.

National park dell\'Aspromonte - Services
For the impassioned ones the Aspromonte is a mountain to discover: long walks (also in mountain bike), trekking, excursions are some of the practicable activities inside the Park.
Another journey for the more reckless person, is what conducts to the valley of the Fiumara of Melito, a ditch soaked with vegetation with frequent falls and wells to taste the wildest Aspromonte.
In many communes of the hinterland calabro the history still lives in the architectural rests: to Africo the chiesetta of St. Leo can be visited, one of the few finds existing basiliani in Aspromonte.
For the lovers of the snow, instead, Gambarie of Aspromonte is the tourist center to ski dominating the coast, with Sicily and the islands Eolie on I break down him/it.

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ASPROMONTE.IT - Section devoted d\'Aspromonte to the National Park
From the commune of Bova, through the horrid de! Footstep of the Zita and Cross of St. Leo (1145 ms), the Fields of Bova are reached; then through one excavated, after the ruins of the old center, the chiesetta of St. Leo can be visited, one of the few vestigias existing basiliane in Aspromonte.
Interesting center on the only artery that from the Ionian it brings to Gambarie, base of departure for excursions toward Montalto, is famous for the sources of mineral waters.
From the forest tollgate of St. Savior (1223 ms), on the Fields of Bova, him dipartono roads, excavate and paths that bring grecanici of the valley of the Amendolea to the centers, to the ruins of Africo and Casalnuovo, to the church basiliana of St. Leo and to the fiumares of the south-oriental slope of the Aspromonte (with the falls of Maesano, Parmarello and Forgiarelle)..
The Strut of the Watch is a stupendous balcony on the oriental Aspromonte, where they poll different monoliths.
It is basic of excursions toward the western Aspromonte, the centers of the Dossone of the Melia and the Plans of the Zomaro (where famous are rising oligominerali).
On August 16, on the occasion of the party, they come wandering from every part of the Aspromonte, after having walked for the whole night afoot.

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Friday 18 August will be held the XXXI Marcialonga AICS Verdaspromonte, the classicissima run-walked between the woods and brooks of Gambarie and Three Threshing floor.
The demonstration is organized by the Club Aics Gambarie in collaboration.
of the AICS, with the patronage of the corporate body National Park of the Aspromonte and the.
The classicissima AICS of Gambarie clearly distinguishes him from others.

Province of Reggio Calabria - Itineraries - Violet Coast - Itineraries
Keeping on crossing the SS 184, in direction of Gambarie, he reaches the alternative for Podargoni, center that is signalled above all for the rural architecture of his/her buildings, to a large extent antecedent to the 1908 earthquake.
Porseguendo along the government road he reaches Saint Stephen of Aspromonte, whose landscape beauties mostly do vocati one of it of the common montanis to the tourist development.
184 he reaches Gambarie, the place more famous montana (1330 ms s.l.m) of the province reggina, center of the National Park of Aspromonte.
Eufemia of Aspromonte, a brief deviation will bring the place in which the hero of the two worlds was wounded to a leg to the Cippo of Garibaldi.
From Gambarie Montalto can be reached, that is the tallest top of Aspromonte with his/her 1956 meters, where the statue of the Savior and the rose of the winds can be admired over, obviously, to the panorama mozzafiato.

NATURALITER - Aspromonte
Africa started to advance toward the European sod, bringing to the reduction of the waters and the spillage from the billows of the alpine chain, of which the Aspromonte.
From the geologic point of view and geomorfologico, the Aspromonte has a central nucleus of gneiss, sometimes granitiferi.
The fiumares: phenomenon idrogeologico that the Aspromonte shares only with the desert of Gobi in Mongolia; gravelly ample courses of water, that become phosphorescent in the nights of full moon.
From the economic point of view, the Aspromonte introduces a great deal an agricultural landscape.

Naturaliter - trekking and Mediterranean hospitality
Aspromonte is trekking: we have described the Aspromonte as a great volcanic cone ploughed by numerous streams that quickly falling toward the sea forming the fiumares; ample, sandy and stone, phosphorescent and spectacular, threatening.
The following pernottamentis are anticipated: in firm agrituristica ("The Bergamotto" to Amendolea, e/o "Agriclub Her Jars" to Roccella Ionica); in the furnished (to Bova and Staiti) apartments; also a night in the hotel to Gambarie of Aspromonte; in curtain (loc.
Transfer of 45' from place Scapolella to Gambarie of Aspromonte and setup in the hotel.
Transfer of 60' from Gambarie at the base of the Montalto (mt.
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Eufemia d' Aspromonte rises behind the Plans of Aspromonte on an overlooking balcony the Turbid River to 480 meters s.l.m., along the S.S.
And' attainable in car or bus from the highway Know-RC (release of Bagnara) and from the tourist place montana of Gambarie of Aspromonte (SS 183).
S.Eufemia d' Aspromonte, thanks also to the proximity to the highway he/she Knows - RC is an important commercial center in which however have not been abandoned the typical agricultural productive activities: the production of olives, potatoes, beans and chestnuts.
In the territory of S.Eufemia d' Aspromonte, along the road that conducts to Gambarie d' Aspromonte, a place insists become famous for the ferimento inflicted to Garibaldi by a Piedmontese pellet; in this place, known with the name of 'Garibaldi's Cippo', 1'albero are still visible gigantic to which 1'eroe he supports after the ferimento and a small museum of objects is visitable garibaldini and photos of the epoch.
Around 22% some territory of Sant'Eufemia reverts in the perimeter of the National Park of the Aspromonte.