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Gioia Tauro Destination Guide

Explore Gioia Tauro in Italy

Gioia Tauro in the region of Calabria with its 17,762 inhabitants is a town in Italy - some 300 mi or ( 483 km ) South-East of Rome , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Gioia Tauro

Current time in Gioia Tauro is now 05:11 PM (Sunday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Rome " with a UTC offset of 1 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Varapodio, Taurianova, Taormina, Seminara, and San Filippo. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Varapodio . We saw some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Gioia Tauro ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Voragine a Palmi

1:14 min by aglpalmi
Views: 17956 Rating: 4.75

Una voragine si apre sotto i miei occhi... pericolo scampato. ..

Driving Autostrada A3_Southern Italy - Sidewinder

6:04 min by MajinBoo2007
Views: 4899 Rating: 4.40

My path turned into "L" route, crawling slowly like a snake :-). This time the Autostrada switched to A3, no longer A20, from Gioia Tauro temporary exit to Rosarno exit on approach, passing through th ..


Palmi - Mango - Mediterraneo

3:54 min by ANTO123ANTO
Views: 4097 Rating: 4.75

Bianco e azzurro sei con le isole che stanno lì le rocce e il mare coi gabbiani Mediterraneo da vedere con le arance Mediterraneo da mangiare La montagna là e la strada che piano vien giù tra i pini e ..

Maersk Falsterbo Beach on the bulb

1:00 min by Schwarzbard
Views: 1379 Rating: 0.00

Beach on the bulb of the vessel ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Port of Gioia Tauro

The Port of Gioia Tauro in southern Italy is one of the largest seaport in Italy and the seventh largest container port in Europe in 2010. It is situated along the route connecting Suez to Gibraltar, one of the busiest maritime corridors in the world. The port has seven loading docks with an extension of 4,646 metres; in 2007 it had a throughput of 3.7 million TEU's from more than 3,000 ships.

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Located at 38.43 15.90 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Tags: Ports and harbours of Italy

Marro

The Marro is an Italian river in the province of Reggio Calabria. Its source is south of Cittanova and north of the Aspromonte. It has two tributaries which flow north from their sources in the Aspromonte into the Marro. The Marro flows northwest and empties into the Tyrrhenian Sea near Gioia Tauro.

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Located at 38.37 15.93 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Tags: Rivers of the Province of Reggio Calabria

Capo Vaticano

Capo Vaticano is a wide bathing place in the Municipality of Ricadi in Calabria, Italy. The 'Cape' is formed by a particular white-gray granite, which is examined worldwide for its geologic characteristics.

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Located at 38.62 15.83 (Lat./Long.); Less than 23 km away
Tags: Frazioni of the Province of Vibo Valentia, Headlands of Italy

Scilla Lighthouse

Scilla Lighthouse (Italian: Faro di Scilla) is a lighthouse in Reggio Calabria, southern Italy. It is located on a terrace of Castello Ruffo di Scilla, on the Strait of Messina, and is important in directing ships onto the Strait from the north. Built in 1913, it has a small cylindrical tower, 6 feet high, painted white with a black base. At the top is the lantern surrounded by the gallery. The lighthouse has a focal plane of 72 metres.

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Located at 38.26 15.72 (Lat./Long.); Less than 25 km away
Tags: Buildings and structures in Calabria, Lighthouses completed in 1913, Lighthouses in Italy, Reggio Calabria

Pylons of Messina

The Pylons of Messina were used from 1955 to 1994 to carry a 220 kilovolt (150 kilovolt until 1971) powerline across the Strait of Messina, between the Scilla substation in Calabria on the Italian mainland at {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:38|14|12|N|15|44|28|E|type:landmark | |name=Scilla substation }} and the Messina-Santo substation in Sicily at {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:38|10|28|N|15|32|17|E|type:landmark | |name=Messina-Santo substation }}.

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Located at 38.24 15.74 (Lat./Long.); Less than 25 km away
Tags: Buildings and structures in Calabria, Buildings and structures in Messina, Electric power infrastructure in Italy, Powerline river crossings, Pylons

Historical Weather

temperature and rainfall during the year in Gioia Tauro