Aspromonte

The constituting rocks are mostly gneiss, and mica schists, which form characteristic overlapping terraces.

Also, the rare bergamot, the lemony-yellow fruit used in perfumes and flavouring for Earl Grey tea, only grows in the southern Aspromonte.

Points of interest include the Gambarie ski resort (1,311 m (4,301 ft)) and the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Polsi, in the comune of San Luca.

Giuseppe Garibaldi, landing here with 3,000 volunteers in his march towards Rome, was defeated and captured on August 29, 1862, in the Battle of Aspromonte.

In 2021, Aspromonte was designated as a Global Geopark by UNESCO, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization.