Catona

With about 15,000 inhabitants it is in the coastal area the northernmost district of the city, it borders to the north with Villa San Giovanni, to the south with Gallico; it overlooks the Strait of Messina.

Dante Alighieri, in canto VIII of Paradiso, mentions the district of Catona: ...e quel corno d'Ausonia che s'imborga di Bari, di Gaeta e di Catona da ove Tronto e Verde in mare sgorga...Through the story of Charles Martel of Anjou, Dante describes the kingdom as a triangle between Bari East, West and Gaeta Catona South.

In addition, Giovanni Boccaccio, in a note from Dante Alighieri’s Commedia, mentions Catona: ...Tra Messina in Cicilia e una punta di Calavria, ch’è di rincontro ad essa, chiamata Capo di Volpe, non guari lontana ad una terra chiamata Catona e a Reggio, è uno stretto di mare pericolosissimo...Catonateatro is important in the cultural landscape of Reggio Calabria, offering theatrical and musical events each year at "Arena Bianchi" on the "Catona promenade".

After the extension of the promenade, the monumental work was moved a hundred meters from the water line on private property and is no longer available for visitors.

Built in 1937, the monument consists of a quadrangular base where the pedestal rests with the inscription of the names of the fallen of the First World War; on top there is the eagle with its wings outstretched, while on the left there is the allegory of victory.