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Between the sea and the promenade with the parapet and Art Nouveau lampposts , stands the Arena dello Strait, a typically Greek-style theater which hosts cultural events and entertainment especially in the summer months; on the Porto Salvo pier in front of the arena stands the monument to Vittorio Emanuele III , who landed here touching Italian soil for the first time as king on 31 July 1900 .
The Lungomare Falcomatà , or Lungomare Matteotti , is the promenade that runs for about 1.7 km along the coastal strip of Reggio Calabria , between Piazza Indipendenza and Piazza Garibaldi . It is named after the mayor Italo Falcomatà , protagonist and inspirer of the "Spring of Reggio". The seafront of the historic center of Reggio Calabria occupies the coastal area between the port and the fortino a mare (the ancient Castelnuovo near Punta Calamizzi ). Sicily and Mount Etna can be seen across the Starits of Messina.
The name "Italy" is shrouded in mystery; some etymologists trace it to a Greek word meaning "the land of young cattle."Italy was fond of Jupiter and Mars from the very start, Jupiter for fatherly good luck and Mars for war!But it all began with Rome. Rome was founded by Romulus and Remus who were sons of Rhea and Mars.The twins were abandoned at birth out of a fear that they would grow up and later overthrow Amelius, usurper of their grandfather's rightful throne.Wrongful mis-doings most foul! Treachery and sabotage!! HOW would these two blessed infants make their way in such a world?As it turns out, the twins didn't have to make their way very far, because one of them killed the other one and then they weren't twins anymore. But that happens later.First they got rescued by a she-wolf who suckled them with her milk and raised them as her own until they were discovered by the shepherd Faustulus.Faustulus fed them meat and bread and also raised them as his own until they were old enough to return to Amelius and hack him up as planned. They reinstated the grandfather Numitor to his rightful throne and went off to celebrate by starting a town of their own.They chose a hilly area where the mama wolf had saved them from certain death in the barren wilderness and began scouting locations.Romulus liked one hill. Remus liked another. The circle of crows like Romulus' hill, so Romulus killed Remus and named the town after himself. Thus Rome was born and Italy with it.Text by Steve Smith.
