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About Reggio di Calabria
Reggio di Calabria sits on the Strait of Messina with one of Italy's great archaeological collections at its heart, and its history runs from Magna Graecia through Byzantine and Norman layers to the elegant Liberty-style seafront. The Riace Bronzes anchor any cultural visit, and you can meet them on the Reggio Calabria: City Tour and Museum of the Riace Bronzes, which pairs the National Archaeological Museum with the historic centre. For a deeper, more sensory reading of the collection, the Reggio Calabria Archaeological Museum Tour with a Scent Experience adds an unusual olfactory dimension
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Reggio's identity is layered: it is ancient Rhegion, a Greek colony, and its National Archaeological Museum holds the Riace Bronzes, two fifth-century BC warrior statues recovered from the sea. Guided experiences connect those finds to the city's Roman, Byzantine and Norman past, and to nearby Greek-speaking villages such as Bova and the abandoned.
