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Natural Monuments

Reggio Calabria

Melito Di Porto Salvo

Pentedattilo Village

Natural Monuments

Reggio Calabria

Melito Di Porto Salvo

Pentedattilo Village

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Pentedattilo Village

Name: Pentedattilo Village
Rating: 2

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Location: Melito Di Porto Salvo, Reggio Calabria, Calabria, Italy

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1. Pentedattilo Village loop from Reggio di Calabria Omeca

65.7km

03:09

530m

Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Some segments of this route may be unpaved and difficult to ride.

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2. Pentedattilo Village loop from Motta San Giovanni - Lazzaro

73.1km

03:59

1,150m

Hard road ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride.

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3. Pentedattilo Village loop from Marina di San Lorenzo

43.2km

02:08

440m

Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride.

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Massimo Collini

March 6, 2025

Situated at 250 metres above sea level, Pentidattilo stands perched on the cliff of Monte Calvario, with a characteristic shape that resembles that of a cyclopean hand with five fingers, and from which the name of the village derives in Greek πέντα-δάκτυλος (transliterated pènta-dàktylos), meaning "five fingers".

The ancient village, which stood at 320 metres above sea level, was definitively abandoned in 1971, after having been declared uninhabitable three years earlier: the population, in fact, had migrated slightly towards the valley, forming a new small centre from which the old ghost town could be admired.

Only recently have some artisans restarted some shops, to which a small restaurant has even been added. The village has undergone some redevelopment works, such as the restoration of some buildings, in addition to the resurfacing of the main street.

Every summer Pentidattilo is a stop of the travelling festival Paleariza, an event of Greek culture on the international scene. Between August and September it also hosts the Pentedattilo Film Festival, an international short film festival.

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Elevation 300 m

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Location: Melito Di Porto Salvo, Reggio Calabria, Calabria, Italy

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Pentedattilo Village

1. Pentedattilo Village loop from Reggio di Calabria Omeca

2. Pentedattilo Village loop from Motta San Giovanni - Lazzaro

3. Pentedattilo Village loop from Marina di San Lorenzo

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