Calabria is mainly mountainous or hilly. Two
main valleys divide the Calabrian peninsula
into three rich mountainous groups of green
woods, pastures and spring waters.
The
shape of the land isolates the urban centers
where the population is found. Calabria has
no ports on the coast.
Thanks
to the influence of the sea the climate of this
area is mainly Mediterranean, while inland,
in the mountainous areas, the climate is more
rigid with plentiful rainfalls.
The
area is crossed by two railway lines: one runs along all
of the Tirrenic coast connecting Reggio Calabria to Naples,
while the other comes from Taranto running along the Ionica
side.
An internal
road network connects the more remote towns to the main
centers. The last leg of the A1 motorway "Autostrada
del Sole" finishes in Reggio Calabria, passing through
Villa San Giovanni.
Calabria
is linked to Sicily by the Straits of Messina which are
crossed by fleets of ferries. For years the government has
been talking of building a bridge from Calabria to Siciliy
but so far work has not started on this ambitious project.
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