Soverato ( Calabrian: ) is a town and ''

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'' in the

province of Catanzaro The province of Catanzaro ( it, provincia di Catanzaro; Catanzarese: ) is a province of the Calabria region of Italy. The city Catanzaro is both capital of the province and capital of the region of Calabria. The province contains a total of ...

in the Calabria region of Southern

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. Soverato is the wealthiest town per capita in Calabria, and it has recently been experiencing a spike in tourism since 2015. Recent projects have been underway to accommodate these new tourists including the addition of the Villa Comunale, the renovation of Lungomare Europa and the ongoing reconfiguration of the main shopping road in town, Corso Umberto I, which is scheduled to be complete in late 2019.

Geography

Soverato sits on the

Ionian Sea The Ionian Sea ( el, Ιόνιο Πέλαγος, ''Iónio Pélagos'' ; it, Mar Ionio ; al, Deti Jon ) is an elongated bay of the Mediterranean Sea. It is connected to the Adriatic Sea to the north, and is bounded by Southern Italy, including ...

, in the Gulf of Squillace. Nearby there is a string of villages along the white beaches of the gulf like

Montepaone Montepaone ( Calabrian: ) is a town and ''comune'' of the province of Catanzaro in the Calabria region of southern Italy Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. I ...

Davoli Davoli ( Calabrian: or ; ) is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Catanzaro, in the Calabria region of southern Italy Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe ...

and

Isca Marina Isca Marina is a locality which forms part of the commune of Isca sullo Ionio in the province of Catanzaro in the Calabria region of Italy. Isca Marina is renowned for its white sandy beaches on Ionian sea in the Gulf of Squillace. Isca is fi ...

. The

Giardino Botanico Santicelli The Giardino Botanico Santicelli is a botanical garden located in Soverato, Province of Catanzaro, Calabria, Italy. It is open most days of the week in the warmer months. The garden was established in 1980 on a former waste site, facing southeast ...

botanic gardens were built on a former waste site in 1980. The town is bordered by

Petrizzi Petrizzi is a ''comune'' and town in the province of Catanzaro in the Calabria region of Italy Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle ...

and Satriano. Soverato can be reached via the

Lamezia Terme International Airport Lamezia Terme International Airport ( it, link=no, Aeroporto Internazionale di Lamezia Terme "Sant'Eufemia") is an airport in the Sant'Eufemia district of Lamezia Terme, Calabria, Italy. It is the principal airport of Calabria. Additionally, ...

within a 35- to 40-minute drive.

Notable people

Guido Daniele Guido Daniele (born 1950) is a hyperrealist artist who lives and works in Milan, Italy. Early years and education Daniele was born in Soverato, Calabria in Italy. In 1972, he graduated from Brera School of Arts, majoring in sculpture and then att ...

(hand and body artist) *

Elisabetta Gregoraci Elisabetta Gregoraci (born 8 February 1980) is an Italian fashion model and TV personality. She was born in Soverato, province of Catanzaro, Calabria, in southern Italy. Gregoraci started her career on the Italian television show ''Libero'' a ...

(model and TV personality) * Vincenzo Guarna (prose writer) * Antonio Lombardo (tombeur de femmes)

Photogallery

Modern buildings

File:SoveratoPalace 03.jpg File:SoveratoPalace 02.jpg File:SoveratoPalace 01.jpg

Notes and references

External links

Cities and towns in Calabria {{Calabria-geo-stub