Africo

Description

Africo is a comune in the province of Reggio Calabria, in the Southern Italian region of Calabria at 74 kilometres from Reggio Calabria. Africo consists of two main centers. The first, Africo Vecchio (Old Africo), is located some 15 kilometres (9 mi) in the mainland at the feet of the Aspromonte. The old town was destroyed by disastrous floods and landslides in October 1951 and abandoned. The second, Africo Nuovo, was reconstructed around 15 kilometres away, on the Ionian coast near Bianco. The economy is based on agriculture and greenhouses for the cultivation of fruits, the production of cement, and forestry. Tourism is, to date, poorly exploited even though it has enormous potential.