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Paesino unico su un costone di roccia, abbandonato dopo le alluvioni. Ci sarà ancora?
Autore: Giuseppe De Marte Anno: 1973
Indicazione del Sentiero della civiltà pastorale Roghudi - Ghorio di Roghudi 2020
Entrance of the abandoned village of Roghudi Vecchio.
Photo by Giuseppe De Marte at Italian Wikipedia
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Roghudi

Calabria, Italy · Europe

About Roghudi

Roghudi sits on the route: 10 minutes from Saline Ioniche, 52km from Gole dell'Alcantara.

Roghudi is in Calabria, Italy, with about 1,100 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Saline Ioniche, about 4 km away.

Roghudi (Calabrian Greek: Ροχούδι, romanized: Richùdi, or Rigùdi) is a comune (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Reggio Calabria in the Italian region Calabria, located about 130 kilometres (81 mi) southwest of Catanzaro and about 20 kilometres (12 mi) southeast of Reggio Calabria. It consists of two main

Read more centers separated by some 40 kilometres (25 mi), the first (Roghudi Nuovo, meaning "new Roghudi" and housing the communal seat) is an enclave in the communal territory of Melito di Porto Salvo, near the Ionian Sea coast; the second, Roghudi Vecchio, is located in the mainland at the foot of the Aspromonte. Roghudi Nuovo was founded in 1973 after two consecutive floods had made Roghudi Vecchio uninhabitable.

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Within an hour or so of Roghudi: Chianalea di Scilla (37 km), Teatro Antico di Taormina (42 km), Taormina (43 km), Giardini Naxos (45 km).

Where is Roghudi?

Roghudi is in Calabria, Italy, about 4 km from Saline Ioniche.

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Quick Information

Population
1,066
Continent
Europe
Country
Italy
Region
Calabria
Timezone
Europe/Rome
Coordinates
37.9250, 15.7654

Emergency & Services

Essential numbers in Italy

Police
113
Ambulance
118
Fire
115
All emergencies
112
Driving side
right

ACI roadside assistance: 803 116. ZTL (limited traffic zones) in city centres are camera-enforced.

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Worth the detour from Roghudi

5 notable places within an hour's drive.

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Chianalea di Scilla

Fishermen's quarter of Scilla where houses rise straight out of the Strait of Messina, earning it the name 'little Venice of the South'. Swordfish boats with their towering lookout masts still land catches beneath Ruffo Castle.

37 km · about 45 min drive

ancient ruins

Teatro Antico di Taormina

A Greek-Roman theatre framing Mount Etna and the Ionian Sea, Sicily's most spectacular ancient stage.

42 km · about 50 min drive

landmark

Taormina

A glamorous hilltop town in Sicily with an ancient Greek theater offering jaw-dropping views of Mount Etna and the Ionian Sea.

43 km · about 50 min drive

beach

Giardini Naxos

The site of the first Greek colony in Sicily, now a beach resort at the foot of Taormina with views of Mount Etna.

45 km · about 50 min drive

natural wonder

Gole dell'Alcantara

Basalt gorge near Etna where the cold Alcantara river cuts between 25-m walls of prismatic lava columns, like a Giant's Causeway turned canyon. Wade the icy river from the Motta Camastra entrance or view it from the free stairway.

52 km · about 60 min drive

Driving roads near Roghudi

  • 71 kmTorre del Filosofo (Etna Summit)The high-altitude viewpoint near Mount Etna's summit craters offering surreal volcanic landscapes and sweeping Sicilian panoramas.

Driving in Italy

Drives on
the right
Petrol
~€1.82/litre
Motorway tolls
~€8.50/100km

When to drive here

April to October

Nearby Destinations

Other places to explore near Roghudi.

Melito di Porto Salvo

🇮🇹 Italy

1 km awayPop. 9,663

Pellaro

🇮🇹 Italy

14 km awayPop. 13,000

Reggio Calabria

🇮🇹 Italy

23 km awayPop. 182,455

Santo Stefano in Aspromonte

🇮🇹 Italy

27 km awayPop. 766

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