Designated as the 2024 Italian Capital of the Book, Taurianova is actively rewriting its civic history. For decades, this municipality of 15,310 residents was primarily associated with a brutal 1991 'ndrangheta feud, which left eight people murdered in three days. Today, literary initiatives are driving a new chapter for the fifth-largest town in the Reggio Calabria area.
Located 40 kilometers from the provincial capital, the territory encompasses smaller hamlets like San Martino and Donna Livia. Beyond recent cultural events, the town is widely known for its handmade nougat, a traditional confectionery staple that remains a point of local pride.
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📅 Every year, from 29 August to 10 September since 1763, culminating on 8 and 9 September
Taurianova celebrates Our Lady of the Mountain from 29 August to 10 September, a tradition handed down since 1763; the celebrations culminate on 8 and 9 September, recalling the Madonna's miracles protecting the community, with a solemn procession of the statue and the ancient tradition called «u mbitu».
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Outside Taurianova, but an easy day trip away.
