Reggio di Calabria, commonly known asReggio Calabriaor simplyReggioinSouthern Italy, is the biggest city and the most populatedcomuneofCalabria,Southern Italy. It is the capital of theMetropolitan City of Reggio Calabriaand the seat of the Regional Council of Calabria.
Reggio is located on the "toe" of theItalian Peninsulaand is separated from the island ofSicilyby theStrait of Messina. It is situated on the slopes of theAspromonte, a long, craggy mountain range that runs up through the center of the region. The third economic center of mainlandSouthern Italy,is the oldest city in the region.
As a major functional pole in the region, it has strong historical, cultural and economic ties with the city ofMessina, which lies across the strait inSicily, forming a metro city of less than 1 million people.