Roccella Ionica | |
Official Name: | Comune di Roccella Ionica |
Coordinates: | 38.3167°N 40°W |
Metropolitan City: | Reggio Calabria (RC) |
Frazioni: | Mancino, Spanò Bosco Catalano, Canne, Cutunizza, Ferraro, Serulline. |
Mayor: | Vittorio Zito |
Area Total Km2: | 37 |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Total: | 6768 |
Population As Of: | December 2007 |
Population Demonym: | Roccellesi (Ruccejoti in the local dialect) |
Elevation M: | 16 |
Saint: | Saint Victor |
Day: | 21 July |
Postal Code: | 89047 |
Area Code: | 0964 |
Roccella Ionica (pronounced as /it/; also known as Roccella Jonica or simply as Roccella (Roccellese: Sicilian: Rucceja) is a town and comune located on the Ionian Sea in Calabria, southern Italy.
Possibly built on the site of the ancient Greek settlement of Amphissa, Roccella is probably best known for hosting a major annual jazz festival. It is a town on the sea and has many tourists in summer for beach vacations.