• 300 metres above sea level
• 8,056 hectares surface area
• Population 3.750

Places to be visited

Churches

Saint philip, the Annunciation, Matrice (where the remains of the saint patron of the town Saint Nicodemo, are kept) and the Basilian "Grancia" of Saint Biagio;

Buildings

Aristocratic houses like: Del Pozzo, Spina, Ferrari, DeGregori, Tarantino House and many others.

The olds watermill deserve to be seen. Noteworth is the Monastery of Saint Barbara, converted into a Museum of Modem Art, a meeting point for international artists. It has been recently restored by the well known painter Nik Spatari. The Museum is located two kilometres away from the Mammola town. The Sanctuary of Saint Nicodemo in the wood, is a religious place where all the community celebrate the following sunday after 12 may the day when The Saint was born. A religious heremit live here. (Saint's Day 12 May). It is located near the Limina Pass ( Limina exit from the Tyrrhenian-Ionian highway), where there is a picnic area with a natural water source. Other celebrations in honour of St. Nicodemo take place on the 12th of March and the first Sunday of September.

Gastronomy

Amongst the most famous traditional food there is the 'Mammola Stocco" which can be cooked in many different traditional ways. The traditional Sagra dello Stocco, takes place on the 9th of August with singing and dancing folk. Also notheworth the famous typical Mammola smoked cheese "ricotta"; corn bread, the local goat cheese and pork sausages.

By train: from all the major railway cities stations, to Gioia Tauro or Rosarno ( Tyrrhenian Sea coastside) and Gioiosa Jonica ( Ionian Sea coastside)

By Plane: fligths from all the major domestic airport to LameziaTerme or Reggio Calabria

Bus: from Rosarno, Gioia tauro, Marina di Gioiosa Jonica, Siderno and Locri.