Brancaleone

The area is on the Ionian side of the Calabrian Apennines, with the southern Aspromonte massif rising inland within this radius. The Fiumara di Bruzzano and other short Calabrian torrent valleys cut from the mountains toward the Ionian coast here. Brancaleone Marina is on the Ionian Sea. Part of the inland area falls in or close to Aspromonte National Park. The nearest larger centre with a wider range of services is Locri on the Ionian coast, with shops, schools, hospital services and rail connections. This stretch of coast is known for long beaches backed quite quickly by steep inland relief, and Brancaleone is known for sea-turtle nesting on its beach.