Mount Antenna is not only one of the eight geosites of international importance of the Aspromonte Geopark for its mylonites, but it is also an excellent panoramic point: on one side the view embraces the Bonamico Valley with some of the monoliths of the Valley of the Big Stones and the Ionian coast from Punta Stilo to Capo Spartivento. From here you can clearly see the Costantino Landslide which at the beginning of 1973 blocked the underlying valley and thus gave life to Lake Costantino. On the other side, however, the view ranges from the ridges of Mount Acatti, to the Scalone di Ferraina and from Puntone Galera to Monte Perre and Serro Drago. But beyond the scenic wonders it is the mylonites that attract attention, witnesses of the enormous forces that the rocks underwent when the two lower geological units of the Aspromonte overlapped one on top of the other, and which the expert eye in this area can find almost anywhere. It is difficult to say if their appeal is caused by their aesthetics and filigree layering or if it is the film that irresistibly starts in the head and demonstrates rocks in the interior of the Earth which are pressed and pulled until they reach their final appearance and appear as an outcrop on the surface. And then also the question arises about the noise of this process and sounds are added to the film, and in the midst of a truly breathtaking great nature, a mental journey begins inside the Earth’s crust. A visit to the nearby Sanctuary of Polsi, the undisputed spiritual center of Aspromonte with its millenary history is a must. And even there, in the wall opposite the main door of the church you can find mylonites. (Hiking time: 4 hours, elevation gain: 300m)
