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The first plants to appear among the dunes are the pioneer plants, capable of withstanding the salt and the heat of the sun.
Sea lilies and grasses create minimalist, perfect landscapes.
Inland, mastic, myrtle, and phillyrea protect and nourish the soil. Each species has a function: to retain, regenerate, and defend.
Between the water and the sky, the Mesima Nature Reserve comes alive in a delicate balance of presence and movement.
Herons, little egrets, kingfishers, and many other species inhabit this landscape, which serves as both a passageway and a resting place. Here, life does not intrude, but accompanies; it moves gently, listens, and passes through.
The Mesima Nature Reserve is one of the few coastal environments along the Calabrian Tyrrhenian coast where sand dunes, wetlands, Mediterranean scrub, and coastal pine forests coexist.
These diverse yet interconnected ecosystems create a fragile and precious balance.
The dunes protect the coastline, the ponds are home to life, the scrubland smells of summer: everything interacts, everything breathes.
