The best destinations in Calabria
The southern region of Calabria has long been recognized for its stunning coastlines and destinations like Tropea but is also quickly gaining attention for its hilltop villages where time seems to have stood still over the past several centuries. Calabria does not disappoint if you’re willing to get out of your comfort zone and out of the big cities.
Here are some of Calabria’s TOP destinations:
- Tropea (VV)
- Isola di Capo Rizzuto (KR)
- San Nicola Arcella and Arcomagno Beach (CS)
- Pentedattilo village (RC)
- Scilla (RC)
- Pollino National Park (shared with Basilicata)
- Gerace village (RC)
- Sila National Park
Exploring Isola di Capo Rizzuto in Calabria
If you’re not familiar with Italy’s region of Calabria, it’s definitely time to broaden your horizons. To help you visualize,…
San Nicola Arcella and the Arcomagno Beach in Calabria
Continuing our journey along the Riviera dei Cedri in Calabria and heading south from the lovely Praia a Mare, we…
Pentedattilo: The Abandoned Village in Calabria
We’re traveling into the deep south of Italy, to the extreme “toe” of the boot in the Calabria region. This…
Magical Scilla in Calabria
Scilla is a small town in the province of Reggio Calabria. It is officially one of “the Most Beautiful Villages…
Discovering Pollino National Park in Calabria
Italy’s largest national park that very few foreigners have even heard of spans across two southern regions- Calabria and Basilicata-…
The Village of Gerace in Calabria: the “Florence of the South”
Southern Italy’s Calabria region boasts a whopping 15 villages that made the list of the “Most Beautiful Villages in Italy”….
Sila and Its National Park in Calabria
Between Crotone and Catanzaro in the southern Italian region of Calabria, we find an area known as the Sila. This…
Tropea and the Coast of the Gods
Thankfully, there is an increasingly growing trend among world travelers to get off the beaten path, and in Italy’s case,…
