Abandoned places
Acerenthia
Crotone · 450 m
The ruins of old Cerenzia, left by its inhabitants in the nineteenth century.
Interest
Villages and history
Places 14
Archaeology
Village
Charterhouse of Serra San Bruno
Vibo Valentia · 790 m
The charterhouse in the woods of the Serre, founded by Saint Bruno of Cologne.
Village
Village
Archaeology
Village
Abandoned places
Old Papaglionti
Vibo Valentia · 400 m
An abandoned village among the olive trees, a few minutes from Zungri.
Archaeology
Scolacium Archaeological Park
Catanzaro · 20 m
A Roman town among the olive trees, a stone’s throw from the sea.
Village
Archaeology
Reggio Calabria: the seafront and the Riace Bronzes
Reggio Calabria · 10 m
The seafront on the Strait and the two bronze warriors that came from the sea.
Abandoned places
Old Roghudi
Reggio Calabria · 520 m
An empty village on a spur of rock, in the heart of Greek Aspromonte.
Abandoned places
Ruins of Cirella
Cosenza · 170 m
The ruins of a village on a headland, facing the island of Cirella.
Village
Tiriolo
Catanzaro · 690 m
The village of the two seas: from the top you see both the Ionian and the Tyrrhenian.
Every year 1
23 April
in 167 daysItineraries 8
4 stops · about €40 · Families
The Marchesato: the column, the fortress and the stone ship
A Greek column, a fortress in the sea and a village on a crag
5 stops · about €45 · Couples and friends
The Tyrrhenian coast, from Pizzo to Tropea
A castle, an ice cream, a hidden beach and sunset over the sanctuary
4 stops · about €30 · Lovers of old villages
Greek Calabria, from Pentedattilo to Bova
A ghost village, a village where Greek is spoken and sunset on the Strait
4 stops · about €35 · History lovers
Byzantine Locride: Gerace and Stilo
A Norman cathedral, a Byzantine church and a monastery among the olive trees
4 stops · about €30 · Anyone who wants mountains and sea together
The Serre and the Costa degli Dei
A charterhouse among fir trees, a village in the rock and sunset over the sea
4 stops · about €40 · Families
The Strait and the swordfish
A fishermen’s quarter, a castle, Sicily on the other side
4 stops · about €45 · Couples and friends
Riviera dei Cedri: the arch, the murals and the ruins
A rock arch, a painted village and a sunset from the ruins
4 stops · about €30 · Anyone landing at Lamezia
Between two seas: Tiriolo, Scolacium and Soverato
From the mountain where you see two seas to a Roman town, and on to the beach
Experiences 8
Long walks
Demanding
Cosenza
Way of Saint Francis of Paola: the Young Man's Way
49 km +2,450 m 3 days
49 km in three stages from San Marco Argentano to the Sanctuary of Paola, following the youth of Calabria's patron saint.
By bike
Moderate
Reggio Calabria
Costa Viola by bike: from Scilla to Palmi
28 km +350 m 3-4 hours, with stops
A route by the sea over the Strait, among terraces, vineyards and the best sunsets on the coast.
Hiking
Moderate
Cosenza
From the village to the Devil’s Bridge, above the Raganello Gorge
3 km +250 m 2-3 hours
A stepped descent from the Civita viewpoint to the bridge across the ravine.
Long walks
Moderate
Catanzaro
Kalabria Coast to Coast: from Soverato to Pizzo
55 km +2,280 m 3 days
55 km on foot in three stages from the Ionian to the Tyrrhenian Sea: from Soverato to Pizzo through the Preserre hills, the woods and Lake Angitola.
By bike
Easy
Saturday 21 November · 9:00
Crotone
A bike ride through the olive groves of the Marchesato
28 km +350 m A day, lunch included
A group ride among olive groves and hills, with a stop at an olive mill.
Long walks
Demanding
Reggio Calabria
The Englishman's Path: six days in Greek Calabria
110 km +4,250 m 6 days
Six stages and about 110 km through Greek-speaking Calabria, in the footsteps of Edward Lear's 1847 walk: from Pentedattilo to Staiti.
Long walks
Demanding
Cosenza
Sentiero Italia in Calabria: from the Pollino to the Aspromonte
Several weeks, in stages
The great long-distance trail along the ridge of the four parks, in stages, to walk entirely or in parts.
Hiking
Easy
Saturday 14 November · 16:30
Reggio Calabria
Sunset at Pentedattilo with a guide
4 km +180 m About 3 hours
An end-of-day walk to the ghost village, with the light changing on the rock.