Interest
Sea and beaches
Places 8
Capo Vaticano
Vibo Valentia · 110 m
The granite headland with the most photographed beaches of the Costa degli Dei.
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.
Ruins of Cirella
Cosenza · 170 m
The ruins of a village on a headland, facing the island of Cirella.
Soverato
Catanzaro · 5 m
The wide, pale beach of the Ionian coast, with a seafront that comes alive in the evening.
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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 · 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
5 stops · about €35 · People who enjoy driving
Sea and mountains in the same day
Breakfast on the Ionian Sea, lunch among the pines, sunset on the lake
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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 4
By bike
Moderate
Vibo Valentia
Costa degli Dei by bike: from Pizzo to Tropea
55 km +450 m A day, or two with a night halfway
Fifty kilometres on the Tyrrhenian coast, with the tartufo of Pizzo at the start and the sanctuary on the rock at the end.
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.
On the water
Easy
Vibo Valentia
Dawn kayaking along the coast of Tropea
6 km About 2.5 hours
Two hours by kayak early in the morning, among rocks, caves and the village on its cliff seen from the sea.
On the water
Easy
Crotone
Snorkelling in the Capo Rizzuto marine area
About 2 hours
Mask and snorkel in front of the fortress of Le Castella, in one of Italy’s largest marine reserves.