Calabria is a land still waiting to be discovered, far from mass tourism. Among the hidden villages of the Aspromonte and the Sila, the Arbereshe towns, the wild Ionian coast and the abandoned villages of the interior, here you travel slowly among nature, Greek history and living traditions. Explore one of the most authentic regions of the South.
38 guides in Calabria · 🛏 Dove dormire in Calabria
At the foot of Monte Consolino, Stilo conceals a 10th-century Byzantine church and a borgo where every alley tells the story of Calabrian medieval life.
Jul 5, 2026
Perched on a sandstone cliff in Locride, Gerace shelters the largest Norman cathedral in the south of Italy and alleys that breathe of bergamot.
Jul 5, 2026
Clinging to a cliff edge in the Grecanico Aspromonte, abandoned after a 1973 flood: houses gripping the rock face like swallows' nests.
Jul 5, 2026
Five fingers of rock above the Strait of Messina, a village abandoned in the 1960s and slowly coming back to life: the south's most alive ghost town.
Jul 5, 2026
A long walking traverse through the mountainous heart of southern Calabria, between the Aspromonte and the Serre, on trails that hardly any hiker from the north knows. Beech woods, gravel-bed rivers and depopulated villages, worlds away from the tourist routes.
Jun 30, 2026
The Riace Bronzes, heritage railways, Arbëreshë villages, Greek-speaking Aspromonte, and the Riviera dei Cedri. This is the Calabria mass tourism hasn't yet swallowed.
Jul 18, 2026
Guide on what to see in Catanzaro in 2 days: from the old town to the Biodiversity Park, from the Bisantis Bridge to the beaches of the Calabrian Ionian coast.
Jul 12, 2026
Complete guide to reaching Reggio Calabria by train, plane, car and ferry. All connections and tips for getting around the city and surroundings.
Jul 11, 2026
Complete guide on where to stay in Reggio Calabria: from the best areas in the historic centre to the Falcomatà seafront, with tips on B&Bs, hotels and budget.
Jul 11, 2026