Calabria

Scilla, Charybdis, and the Stone Siren on the Strait of Messina

Where the Tyrrhenian meets the Ionian, a fishing village clinging to the rock gave its name to Homer's monster and preserves the art of swordfish fishing by lamplight.

Jul 9, 2026

Cerchiara di Calabria

Wild nature

Grotta delle Ninfe in Cerchiara: The Magical Spring of Deep Calabria

Among the gorges of the Pollino, in Cerchiara di Calabria, a natural spring feeds a pool among the rocks: an ancient place of worship and crystal-clear waters.

Jul 9, 2026

Gerace, the Locride's Best-Kept Secret That Almost Nobody Knows

Perched on a cliff ten kilometres from the sea, Gerace holds Calabria's largest Norman cathedral and an intact medieval centre — the perfect alternative to Tropea for beauty without crowds.

Guides and itineraries

The Hidden Coast of the Gods: From Pizzo to Capo Vaticano Without the Crowds

Between Pizzo Calabro and Capo Vaticano lies a coast of secret coves, Saracen towers and authentic fishing villages living in the shadow of nearby Tropea. A slow itinerary along the Tyrrhenian.

Amendolea: The Ghost Castle and the Lost Villages of Aspromonte

On Aspromonte's wildest slopes, Amendolea is an abandoned borgo ruled by a ruined Norman castle — a journey to Calabria's edge where nature reclaims what was once human.

Wild nature

The Sila Plateau: Ancient Forests and Silent Lakes in the Heart of Calabria

A vast highland of primeval forests and crystalline lakes above 1,000 metres, where summers are cool and winters bring skiing among ancient larch pines. Calabria's mountain secret.

Civita, the Arbëreshë Borgo Suspended Over the Raganello Canyon

In the heart of the Pollino, Civita is a village of Albanian origin where the houses seem to have eyes and the dialect breathes the Balkans — a timeless place above one of Italy's most spectacular canyons.

Pizzo Calabro, Calabria

Responsible travel

Skip Tropea: Pizzo Calabro, Tartufo Gelato and Murat's Castle

Pizzo Calabro offers crystal-clear sea, the original tartufo gelato and the castle where Murat was shot — without Tropea's summer chaos.