What to do in Calabria

Nicotera

At the foot of the ancient noble castle, the terrace on the Tyrrhenian Sea

Scilla, an Enchanting Village between History and Myth

A legendary place celebrated by classical writers and Grand Tour travellers, known for its swordfish tradition and now loved as a seaside resort.

Castello Ruffo: Scilla’s Symbolic Lookout over the Strait

From the legendary Tyrrhenians, who are said to have first guarded the promontory, to the Ruffo family, who turned it into their stronghold.

Artist Mimmo Carteri and his Villa Zephiros

An extraordinary house-museum in Ferruzzano Marina bears witness to civic and artistic engagement

The Stairways of Scilla: Salita Garibaldi

In Marina Grande, right at the entrance to the elevator, a small oasis of biodiversity is thriving

The Archifòro Woods

To say forest is an understatement... An old-growth forest of beech and white spruce dotted with spectacular granite outcroppings

The Stilaro River

From tumultuous torrent to broad fiumara, this is the becoming of one of the Serre's most historically rich waterways

A weekend in Ferruzzano, in the Valley of the Armenians

Ancient millstones, a Roman road, a ghost town, an artist's house and many natural wonders in Ionian Calabria

The Underwater Wonders of the Costa Viola

Here, where two seas meet, powerful currents and steep seabeds create one of Calabria’s most fascinating destinations for divers.

The «Logge» of Ferruzzano

Summers at the beach for families from Ferruzzano: a tradition that faded away in the late 1970s