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CALABRIA HOLIDAYS > ITALY
The Calabria
Region is divided into five provinces : Catanzaro, Cosenza, Crotone, Reggio di Calabria and Vibo Valentia.
Cities in Calabria: Cosenza, Crotone and Vibo Valentia.
In the extreme south west of Italy, washed by the Tyrrhenian and lonian Sea, Calabria occupies the "toe" of the Italian peninsula south of Naples. It is bounded in the north by the region of Basilicata, to the west by the Tyrrhenian Sea, and to the east by the Ionian Sea. Calabria faces the island of Sicily across the Strait of Messina.
Calabria is an essentially mountainous region, with a high central Apennine ridge, which crosses it lengthwise. The mountain slopes are overgrown with thick woods. The coastlines present landscapes of wild beauty.
Capital City of Calabria: Catanzaro
camping and caravanning, holiday rentals, hotels, tour operators - calabria tours, travel guides, travel to calabria
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Camping and Caravanning
 Eurocampings - ACSI Camping Guide Basilicata
Camping.it - Camp sites Calabria
Catanzaro - Cosenza - Crotone - Reggio Calabria - Vibo Valentia.
Holiday Homes Calabria / Apartments
- Holiday homes Calabria
Interhome offers quality apartments or houses in Badolato Marina, Bianco, Capo Vaticano, Cariati, Ciro' Marina
, Gizzeria, Marina di Tortora, Praia a Mare, San Nicola Arcella, Santa Maria di Ricadi, Scalea, Scilla, Sibari, Torretta di Crucoli and Tropea.
All properties are checked on a regular basis. All homes can be booked on-line. Properties are shown by destination.
NonSoloCasa - Holiday homes in Southern Italy
Hotels Calabria
Booking - Hotels in Calabria - Hotel Guide Calabria
Hotels in Tropea, Briatico, Parghelia, Roccella Ionica, Ricadi, Amantea, Nicastro, Villa San Giovanni, Acquappesa, Taureana, Capo Vaticano, Cosenza, and more
Centrally located hotels ranging from small family run budget accommodation to world-class five star hotels.
National Parks
In the heart of the Mediterranean, between the sea and the mountains, with a mild climate thanks to the sea,
the province territory is characterised by thick chestnut tree, beech, holm oax and white fir tree forests, that
alternate with olive and grape groves, secular fiumare and overhanging coasts covered in ferns, brooms, arbutus, myrtles, oleanders and prickly pears.
The coastline that goes from Villa S. Giovanni to Gioiosa Ionica presents the natural habitat for bergamot
cultivation. The territory's fauna presents different species of birds, and amongst them we find the black
woodpecker, the great eagle, the harrier eagle and the pecchiaiolo hawk, also called adorno, that in springtime crosses the Messina Strait from Africa to procreate in Europe.
Parco Nazionale della Sila
The National Park includes the territories already part of the "historical" Calabria National Park (1968), and
protects areas of considerable environmental interest in Sila Grande, Sila Piccola and Sila Greca for a total of
73.695 hectares. It promotes conservation and development of traditional food, forest and farming activities as well as all typical handicrafts, sports, gastronomy and tourism.
Park.it - Italian Park Portal
National Parks, Regional Parks, Marine Protected Areas, National Reserves, Regional Reserves, Wetlands and Other Protected Areas.
Travel Agents / Tour Operator
Travel Guides Calabria / Related books
Travel Guides Calabria [ amazon.co.uk ]
Old Calabria - Norman Douglas
Among the finest books of travel in the English language, Old Calabria is Norman Douglas' account of his visits
to the wild country of southern Italy in the early years of the twentieth century
Then, as now, Calabria was relatively ignored by traditional tourists. But Norman Douglas, the unrepentant
pagan, was no traditional tourist. With his inexhaustible fund of erudition, wit and elegant literary style he
conducts the reader from the promontory of Gargano to the tip of Aspromonte; through the influences of its
many invaders - Greek colonists, Norman feudal lords, Spaniards and Angevins until its absorption into the
corrupt Kingdom of the Two Sicilies. Delicate, allusive, urbane and civilized, it is recognized as a classic for its
vivid evocation of the life, language, history and customs of Europe's most colourful extremity. Its literary quality puts it in a class of its own.
Paperback 384 pages (June 21, 2001); Publisher: Weidenfeld & Nicholson history; Language: English; ISBN: 1842124609.
Stolen Figs, and Other Adventures in Calabria - Mark Rotella
Experience the adventure of exploring one's family roots in a small village in southern Italy: taste the food, kiss
the relatives, explore the terrain, climb the mountains, visit the castles, learn the history (Greeks, Bruttians,
Romans, Visigoth conquests) ... The village, Gimigilano, is located in Calabria, the region that looks like the foot
on a map of Italy, which everyone knows resembles a boot. The author, Mark Rotella, describes his very
*first* visit to this village with his father and later subsequent visits either alone or with his wife, who is of
Engish and Dutch heritage. He captivates the reader with descriptions of nostalgia and heart-felt longing
when he emotionally connects to the traditions, customs and life of the village. He is befriended by Giuseppe,
a photographer, who produces postcards that he sells to regional shops and businesses. Giuseppe becomes his personal driver and tour guide to Calabria ...
Hardcover 320 pages; Publisher: North Point Press; Language: English; ISBN: 0865476276
Southern Italy Insight Guide
This guide includes a section detailing the history of Southern Italy, from the days of the Greeks and Romans
to modern times, 12 features covering aspects of the region's life and culture, ranging from the Mafia to music
and more. It has a region by region visitor's guide to the sights, and a comprehensive travel tips section
packed with essential contact addresses and numbers. Plus hundreds of photographs and 12 maps.
Paperback 300 pages (July 25, 2002); Publisher: Insight Guides; Language: English; ISBN: 9812349081.
A Traveller in Southern Italy - H.V. Morton
When the Autostrade del Sole extended south from Naples to the Reggio di Calabria, H.V. Morton seized the
chance to explore a part of Italy that was comparatively unknown. He went from the "heel" to the "toe" of Italy
and explored the undeveloped rivers of the Tyrrhenian and Ionian coastlines, met local peoples and learned
about their traditions and folklore, and discovered an Italy not previously exposed to travellers.
Paperback 432 pages (January 10, 2002); Publisher: Methuen Publishing Ltd. Language: English; ISBN: 0413522105.
Transportation / How do I travel to Calabria
Crotone Airport [ CRV ] - Aeroporto di Crotone-Sant'Anna
Lamezia Airport - Aeroporto di Lamezia-Sant'Eufemia [ SUF ] - not far from Catanzaro
Stretto - Aeroporto dello Stretto [ REG ]
Airport of Naples [ Napels International Airport ]
Airline Tickets / Bargain Flights
Flight tickets Calabria, Price comparison possible.
Ma-Re-Si
Operates an all year round scheduled service between the ports of Valletta (Malta), Catania (Sicily) and Reggio Calabria (Italy).
Links
Catanzaro - city of the two seas
Capital city Calabria region and of its province. See Comune Catanzaro
Catanzaro - Province Catanzaro
Cosenza - Province Cosenza
Crotone - Province Crotone
Crotone, Ciro Marina, Cotronei, Crucoli, Cutro, Isola Capo Rizzuto, Pallagorio, Santa Severina, Savelli, Strongoli, Melissa
Reggio Calabria - Province of Reggio Calabria Tourism
Vibo Valentina - Province Vibo Valentia
Altomonte - City Council Altomonte
Crotone - City Council Crotone
Gerace - CCity Council Gerace
Near Locri, i s a beautiful medieval city, with a norman castle, an ancient Cathedral, etc.
Gioia Tauro (RC) - sea port
Reggio Calabria - CCity Council Reggio Calabria - sea port
Ricadi - situato sul golfo di Sant'Eufemia
Siderno - City Council Siderno - on the Ionian Sea coast
Soverato - City of Soverato -
Stilo - City Council Stilo
The home of Tommaso Campanella, with a Norman castle and a beautiful Byzantine church, the Cattolica
Tropea - Tyrrhenian Sea coast
A beautiful town, with a nice seaside, renowned for its sweet red onions [ mainly produced in Ricadi ].
Vibo Valentia - sea port
Vibo Valentia was originally the Greek colony of Hipponion. It was founded, probably around the late 7th
century BC, by inhabitants of Locri, a principal city of the Italian Magna Graecia, located to the west of Vibo Valentia on the Ionian Sea.
Villa San Giovanni (RC) - City Council Villa San Giovanni - sea port
Bivongi - see Bivongi.com
Canolo
Capo Spuligo - a pearl in the Ionian Sea
Capo Vaticano - see Capovaticanoonline.it
The coastline of Capo Vaticano stretches from the Bay of Riaci to that of S. Maria. Nearby lies the mythical
beach of Torre Ruffa steeped in legend and history. Underneath the extreme tip of the promontory run little
beaches, the biggest of which is Praia del Fuoco divided by huge crags which rise out of the waters and reach up to the sky almost to the height of the Cape.
Cerchiara di Calab
Ciro
Civita
Corigliano
Cosenza
Cropalati
Isola di Dino
Lamezia Terme
Longobucco
Nicotera
Pizzo
Rosarno
S. Maria d. Armi
Sambiase
Schiavonea
Scilla
Sibari
Sila Grande
Trebisace
University of Calabria - Università della Calabria [ Rende ]
University Catanzaro - Università degli Studi Magna Grecia di Catanzaro [ Catanzaro ].
University Reggio - Università degli Studi Mediterranea di Reggio Calabria [ Reggio Calabria ].
Cuisine - Calabria Cooking
The characteristic ingredient of the reggina cooking is chilli, which has been used by the imagination of many
producers to create many new products that are now mixed with the traditional ones.
Pork products (soppressata, capicollo, filetti, 'nduja), traditional cheese, the "rosamarina", also known as "the
caviar of the South" (spicy new-born sardines), and extra virgin olive oil are the winning tickets for those
who are hard to please. Not to forget the unique art of the preserves, thanks to which the products of nature
(tomato sauce, mushrooms, aubergines, tuna and many more products), picked and preserved are able to keep the garden scents and the colours of the passed seasons intact.
Vetrine di Calabria - Calabrian products
Restaurants, wine farms, olive oil farms, typical products; and more.
History of Calabria
Calabria's history - WikipediA
Institute and Museum of the history of science
Music, Culture & Entertainment
The artistic heritage of Reggio Calabria's province reflects its historical events and guards priceless treasures
of prehistorical times and Magna Graecia's culture. Many places still witness the culture of this land , like the
byzantine –norman spirituality, S.Giovanni Terrestì Basilica in Bivongi or Gerace's Cathedral, or some private
buildings, like Villa Caristo in Stignano, built in the XVIII century, Villa Palizzi in Casignana, which still presents an untouched floor mosaic, and Villa del Naniglio in Gioiosa Jonica.
Il Circolo Calabrese
Il Circolo Calabrese is the world's oldest and largest organization devoted to the study and preservation of the language, history, culture and genealogy of the Calabria region of Italy.
Accademia di Belle Arti di Catanzaro
Web Portals / Calabria Directories
Calabriaonline.com
Kaulon - Il portale della Calabria
quiCalabri - La tua guida alla Calabria
Top Calabria Links
Tropeaonline.it
Tropea is one of the most beautiful towns in Calabria lies along the south Tyrrhenian coast.
Austere and majestic, Tropea rises out of the promontory of Monte Poro which lies between the two gulfs of
Sant'Eufemia and Gioia. It overlooks a mirror-like sky-blue, crystal-clear sea, with its incredible rocks: "La Pizzuta", "Formicoli", "San Leonardo" and "Isola Bella".
The wild, white, sandy beaches which snake their way into little grottoes and creeks are interrupted by
valleys and fertile, rippling hills full of fruit and citrus fruit trees, onion and vegetable fields, lime trees, bougainvillaea, verbena, jasmine and other sweet-smelling Mediterranean plants.
Tropea
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