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Reggio Calabria, Italy
Port city with the Riace Bronzes and a seafront looking across to Sicily.
Eat: L'A Gourmet L'Accademia
Do: National Archaeological Museum, Lungomare Falcomatà, Chiesa degli Ottimati
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Scilla, Italy
Fishing village called the Venice of the South, with a castle above the sea.
Eat: Ristorante Glauco
Do: Chianalea, Ruffo Castle, Marina Grande Beach, boat tour
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Tropea, Italy
Clifftop town above one of Italy's best beaches.
Eat: Ristorante Pimm's
Do: Santa Maria dell'Isola, Spiaggia della Rotonda, Capo Vaticano boat trip
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Capo Vaticano, Italy
Quiet cape with white-sand coves and sunset views.
Eat: Trattoria del Mare
Do: Grotticelle Beach, Belvedere Capo Vaticano, La Scogliera Bar
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Pizzo, Italy
Seaside town known for its hazelnut gelato and a cave church.
Eat: Ristorante La Lampara
Do: Castello Murat, Tartufo di Pizzo, Piedigrotta Church
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Stilo, Italy
Hill town with a 10th-century Byzantine church and valley views.
Eat: Agriturismo Nido di Seta
Do: Cattolica di Stilo, Castello Normanno, Monte Consolino Natural Park
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Gerace, Italy
Medieval hill town with a cathedral and mountain-and-sea views.
Eat: La Terrazza di Mimi
Do: Gerace Cathedral, Borgo Maggiore overlook, local wine tasting
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Soverato, Italy
Sandy beach town with a seafront for live music and a nearby waterfall.
Eat: Osteria del Pescatore
Do: Baia dell'Ippocampo, Cascate del Marmarico, Lungomare di Soverato