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Reggio Calabria, Italy
Home of the Riace Bronzes, with a seafront promenade facing Sicily.
Eat: L'A Gourmet L'Accademia
Stay: Grand Hotel Excelsior
Do: Archaeological Museum, Lungomare Falcomatà, Aragonese Castle
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Scilla, Italy
Day trip to the fishing village of Chianalea with houses on the water.
Eat: Il Pirata
Do: Chianalea, Ruffo Castle, Marina Grande Beach
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Gerace, Italy
Hilltop medieval town with a huge Norman cathedral.
Eat: La Terrazza
Stay: Kalinka B&B
Do: Norman Cathedral, Gerace Castle
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Roccella Ionica, Italy
Quiet Ionian beach town, an easy stop on the coast road.
Eat: Ristorante Nettuno
Do: Roccella Castle, Roccella Beach
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Tropea, Italy
Clifftop town with white sand beaches and a monastery on a rock.
Eat: Ristorante Pimm's
Stay: Hotel Rocca della Sena
Do: Santa Maria dell'Isola, Tropea Beach, Historic centre
- Tropea: Boat Trip to Capo Vaticano with Snorkeling & a Drink
- Piazzetta del Cannone
- Spiaggia Le Roccette
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Capo Vaticano, Italy
Lighthouse cape with clear water and good snorkelling.
Eat: Trattoria La Campagnola
Do: Capo Vaticano Lighthouse, Grotticelle Beach, Snorkelling
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Pizzo, Italy
Seaside town known for its cave church and tartufo ice cream.
Eat: Ristorante San Domenico
Do: Murat Castle, Church of Piedigrotta, Piazza della Repubblica
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Cosenza, Italy
Medieval city with an open-air sculpture museum on Corso Mazzini.
Eat: Ristorante Calabria Bella
Stay: Italiana Hotels Cosenza
Do: Cosenza Cathedral, Norman-Swabian Castle, MAB
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Catanzaro, Italy
Hilltop capital of Calabria with a famous viaduct and a lively old town.
Eat: Ristorante Tartufo Nero
Stay: Hotel Guglielmo
Do: Catanzaro Bridge, Villa Trieste, Historic centre