Calabria Coast on to Sicily
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Day 1 – Salerno
A port city southeast of Naples, in Italy. Atop Monte Bonadies, the centuries-old Arechi Castle has sea views, plus Museo Medievale del Castello, exhibiting medieval ceramics and coins. In town, built on the ruins of a Roman temple, is Salerno Cathedral. It has Byzantine bronze doors, a baroque crypt and a marble altar. The terraced Minerva’s Garden has been growing medicinal plants since the 14th century.
Day 2 – San Marco
28 Nm south to San Marco. A quaint hillside Italian village and hamlet of Castellabate, a municipality in the province of Salerno, Campania
Day 3 – Marina di Camerota
33Nm is Marina di Camerota is an Italian town, the largest Civil parish of Camerota, situated in the province of Salerno, Campania
Day 4 – Porto do Maratea
20Nm Passing by numerous caves at sea level and bustling sandy beaches we can moor off for an overnight or go on to
Day 5 – San Nicola Arcella
15Nm further south is a town and comune in the province of Cosenza in the Calabria region of southern Italy. American writer Francis Marion Crawford lived in a coastal tower at San Nicola in the late 19th century.
Day 6 – Marina del Belvadere
17Nm to
Day 7 – Paolo
40Nm to
Day 8 – Vibo Marina
Vibo Marina is a port town in the province of Vibo Valentia, entering the Calabria region of southern Italy. It is a frazione of the town of Vibo Valentia. It has around 10,000 inhabitants. The town lies in the Gulf of Saint Euphemia, on the Tyrrhenian Sea
Day 9 – Tropea
12Nm to Tropea. Tropea is a small town on the east coast of Calabria, in southern Italy. It’s known for its clifftop historic center, beaches and prized red onions. Built on a former Byzantine cemetery, the 12th-century cathedral has marble sarcophagi and a painting of the Madonna of Romania, the town’s protector. Nearby is a viewpoint over the hills. The centuries-old Santa Maria dell’Isola Church is on a rock overlooking the sea.
Day 10 – Scilla
32Nm to Scilla, administratively part of the Metropolitan City of Reggio Calabria. It is the traditional site of the sea monster Scylla of Greek mythology.
If you are leaving us here then about 25KM South by taxi is Reggio di Calabria “Tito Minniti” Airport, also known as Aeroporto dello Stretto. This airport located near Reggio, is in southern Calabria, and you can connect to Rome International in just over the hour.
