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WILD BEAUTY
Classic Tour of Calabria 7 days starting from either Naples or Reggio Calabria
Calabria
starting from euro: 500.00
Day 1 - Naples – Altomonte – Paola – Cosenza – You’ll be met at the Naples airport for your private transfer to Altomonte. In the afternoon, on to Paola, where you’ll be accompanied on a panoramic tour of the famous Sanctuary of San Francesco of Paola, whose origins date back to 1435. Arrival in your hotel in Cosenza in the evening, time to get settled in and then ready for dinner.
Day 2 - Scilla – Reggio Calabria – Villa San Giovanni – After breakfast, you’ll be accompanied on a panoramic visit of Scilla, ancient fishing village dominated by the Castello dei Ruffo. Lunch on your own. Afternoon departure for Reggio Calabria, where you’ll meet your guide and visit the Museo Archeologico Nazionale della Magna Grecia (National Archaeological Museum of Reggio Calabria), of remarkable interest thanks to not only the prehistoric as well as the archaeological collections, but especially to the famous Riace bronzes, two statues of Greek warriors dating back to the 5th century BC. Back to your hotel where dinner awaits you.
Day 3 - Gerace – Stilo – Briatico – After breakfast, leave for Gerace, old medieval village where you can glimpse traces of the ancient Greek city. A visit to one of the many pottery studios to admire the skillful artistic expertise of the master potters. Lunch on your own and then on to the historic centre of Stilo, where you’ll be met by your guide to discover the many churches and landmarks as well as the cathedral, known as the “Cattolica”, unique example of Byzantine art. In the evening, you’ll be welcomed at your hotel, either near Briatico or Capo Vaticano, where dinner awaits you.
Day 4 - Tropea - Pizzo Calabro - Cosenza – After breakfast, you’ll be accompanied on a panoramic visit of Tropea, a natural ‘balcony’ that overlooks the Tyrrhenian Sea. Lunch on your own. In the afternoon, leave for enchanting Pizzo Calabro, where legend has it that Ulysses stayed. You’ll be accompanied on a scenic walk to explore the amazing little Church of Piedigrotta, which is a cave dug out of soft ‘tufo’ rock by Neapolitan sailors who had survived a shipwreck. You’ll arrive in Cosenza in the evening - time to get settled in your hotel and then ready for dinner.
Day 5 - Cosenza - Sila – You’ll be met by your guide after breakfast for your visit to Cosenza, which boasts one of the most famous historic centres in all of Calabria and was the capital of the ancient Bruzian people. Lunch on your own. Afternoon departure for the mountainous plateau of Sila, which was once called “Grande Bosco d’Italia” (“The Great Forest of Italy”). Back to your hotel in the evening where dinner awaits you.
Day 6 - Rossano Calabro - Sibari - Naples – After breakfast, leave for Rossano Calabro where you’ll be met by your guide for your visit to the cathedral and museum which boasts the Codex Purpureus (the Rossano Gospels), illuminated ancient sacred manuscripts from the 5th century AD. On to Sibari in the afternoon where a guided tour of the archaeological site of the ancient city is scheduled. Evening arrival at your hotel in Naples where dinner awaits you.
Day 7 – Naples – Free time after breakfast and then transfer to Naples airport.
