Things to see in Calabria
40 places in Calabria you should see at least once in your life.
Altomonte
A Gothic church and a Simone Martini in a Calabrian village
ArchaeologySibari
The archaeological park of the Greek city famous for its luxury
SpasCerchiara and the Grotta delle Ninfe
A warm sulphur spring in a cave and a sanctuary on the mountain
VillagesCivita and the Arbëreshë
An Albanian village on the edge of the Raganello gorge
NatureThe Raganello Gorge
A canyon of vertical walls in the Pollino National Park
ArtThe Codex Purpureus Rossanensis
A sixth-century Gospel on purple parchment in Rossano
FaithThe Patirion of Rossano
A Basilian monastery with a mosaic floor of fantastic animals
ArtOld Cosenza and the Cathedral
The city of Telesio, the tomb of a queen and the legend of Alaric
ArtMAB, the Bilotti Open-Air Museum
Dalí, De Chirico and Manzù along Corso Mazzini
VillagesDiamante and its Murals
The town of murals and chilli peppers on the Riviera dei Cedri
VillagesMorano Calabro
A cone of houses at the foot of the Pollino
SeaThe Island of Dino
Sea caves and transparent water off Praia a Mare
NatureLake Arvo and Lorica
Lakes, pines and ski slopes in the heart of the Sila
FaithSan Giovanni in Fiore and the Florense Abbey
The town born around the abbey of Joachim of Fiore
SeaScalea
A stepped old town and the Talao tower on the Riviera dei Cedri
NatureThe Giants of the Sila
Centuries-old black pines in the Fallistro reserve
ArchaeologyScolacium Archaeological Park
Roman ruins and a Norman basilica among the olive trees
CuriositiesCatanzaro and the Bisantis Bridge
Morandi's single-arch viaduct and the city of the three hills
NatureThe Valli Cupe Reserve
Canyons and waterfalls in the heart of the Presila
CastlesSquillace and its Castle
The town of Cassiodorus, with a Norman castle and ceramics
VillagesTiriolo
The village from which you can see both the Tyrrhenian and the Ionian Seas
Food & wineCirò and its Wines
The oldest wine of Calabria between sea and hills
ArchaeologyCapo Colonna
The last column of the temple of Hera Lacinia on the promontory
CastlesLe Castella
The Aragonese fortress that seems to float on the sea
VillagesSanta Severina
The 'stone ship' with a castle and a Byzantine baptistery
VillagesBova and the Grecanici
The village where Calabrian Greek is still spoken
VillagesGerace
The city of a hundred churches and the largest cathedral in Calabria
ArchaeologyLocri Epizefiri
The ruins and pinakes of one of the richest Greek colonies
CuriositiesPentedattilo
The abandoned village at the foot of a hand-shaped rock
SeaThe Costa Viola and Palmi
Steep cliffs and the Tonnara beach
ArchaeologyThe Riace Bronzes
The two Greek warriors at the Museum of Magna Graecia
CuriositiesThe Lungomare Falcomatà
'The most beautiful kilometre in Italy' facing Etna
MountainsAspromonte National Park at Gambarie
Beech forests and views of the Strait a stone's throw from the sea
VillagesChianalea di Scilla
The fishermen's village with houses on the water below Castello Ruffo
FaithThe Cattolica of Stilo
A tiny Byzantine church with five domes on Monte Consolino
Food & wineCastello Murat and the Tartufo of Pizzo
Where Napoleon's brother-in-law was shot, and the famous ice cream
CuriositiesThe Chiesetta di Piedigrotta
A church carved into the tufa on the beach of Pizzo
SeaCapo Vaticano
Granite cliffs, white coves and the Aeolian Islands on the horizon
FaithThe Certosa of Serra San Bruno
Saint Bruno's charterhouse in the woods of the Serre
SeaTropea
The town on the cliff and the sanctuary on the rock