NICE TOUR

NICE TOUR

5 DAYS (4 NIGHTS)

Reggio Calabria - Scilla - Chianalea - Stilo - Gerace - Tropea - Pizzo

Departures every day

1st DAY: Arrival - REGGIO CALABRIA or LAMEZIA TERME

Arrival at Reggio Calabria or Lamezia Terme airport/station. Accommodation in private car/minibus/bus and transfer to hotel. Free dinner. Overnight stay.

DAY 2: REGGIO CALABRIA – SCILLA – CHIANALEA – REGGIO CALABRIA

Breakfast at the hotel and visit to the National Museum, which houses artefacts from around a century of discoveries. It was founded thanks to the efforts of Paolo Orsi who, after the earthquake of 1908, wanted to combine the collections of the old Civic Museum of 1882 with the materials recovered during his excavation campaigns in Calabria. The museum houses the famous Riace Bronzes, original Greek works from the 5th century BC, recovered from the waters of the same name in 1972 and brought here after restoration in 1981. Free lunch. In the afternoon, departure for a visit to Scilla, a mythical place par excellence: Homer identified it as the place where a monster attacked ships. Hence the legend of Scylla and Charybdis. The castle, located on the rock, is very impressive, and from its terrace you can enjoy one of the most evocative views that Calabria has to offer. The houses and palaces of the 17th and 18th centuries alternate with the fishermen's cottages of the 'Chianalea', a neighbourhood on the water's edge that always seems as if it is about to be swallowed up by the sea. Return to Reggio Calabria. Free dinner. Overnight stay.

DAY 3: STILO - GERACE
Prima colazione in hotel. Partenza per Stilo. Il borgo è molto suggestivo, conserva gli stili bizantini e normanni. Famosa per la bellezza delle sue architetture e per le sue imponenti mura. Visita alla “Cattolica” chiesetta bizantina risalente al IX-X secolo, che ha conservato integra la sua antica struttura, candidata a diventare patrimonio UNESCO. Free lunch. We then proceed to visit Gerace (included in the list of Italy's most beautiful villages). You will enter the historical centre through the 'Porta del Sole' (Gate of the Sun) and take a walk that will give visitors the chance to immerse themselves in a remarkable medieval atmosphere, discovering churches and palaces of rare beauty. At the end of it, as if by a spell, the 11th-century Cathedral will appear, the largest church in Calabria, inside which is kept the treasure of the ancient bishops. At the end of the visit, return to the hotel in Reggio Calabria. Free dinner. Overnight stay.

DAY 4: TROPEA - PIZZO -  REGGIO CALABRIA
Breakfast at the hotel and departure for Tropea, the Norman Cathedral, the Baroque Church of Sant'Alfonso dei Liguori, walk through the historic centre to discover the "glorious civilisations" that made this town famous in the past. Free time for lunch. In the afternoon, visit Pizzo, famous for the Church of Piedigrotta, a small masterpiece of sacred art, unique in its kind, where you can admire statues carved in rock representing scenes from the Holy Scriptures, the work of local artists Angelo and Alfonso Barone. Walk through the historic centre and visit the 16th-century castle, known for a sad event that took place here: the execution of the King of Naples, Joachim Murat. Finally, relax and enjoy some truffle ice cream in one of the many bars located in the town's 'salotto', where the gelato makers of Pizzo are true masters. Return to Reggio Calabria. Dinner on your own. Overnight stay at the hotel.

DAY 5: Departure
Breakfast at the hotel. Accommodation in private car/minibus/bus and transfer to Reggio Calabria or Lamezia Terme airport/station.