NICE TOUR

NICE TOUR

5 DAYS (4 NIGHTS)

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

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 finds. It arose thanks to the will of Paolo Orsi who, after the earthquake of 1908, wanted to unify 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 B.C., fished out of the waters of the same name in 1972 and brought here, after restoration, in 1981. Free lunch. In the afternoon, transfer to a coach and departure for a visit to Scylla, a mythical place par excellence: Homer identified it as the place where a monster attacked ships. Hence the legend of Scylla and Charybdis. Very picturesque, situated on the rock, is the Castle, from whose terrace one can enjoy one of the most impressive 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' neighbourhood at the water's edge that always seems to be swallowed up by the sea. Return to Reggio Calabria. Free dinner. overnight stay.

DAY 3: STILO - GERACE
Breakfast at the hotel. Departure by private car/minibus to Stilo. The village is very picturesque, retaining Byzantine and Norman styles. Famous for the beauty of its architecture and its imposing walls. Visit to the 'Cattolica' Byzantine church dating back to the 9th-10th centuries, which has preserved its ancient structure intact and is a candidate for UNESCO World Heritage status. 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: PIZZO - TROPEA - REGGIO CALABRIA
Breakfast at the hotel and departure for a visit to Tropea, the Norman Cathedral, the Baroque Church of Sant'Alfonso dei Liguori, a walk through the historic centre to discover the 'glorious civilisations' that made this town illustrious in the past. Free lunch. In the afternoon, visit Pizzo, famous for the Church of Piedigrotta, a small masterpiece of sacred art, unique in its kind, inside which you can admire statues carved into the rock depicting scenes from the Holy Scriptures by local artists Angelo and Alfonso Barone. We then stroll through the old town 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, we relax and have the chance to eat truffles in one of the many bars in the town's 'living room', where the pizzitani ice-cream makers are true masters. Return to Reggio Calabria. Free dinner. Overnight stay..

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