Surroundings Calabria is surrounded by some of the most remarkable places in Italy. Calabria is at the very south of the Italian peninsula, to which it is connected by the Monte Pollino massif, while on the east, south and west it is surrounded by the Ionian and Tyrrhenian seas. The region is a long and narrow peninsula which stretches from north to south for 248 km, with a maximum width of 110 km.  Capo Vaticano
Capo Vaticano is a wide bathing place in the Municipality of Ricadi in Calabria, Italy. The 'Cape' is formed by a particular white-gray granite, which is examined worldwide for its geologic characteristics. The famous Venetian writer Giuseppe Berto made Capo Vaticano his home, after travelling throughout Italy. "Capo Vaticano", he wrote, "is called Vatican as a Roman hill: once priests and fortune tellers searched for the future basing their predictions on birds' flights. 200 meters over the Cape there is a rock called Mantineo and in ancient Greek it means: to communicate with God. The Cape was a holy place and now it is the same". 
Pizzo
Pizzo is a seaport and commune in the province of Vibo Valentia (Calabria, Italy), situated on a steep cliff overlooking the Gulf of Santa Eufemia.
It has an old castle, in which Joachim Murat, ex-king of Naples, was shot on October 13, 1815.
Fishing is one of the main activities, including that of tunny and coral.  Tropea
Tropea (Greek: Tropaea, Trophea) is a municipality located within the province of Vibo Valentia, in Calabria (southern Italy). The town is a famous bathing place, situated on a reef, in the gulf of St. Euphemia connected with the mainland by a narrow strip in the Tyrrhenian Sea, toward the south with respect to Vibo Valentia and northward with respect to Ricadi and Capo Vaticano.  Zambrone
Zambrone is a commune (municipality) in the Province of Vibo Valentia in the Italian region Calabria, located about 60 km southwest of Catanzaro and about 9 km northwest of Vibo Valentia. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,803 and an area of 14.4 km². Zambrone borders the following municipalities: Briatico, Parghelia, Zaccanopoli. |