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How to get to Calabria and how to move around Calabria?

Today we are going to learn how to get to Calabria and how to get around in the main cities of the region.

By Ana Patricia Da Silva
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Introduction

With a good airport structure, Calabria airports offer good options to and from several cities in the region. Today we will know more about it! Let´s go?! How to get to Calabria and how to move around Calabria? Stay with us and make the best of boot country! Here at Your Travel to Calabria you make the trip of your dreams!!! Are you staying in Calabria? Looking for a hotel? Click here and discover best accommodation options in Calabria!

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A Little more about Calabria…

Calabria, like all southern Italy, was colonized by many peoples and the one who gave great importance to the region was the Greek people, denominating this region as Magna Graecia, which is a colonized land of greater importance than its own colony of foundation. After the Greeks, came the Romans, the Byzantines, Normans, Swabians, Angevins and Aragonese. Precisely because of this, Calabria is a land so diverse and in every part of the Calabrian territory we will find a different cultural and artistic heritage!

Unfortunately, few tourists have been in Calabria; this is because this land is not yet known by most tourists, but also for other reasons, such as its geography; it is not easy to get around this region and when the tourists come to Italy they think of going only to the most famous regions like Veneto, Lombardy, Liguria, Tuscany, Sicily and Campania and, obviously, Lazio, with the “eternal city” Rome, losing the charms and magic that Calabria can offer. However, we have the solution to this small inconvenience regarding transportation, itineraries and guided tours: we make tours, in small groups or individual, and in English! See all the posts about Calabria!

To know more about Calabria read all the other posts about this region! It will surely awaken in you the desire to know this beautiful, but little explored, region! Let’s talk a bit more about this in the options below, as well talk about getting to and around Calabria.

1) How to get to Calabria and how to move around Calabria? BY PLANE

There are 3 airports in Calabria:

  • Lamezia Terme International Airport: this is the most important airport and is the one I advise you to use. There are even direct flights from other countries if you are not arriving in Rome or Milan.
  • Reggio Calabria Airport: with several daily arrivals and departures from/to Rome and Milan.
  • Crotone Airport: with various arrivals and departures from several Italian cities.

2) How to get to Calabria and how to move around Calabria? BY TRAIN

The train in Calabria is, perhaps, one of the most convenient ways to travel to the different regions of Italy and also to move within the region to the larger cities like Cosenza, Reggio Calabria, Catanzaro, Crotone, Paola, etc., while to the smaller cities, sometimes, it will be necessary to make several connections, including there local railways, which unite some small villages; the problem is that, often, these railroads do not even have a website to get more information so you can only buy tickets when you are already in the city of departure such as Cosenza or Reggio Calabria, and you get the risk of not having more tickets for the day you want, having to wait a day or two in the city of origin.

There are several trains departing from Rome and Naples every day to the main cities of Calabria (Paola, Cosenza, Reggio Calabria). Let me give you an idea of time: from Rome (from 5 to 9 hours) and from Naples (from 4 to 6 hours). To buy tickets with departure from the bigs cities, you can go directly to their website: click here! If you prefer, go straight to the train station once you there.

3) How to get to Calabria and how to move around Calabria? BY BUS

A effective option, besides the train to reach Calabria, is by bus, there are several lines that depart every day from Rome, Naples and some cities in Sicily. The main Calabrian bus companies are: IAS(CS); La Valle – (CS); Lirosi Autoservizi srl – (RC); SAJ – (CS); Simet -(CS).

If used to reach large cities such as Reggio, Catanzaro, Cosenza, Sibari or Crotone is a great option; to get to the various villages in the mountains, it is the worst way of transport indicated, since there are only a few lines (and few daily departures); So: is an option to be discarded if you want to know the Calabrian villages.

4) How to get to Calabria and how to move around Calabria? BY CAR

To know the Calabrian villages the best option is the following: Calabria is one of those regions that if you really want to know, you will need a car, so you can visit the villages that are lost between the mountains, as well discover the natural beauties of this region, practically untouched by classic tourism. SEE THE PHOTOS OF MY CALABRIA

By Car: The A3 highway is the backbone of Calabria and connects the region to Naples and Rome.

Importante Tip:

  • Another ideal solution would be to get on a flight and pick up a car at the various car rental dealers that are located at the three Calabrian airports, or get to the main cities (Paola, Cosenza and Réggio) by train and, from there, rent a car.
  • In my opinion this is the best option! (Consider guided tours that offer private cars and so you can enjoy the beautiful scenery that the road offers to get to your destination! The value is almost the same as a rented car, you do not have to worry about driving on a road you do not know and you will be safer to enjoy your trip with comfort and coziness!)
  • See the post I wrote with an 8-day itinerary in Calabria! – COMING SOON! -Only the best of the best! ROAD TRIP IN ITALY: CALABRIA! (coming soon).
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A Little more of the Beauties of Calabria

Watch this video:  Discovering Calabria with Ana Patricia: tour in Cosenza

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Conclusion

Imagine a place of incomparable beauty, where time seems to have stopped and where the beauty of the sea and the sunsets of summer will warm the desire of the ideal vacations! If this is your wish, you have to come to the splendid land of Calabria, a land of culture, history, traditions, typical flavors… feel like, not only as a traveler, but as a guest.

TRAVELING TO CALABRIA IS A WONDERFUL EXPERIENCE, BUT BEING A REGION WITH A SMALL TOURISM INFRASTRUCTURE FOR FOREIGNERS, IT IS NOT SO SIMPLE TO VISIT THIS AMAZING PLACE WITHOUT ANY HELP, ESPECIALLY IF YOU DON’T SPEAK ITALIAN.

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Ana Patricia Da Silva

My name is Ana Patricia, I am Italian-Brazilian, been living for 15 years in Italy, graduated in Librarianship at the State University of Londrina-UEL in Londrina-PR, in Scienze del Turismo at the University of Calabria and have a Master’s degree in Cultural Tourism by the Fondação Garrone, partner of University of Catania in Sicily. I am the only tour guide in Calabria that speaks Portuguese, and also have been qualified as tourist guide in Europe. I am also the creator / founder of Touristico - Consultoria Itália Brasil.

Since 2012, I´ve been working with the enhancement and promotion of Italian territory in general and, since (2015) in a more specific and concrete way, I have been promoting this wonderful region (still little known by many people) called Calabria!

Our website will provide information about the more “tourist-friendly” Calabria and the less touristy – and therefore more authentic – Calabria, the one entrenched among medieval towns! This region has many medieval villages embedded in rocks, often built overlooking the sea, to protect themselves against Saracen invasions or in pleasant panoramic corners where life still happens according to the rhythm of each season.

Come and visit Calabria with me!!!
This region will surprise you! Ana Patricia Tour Guide in Calabria

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