Itinerary 1 from Cosenza
The drive is 198 miles round-trip, covering four towns and using Cosenza as your base. You can cut the drive down to about 160 miles by just visiting Santa Severina and Catanzaro. The photos below should help you make your decision, and we provided links to other websites for more information on each destination.
Cosenza — visitsitaly.com
Crotone — turiscalabria.it
Santa Severina — turiscalabria.it
Cantanzaro — turiscalabria.it
Squillace — visitsitaly.com
Itinerary 2 from Cosenza
This 177 mile drive includes seven towns. I know that’s a lot but you can split this one into two drives. Or you don’t have to hit them all. If you just focus on Castrovilari, Scalea, Diamante, and Belvedere Marittimo, you’ll cut your drive to less than 150 miles round-trip.
Altomonte — turiscalabria.it
Castrovillari — calabriareview.com
Morano Calabro — turiscalabria.it
Scalea — scalea.com
Diamante — turiscalabria.it
Belvedere Marittimo — Visitsitaly.com
Fiumefreddo Bruzio — turiscalabria.it
Itinerary 3 from Tropea
On this drive you’ll be venturing into the mountains (watch out for cows). While it’s only 3 towns, it’s still 178 miles round-trip. To shorten the drive, you can either just go to Gerace (119 miles) or to Bivongi and Stillo (155 miles).
Tropea — explore-calabria.com
Bivongi — turiscalabria.it
Stilo — turiscalabria.it
Gerace — turiscalabria.it
Itinerary 4 from Tropea
This will likely be your favorite. To visit all four destinations, it’s a 157 miles. By eliminating Reggio di Calabria, you’re down to about 120 miles. You don’t want to skip Pizzo or Scilla.
Reggio di Calabria — beautifulcalabria.com
Scilla — beautifulcalabria.com
Pizzo — explore-calabria.com
Vibo Valentia — turiscalabria.it
