Heading towards S. Domenica,
three hundred meters after the
Hospital, a road on the right
leads down to the beach "Baia di Riace".
There is an ample public and
private parking space where both
plain boats and pedal boats can
be rented.
The beach is sandy and the water
a reflection of the sky, this
beach being one of the most
beautiful ones of the area. Here
you will find the
Lidos of"Old Well"
and "Le
Capanelle".
Returning to the main road you
go to S. Domenica, from
where a road leads down to the
reknown outdoor discoteque "Rebus"
and on the left a carpark is to
be found.
Walking down a flight of steps
you come to the predominantly
stony beach. The sea-shore is
covered with rocks.
Continuing towards Capo Vaticano
you pass the
"Forum Herculis"
camping, and find on your right
a road that leads down to the resort '"Formicoli".
There is an ample parking space,
a sandy beach with shingle along
the sea-shore and the lido
"El Gajcio'".
Returning the main road you can
continue to Capo Vaticano.
Near the hotel
"Stromboli" is
the small holiday village
"Torre Marino",
from which you can admire the
transparent blue-green sea water
below.
Again on the main road you come
to a junction which takes you
not only to two public carparks
but also to the holiday villages
of Limoneto, Baia del Sole,
Robinson, Roller, Solaria and
Torre Ruffa, each of which
is equipped with all modern
conveniences for those,
including campers, who wish to
spend a peaceful holiday on the
beach.
Continuing your journey along
the main road, after a few hundred meters, you arrive
at a turning to the right
which leads to the resort
"Tono e Tonicello".
Here, close to the sandy
sea-shore and public carpark, is
the "Solemare"
campsite.
If you wish to continue on the
main road towards Nicotera,
you will have to turn right two
hundred meters after a level
crossing to reach
Capo Vaticano;
immediately after hotel
Calabrisella this road
divides into two, the left
turning to S. Maria, a
picturesque village that was
once a centre for fishing, and
the right leading to
Grotticelle and Capo
Vaticano.
If you take the right turning you
come to the holiday village
"Costa Azzurra".
Opposite, on the left, a road
leads down to Grotticelle.
This resort has a splendid beach
with parking facilities. The
beach itself is predominantly
sandy. The transparently clean
water is rendered picturesque by
a number of rocks of different
sizes, jutting up out of the sea.
Returning from the beach to the
main road you have just left to
continue towards Capo Vaticano.
After approximately thirty
meters you come to the "La
Lanterna" camping site. At
this point it is a good idea to
turn right and drive to a point
overlooking the sea, known as
"Belvedere", from
which you can let the stunning
view of primitively preserved
nature take your breath away.
From the "Belvedere",
you can follow the flights of steps cut into the
rock. These lead down to a variety
of small beaches, the most
important of which is the
"Praia du Focu".
A number of rocks emerge from
the shingly beach and
crystalline sea water, giving
the scene a very special
beauty.
Back again on the main road you
can continue towards the light
house of the Italian Navy. A
large square provides ample
parking space. From here you can
walk to a number of panoramic points at the
furthermost tip of Capo
Vaticano. From here, as from the
nearby shops run by Agroturistica,
where you can find many local
products, an extraordinary view
stretches in all directions,
including the needle of the rock
"Du Palumbaru",
as it arrogantly pierces the
horizon. These were the views
that so excited the writer Giuseppe Berto,
that he decided to live at Capo Vaticano.
You then return to the road for S. Maria.
After about five hundred meters,
opposite the hotel "Baia del Capo",
you can take the road for a sandy
beach bordering "Park
Hotel", which offers little
opportunity for parking.
The sea-shore is a mixture of
sand and shingle.
Continuing your tourist
itinerary you turn to the right
a few meters before the "Stella Marina"
restaurant and, after parking
without any difficulty, you come
to a predominantly sandy beach.
The sea-shore is a mixture of
sand and shingle.
Nearby is the small square of
S.Maria, offering very
little parking space. The beach
is very sandy and the sea-shore
shingle for the first ten meters
after the waterline, after which
there is sand. On the square you
find the small church of S. Maria di Loreto
(in honour of the saint
religious ceremonies are held on
Easter Monday. Other events, including
a procession by sea, are organised
for 15th August.) Leaving the
square on your right you arrive
at a large carpark and the lido
"L'ottagono"
after about a hundred meters.
The beach is a mixture of sand
and shingle. The sea-shore is
shingle up to a few meters from
the shore.
Returning
to the church, a road on the
right leads up to Ricadi (seven
chilometers) before joining the Coccorino-Joppolo
and
Nicotera main road.
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