Catanzaro, which is also known as the city of the two seas and the city is the capital of the Calabria region and overlooks the Tyrrhenian Sea on the west and Ionian Sea on the east. It shares borders with Reggio Calabria in the south and the Vibo Valentia Province in southwest.
This place is famous for the best and most famous hotels and restaurants in Italy, bars and roadside eateries. The restaurants offer the best cuisines, dominated by exquisite seafood and wines with a very Italian flavor. There are many shops on the street that offer a wide range of local goods, mainly handicrafts and souvenirs for tourists.
BEACHES:
- Spiaggia Caminia
The beach of Caminia is one of the most beautiful beaches on Calabrian east coast. You find there clean, soft sand and clear water . The mountains begin directly behind the beach; a few foreshores slide into the sea to the left and right of the bay and ensure calm waters without large waves.
- Spiaggia Pietragrande
Pietragrande Beach is located about 10 kilometers from Catanzaro on the stretch of coast known as Costa degli Aranci. It is easily accessible. The beach, characterized by sand mixed with gravel, is not very wide and is located between two panoramic cliffs. The sea is blue with turquoise shades, the seabed is rocky and slopes quickly, ideal for swimming.
- Copanello Beach
The beautiful beach of Copanello Lido is situated in the heart of the Gulf of Squillace, a few kilometers from Catanzaro. The wide beach is composed by rocks plunge straight into the sea with golden white sand and green crystal clear waters.
- Spiaggia Cupido di Sant’Andrea Apostolo
Spiaggia Cupido is a sandy beach located in the town of Sant’Andrea Apostolo dello Ionio, in the province of Catanzaro. The beach offers fine, white sand overlooking the crystal clear sea of the Ionian Sea. The conditions are ideal for swimming, snorkeling or just sunbathing on the shore.
WALKING AREA:
Lungomare di Giovino – Catanzaro
This is the best place to spend time by the sea for walks, cycling or scooter riding. There are several bars there where you can drop in for a quick snack or dinner. In the evening there is a wonderful view of the sun setting over the sea. The wonderful sea breeze is the background for unforgettable holiday photos. Pine forests and wildlife, perfectly match the urban space.
SIGHTSEEING:
Viaduct Morandi-Bisantis
The city is famous for a number of places of tourist attraction. One of them is the Catanzaro Bridge, which is an extremely famous one-arch bridge or Viaduct Morandi-Bisantis. It is one of the tallest of its kind in Europe.
Marca – Museum of Arts of Catanzaro
The MARCA (Catanzaro Museum of Arts) was born in 2008, where they can live different works art, from ancient to contemporary language.The Museum is located in building is located in the historic center of Catanzaro and is organized on three levels. The building is surrounded by a large garden and courtyard, while the terrace offers views of the city skyline.
The Museum exhibition is divided into three rooms and consists of a remarkable collection of works dating from between ‘500 and ‘900, which are added those of the Foundation wheel which takes its name from one of the greatest masters of the last century, Mimmo Rotella.
Monumental Complex of San Giovanni
The monumental Complex of San Giovanni stands in Piazza Garibaldi in Catanzaro, in the area of the Norman Castle, built in the 11th century by Roberto il Guiscardo and partially destroyed in the 15th century. Materials from the castle were used – among other things – to build the Church of SS. Giovanni Battista ed Evangelista, seat of one of the most important brotherhoods of the city; the Congrega dei Bianchi di Santa Croce (1563) with the Hospitio (1569) and the Teresian monastery (1645).
In 1999, a new exhibition dedicated to Mattia Preti dedicated the complex as a prestigious cultural and exhibition centre, one of the most important in southern Italy. It is precisely this role that the complex fulfils today, thanks to the vastness of the restored exhibition spaces.
Statua del Cavatore
The Cavatore Monument dates back to the second half of the last century. The sculpture, placed on a grey granite base from which water flows, is placed in a niche of the monumental complex of San Giovanni and dominates the central Piazza Matteotti. On the sides of the monumental fountain, two important arteries, Corso Mazzini and Via Carlo V, begin their course and cross the city centre.
Mediterranean Biodiversity Park Catanzaro
Mediterranean Biodiversity Park is a 60-hectare natural area in the center of Catanzaro.
The park has been created after the environmental remediation of the old school of agriculture. Today the park is an ecosystem home to a great variety of plants and animals.The park also hosts a Wildlife Rescue Center (CRAS), Brigata Catanzaro Military History Museum (MUSMI) and a provincial police station.
There are also many art installations by Dennis Oppenheim (Electric Kisses), Tony Cragg (Cast glance), Jan Fabre (De man de wolken meet), Mimmo Paladino (Testimoni), Wim Delvoye (Betoniera), Marc Quinn (Totem), Antony Gormley (seven iron sculptures part of Time Horizon series) and Stephan Balkenhol (bronze diptych).
