What to do near Vibo Valentia, VV

Dasà feel at home in the beautiful village in the Vibonese hills

Nestled in the Serre Vibonesi, this small ancient village welcomes you among flavors, traditions ancient trees and wonders hidden in plain sight

Norman-Swabian Castle of Arena

Imposing and marvelous, the castle in the 11th century was rebuilt for the most part by the Conclubets as a stronghold of a fiefdom so vast that it was called the "State of Arena."

Sorianello

A hamlet perched on a ridge in the Vibonese hinterland and with semiunknown origins, which according to some scholars date back to the age of the Goths and the settlements of hermit monasticism.

The Archifòro Woods

To say forest is an understatement... An old-growth forest of beech and white spruce dotted with spectacular granite outcroppings

Mount Pecoraro (m 1423)

The highest peak of the Serres deserves attention not only for this record but also for its wonderful forests

The Road of Serra San Bruno - Serra San Bruno

A must-see destination for those who want to get to know Calabria and an ideal starting point for those who want to explore the mountains that give it its name

Trekking from Cenadi to Serralta di San Vito

From the Fossa di Lupo pass we climb to the landmark peak of the northern sector of the Serre Calabresi

Torre di Ruggiero - Mount Cucco (959 m)

The Calabrian Serre are known for their magnificent beech forests, and Mount Cucco is one of the places where this forest occurs in spectacular form

Cardinal - La Conca della Lacina

Around the lake that occupies its bottom spreads a crown of forests that are among the most considerable in the Calabrian Serre Park

The Road of Serra San Bruno - Mongiana

Unique industrial archaeology site in terms of history, preservation, and also in terms of environmental setting

The Weapons Factory of Mongiana

A neoclassical facade introduces the museum, which is the flagship institution of the Ironworks and Foundries of Calabria Ecomuseum

The Nature Reserve Cropani Micone

A wonderful beech forest transcolating into a pure white spruce forest, a botanical rarity at these latitudes