A holiday to live in colour
WHAT TO SEE IN ITALY: Tour in Ionian Calabria
What to see in ITALY: natural Ionian
cost 38 euros for person
Bivongi
What to see in Calabria: Bivongi , Bovonghè in Greek-Calabrian, Bobbonges, Βοββογγές in ancient Greek) is an Italian town of 1 262 inhabitants in the metropolitan city of Reggio Calabria in Calabria. Located in the Valley of the Stilaro, at the foot of Mount Consolino.
Departure from your place of stay at 07:00 am
Return to your place of stay at 20:00
What to see in ITALY: Bivongi , Bovonghè in Greek-Calabrian, Bobbonges, Βοββογγές in ancient Greek) is an Italian town of 1 262 inhabitants in the metropolitan city of Reggio Calabria in Calabria. Located in the Valley of the Stilaro, at the foot of Mount Consolino.
Situated in a valley on the right bank of the Stilaro river at the foot of Mount Consolino, Bivongi is characterised by a labyrinth of narrow streets and lots of stairs and ladders used to reach the highest dwellings.
First stage: climb the jp which will take us on an excursion to admire
The Marmarico waterfalls, considered among the highest in Italy with their 105-metre drop.
Here it is possible to bathe in cool, crystal-clear water, as the waterfalls form a natural lake that is very popular with tourists.
As equipment for the visit of the waterfalls bring: comfortable shoes, costume, and tablecloth. 13:00 hours return to Bivongi city.
Enograstronomy
The secret is in the tradition, in the climate, in the quality of the chosen grapes. The fact is that the wine of the province of Reggio Calabria, that of the ancient Enotria, a land already known to the Greeks, the famous Bivongi, is a real elixir of long life.
Craftsmanship
Very famous is the production of beautiful blankets, the famous 'pezzare', a sort of multicoloured carpets obtained through the processing of scraps and offcuts of cloth.
- From 13:00 to 14:30 lunch break
- 15:00 Visit to Stilo
What to see in ITALY: Stilo (Stilu in Calabrian, Stylon in greek-Calabrian) is an Italian town of 2,528 inhabitants in the metropolitan city of Reggio Calabria in Calabria, and inserted in the circuit of The most beautiful villages in Italy
From 15:00 to 18:00
Spectacular medieval village is also famous for the famous Cattolica di Stilo, a real jewel of Byzantine art and architecture, a UNESCO heritage site, set
set in the living rock in one of the most beautiful and panoramic points of the town, from which you can admire the Stilaro valley and the sunny village, which as in a painting
Guttuso's painting, the houses with their roofs covered by the characteristic "ceramides", between the green of the prickly pears and the blue of the sea.
The old town centre also offers refined works such as the Duomo (13th century), with a beautiful Gothic portal with small smooth and twisted columns and elegant Romanesque bas-reliefs.
bas-reliefs in Romanesque style, the "Dolphin Fountain" of clear oriental matrix, the majestic Convent of San Domenico, the medieval Porta Stefanina, the church of San Francesco, one of the most beautiful churches in Calabria in the 18th century, the church of San Giovanni Therestis, a stupendous Baroque creation and many beautiful views.
services offered
- Off-road service (jeep) for waterfall excursion.
- Lunch at the restaurant
- Visit of stilo
- Visit of the catholic
- Visit of the museum.