Calabria
06.02.2025 – Praia di Mare
N39° 53.932′ E15° 46.612′
06.02.2025 – Isola di Dino und Madonna della Grotta
Isola di Dino, N39° 52.427′ E15° 46.494′, Madonna della Grotta, N39° 53.806′ E15° 47.085‘
07.02.2025 – Valley of the Argentino River
N39° 47.893′ E15° 54.699′
08.02.2025 – Arcomagno in San Nicola Arcella
N39° 51.307′ E15° 47.500′
09.02.2025 – Scalea
N39° 49.000′ E15° 47.433′
09.02. bis 11.02.2025 Regionalpark Pollino
Belvedere Dei Pini Loricati, N39° 54.119′ E16° 06.987′ – Colle Dell’Impiso, N39° 56.039′ E16° 09.691′ – Cozzo Menichetti, N39° 56.801′ E16° 08.851′
09.02.2025 -Lao-Fluss
N39° 50.644′ E15° 53.477′
09.02.2025 – Orsomarso
N39° 48.002′ E15° 54.575′
09.02.2025 – Cirella Vecchia
N39° 43.024′ E15° 49.127′
10.02.2025 – Morano Calabro
N39° 50.636′ E16° 08.137′
11.02.2025 – Piano del Pollino
N39° 54.397′ E16° 16.007′
11.02.2025 – Raganello Gorge and Devil’s Bridge
N39° 49.750′ E16° 19.094′
12.02.2025 – Abazzia Florense
N39° 15.168′ E16° 42.072′
I had a horror trip to this Florense Abbey (1st picture), which, to make matters worse, was half covered in scaffolding (2nd picture).
This time not through wilderness but through the city. In Italy, there are actually main roads that become narrower and narrower without warning. (Image 3).
I was driving on one just now, through San Giovanni i Fiore. After every bend, I thought things would get better. But they didn’t. A huge queue of cars had already formed behind me. And then we reached the border.
The next section was so narrow that I wouldn’t even have been able to reverse. And reversing was the only option if things didn’t improve.
I stopped and asked the driver behind me if he spoke English. Thankfully, he confirmed that he did. In my excitement, however, I spoke to him in German. We managed to understand each other anyway, and he assured me that things would get better after this bottleneck.
I had to fold in both side mirrors to get through. To top it all off, there was a 90° bend at the end where I had to manoeuvre back and forth three times to avoid scraping the houses.
Finally, I had made it, as you can see in the fourth picture. I first walked along the road that was supposed to lead me out of town to make sure that I wouldn’t have to call the police, who would have had to organise road closures for me.
12.02.2025 – I Giganti Della Sila
N39° 19.467′ E16° 28.032′
12.02.2025 – Nature Reserve Tarsia
N39° 36.210′ E16° 17.898′
13.02.2025 – Mountain Botte Donato
N39° 17.030′ E16° 27.164′
13.02.2025 – Lake Arvo
N39° 14.192′ E16° 29.962′
13.02.2025 – Lake Ampollino
N39° 12.079′ E16° 38.022′
14.02.2025 – Tropea
N38° 40.522′ E15° 53.688′
14.02.2025 – Spaggio Paradiso del Sub & Spaggio Michellino
Spaggio Paradiso, N38° 42.874′ E15° 58.389′
Spaggio Michellino, N38° 41.084′ E15° 55.185′
14.02.2025 – Murat-Castle fom Pizzo Calabro
N38° 44.131′ E16° 09.622′
14.02.2025 -Castle Della Valle
N39° 14.013′ E16° 04.027′
The following places are still waiting to be told – their galleries will follow soon.
15.02.2025 – Scoglio dell’ Ulivo (The Olive Tree Rock)
N38° 22.900′ E15° 51.433′
15.02.2025 – Capo Vaticano
N38° 37.131′ E15° 49.685′
16.02.2025 – Pentidattilo
N37° 57.232′ E15° 45.659′
16.02.2025 – Ruffo Castle in Scilla- Chianalea
Castello Ruffo di Scilla
N38° 15.368′ E15° 42.863′
Chianalea
N38° 15.281′ E15° 43.018′
17.02.2025 – Africo Vecchio
N38° 03.831′ E15° 58.611′
17.02.2025 – Bova
N37° 59.703′ E15° 55.914′
17.02.2025 – Saline Ionice
N37° 56.507′ E15° 42.747′
18.02.2025 – Roghudi Vecchio
N38° 02.929′ E15° 54.993′
18.02.2025 – Dragon Rock (Rocca del Drako)
N38° 02.977′ E15° 56.467′
19.02.2025 – Maisano Falls
N38° 06.778′ E15° 54.272′
21. – 22.02.2025 – Pietra Cappa
N38° 10.739′ E16° 00.107′
22.02.2025 – Passo del Mercante (Trader’s passport)
N38° 20.056′ E16° 08.094′
22.02.2025 – Gerace
N38° 16.340′ E16° 13.185′
22.02.2025 – St Peter’s Rock
N38° 11.394′ E16° 03.073′
23.02.2025 – Stilo
N38° 28.800′ E16° 28.074′
24.02.2025 – Grangia Degli Apostoli
N38° 29.460′ E16° 27.834′
24.02.2025 – Orthodox Monastery of St. John Therestis
N38° 29.639′ E16° 28.463′
24.02.2025 – The Norman Castle of Roger II.
N38° 28.861′ E16° 27.943′
24.02.2024 – Hermitage of Montestella
N38° 28.080′ E16° 26.934′
24.02.2025 – Catolica di Stilo
N38° 28.812′ E16° 28.094′
25.02.2025 – The Village of Fernadea
N38° 30.528′ E16° 22.782′
25.02.2025 – Marmarico Waterfall
N38° 30.160′ E16° 23.789′
26.02.2025 – Bosco Archiforo
N38° 33.145′ E16° 20.205′
26.02.2025 – Serra San Bruno
Karthäuserkloster, N38° 34.094′ E16° 19.060′
28.02.2025 – Pietracupa Waterfall
N38° 32.404′ E16° 26.243′
28.02.2025 – The Forest of Stilo
N38° 33.549′ E16° 23.760′
01.03.2025 – Scolacium
N38° 48.422′ E16° 35.600′
03.03.2025 – Rupe Waterfall
N39° 00.575′ E16° 41.421′
03.03.2025 – Campanaro Waterfall
N39° 01.019′ E16° 41.114′
03.03.2025 – Valli Cupe
N38° 58.382′ E16° 44.030′
04.03.2025 – Capo di Colonna
N39° 01.546′ E17° 12.013′
04.03.2025 – Castello Le Castella
N38° 54.431′ E17° 01.280′
05.03.2025 – Punta Alice
N39° 24.050′ E17° 09.422′
05.03.2024 – Cassian Temple & Tripoda Temple
N39° 14.365′ E16° 54.799′
N39° 14.340′ E16° 54.529′
05.03.2024 – Santa Severina Castle
N39° 08.813′ E16° 54.897′
06.03.2025 – Around Monte Sellaro
N39° 51.089′ E16° 21.825′
06.03.2025 – Santuario di Santa Maria delle Armi and Grotta delle Ninfe
Santuario, N39° 50.740′ E16° 22.360′; Grotta, N39° 50.474′ E16° 24.158′
06.03.2025 – Riserva naturale Foce del Crati
N39° 43.474′ E16° 31.834′
06.03.2025 – Castello Ducale di Corigliano Calabro
N39° 35.799′ E16° 31.025′
7.03.2025 – Castello Federiciano
N39° 58.874′ E16° 37.001′
07.03.2025 – Castello Svevo di Rocca Imperiale
N40° 06.567′ E16° 34.633