AUTOVIA Car Rental at Lamezia Terme Airport

Lamezia Terme Airport is the gateway to Italy's wonderful Calabria region. Exploring Calabria with public transport is possible, but far less enjoyable than doing so with a car. Autovia car rental can arrange for pick-up at Lamezia Airport. Autovia's office is located at Via Francesco Simonetta 27 in Consenza (tel +39 371 338 1919). The office opens at 8.30 am and closes at 6.30 pm between Monday and Saturday.

Autovia is just one of many rental car companies at Lamezia Airport.

Tropea is one of Calabria's most popular beach resorts. Renown for its historic center that perches high on a clifftop, Tropea has several wonderful beaches to offer and a notable number of tourist attractions of a cultural kind. Situated along the Costa degli Dei, or the Coast of the Gods, Tropea is ideal as base from which to explore the rest of Calabria, while enjoying a holiday by the beach at the same time.

Dramatic scenery with towering cliffs awaits Tropea visitors, but there are also less challenging attractions at hand than the cliffs overlooking the beach. Tropea's 12th century cathedral is well worth a visit, for its marble sarcophagi and a figurine of the town's patron saint, the Madonna of Romania, alone.

Tropea lies in the province of Vibo Valentia. June and September are good months to visit, as local hotels are cheaper but the weather is warm enough to enjoy the sunny beaches of the Costa degli Dei.

Also blessed with beautiful sandy beaches and gorgeous scenery but a little less known than Tropea is the coastal town of Pizzo Calabro, which also lies in the province of Vibo Valentia. Overlooking the Tyrrhenian sea from its lofty position on a slope, Pizzo is roughly located at the center of the Gulf of Sant'Eufemia. A former visitor from Antiquity seems to have enjoyed his stay: Cicero stayed in Pizzo, while Saint Peter reputedly had a few days' rest in the town on his way to Rome. According to Plini, adventurer Ulysses made halt at Pizzo to stock up on supplies. No matter what all these illustrious visitors from Antiquity thought about the town, modern-day visitors believe it's great. Modern day visitors' enthusiasm for the town has made Pizzo one of southern Italy's most popular resorts – and it's no surprise, for Pizzo is the most beautiful coastal town in Vibo Valentia.