SICILY BY CAR Car Rental at Lamezia Terme Airport

Europcar handles the car rental for Sicily by Car at Lamezia Airport as a drive partner in Europe. The Europcar/Sicily by Car service counter in the arrivals hall is open from Mondays to Sundays between 8.00 am and 11.pm and can be contacted by telephone on +39 0968 411 088.

Sicily by Car deals include 24-hour roadside assistance and VAT, as well as airport and station fees. The Sicily by Car fleet offers customers a great selection: among the vehicles on offer are the Fiat 500 Cabrio and the Opel Lascada Cabrio, the Opel Mokka and the Fiat Panda 1.2, the Citroen Berlingo and Citroen Jumpy as well as the Peugeto 308, Mercedes Vito Long and Ford C-Max 1.5.

Scicily by Car is one of several car hire companies at Lamezia Airport.

Lamezia Terme is surrounded by charming historic towns and villages that make for ideal day trip destinations. Among the most interesting places to visit, however, are the region's national parks. Pollino National Park lies roughly half-way between Calabria and Basilicata. This rugged, protected mountainous terrain is home to many rare species of animals and plants. Founded in 1993, the national park contains the Pollino and Orsomarso massifs and the Raganello River with its dramatic gorges and the famous Romito Cave, which features prehistoric rock art.

Beech woods dominate the park in its lower-lying parts, where rare butterflies, beetles and bee species have made their home. Some of these species only exist in this part of Italy and nowhere else. There are also rare reptiles to be found in Pollino National Park, among them the spectacled salamander and the Apennine yellow-bellied toad. Other important and endangered species include Hermann's tortoise and the European pond turtle. Leopard snakes, tree frogs, black woodpeckers, rock partridges and wild boar, roe deer and the shy forest dormouse are also found in Pollino National Park. There are numerous hiking trails in the park, which offer hikers some of the most spectacular panoramic views across this mountainous region.