Tag: calabria

  • Italy’s A3 Autostrada Near Completion 50 Years After Project Began

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    It’s been called the “shame of Italy” and for good reason. The A3 autostrada, a 443km highway that is to connect Salerno to Reggio Calabria, has been under construction since 1966. Faulty construction and mafia meddling by both the Camorra and ‘Ndragheta factions have caused numerous delays during the nearly 50 years since the project…

    A section of Italy's A3 autostrada
  • Five Best Beaches in Calabria

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    With more than 500 miles of coastline, wrapping around seaside villages and swooping cliffs, Calabria is packed with beaches in every shape, size, and color.

    Tropea beach in Calabria
  • 20 Things To Love About Italy: Abruzzo to Lombardy

    Part 1 of 20 Things We Love About Italy includes travel ideas for the regions of Abruzzo, Basilicata, Calabria, Campania, Emilia Romagna, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Lazio, Le Marche, Liguria, and Lombardy.