What to see · Costa Viola

Our guides to Costa Viola: villages, beaches, views and traditions, with tips on where to stay.

Our guides

• Palmi: the “terrace over the Strait” and the city of the Varia
• Monte Sant’Elia: the balcony over the Costa Viola in Palmi
• Chianalea di Scilla: the fishermen’s village on the sea
• Scilla: Chianalea, Ruffo Castle and the beaches of the Costa Viola
• Costa Viola: a guide to Calabria’s most evocative stretch of coast
• Bagnara Calabra: the swordfish town on the Costa Viola
• The Varia of Palmi: the UNESCO heritage festival of the Costa Viola
• The Tonnara di Palmi: the beach, the Olive Tree Rock and the Costa Viola
• Taureana di Palmi: the seaside hamlet of the Costa Viola, between Tonnara and Pietrosa
• The beaches of the Costa Viola: from Scilla to Palmi, pale shingle and deep clear sea
• Sentiero del Tracciolino: a panoramic hike along the Costa Viola
• The Archaeological Park of the Tauriani at Taureana di Palmi
• The myth of Scylla and Charybdis: the two monsters of the Strait of Messina
• Marinella di Palmi: the bay, the cliffs and the views of the Costa Viola
• Favazzina: the pebble beach and the Tracciolino trail on the Costa Viola
• The Crypt of San Fantino at Taureana di Palmi
• What to eat on the Costa Viola: swordfish, Bagnara nougat and citrus
• Birdwatching on the Strait of Messina: the great raptor migration