Tour between Scylla and Charybdis (including transfers to the port and boat crossing).
You will take transfers to the crossing from the port of Messina to the port of Villa San Giovanni (30 min)
Transfer to Reggio Calabria (15 min.) – where you will find the National Archaeological Museum, one of the most important in Italy for its collection of artefacts of Great Greece.
The museum has recently created a hall of underwater archaeology, where you can admire the famous Greek bronze sculptures of the 5th century BC,
After your visit to the museum, the tour continues with a walk along the pedestrianised Corso Garibaldi Avenue, where you can admire the city’s cathedral and its polychrome marble Chapel of the Blessed Sacrament, a national monument of the Southern Baroque.
From Piazza Vittorio Emanuele II (better known as Piazza della Italia), walk down a side street and you’ll find yourself on the promenade, described by the famous Italian poet Gabriele D’Annunzio as “the most beautiful kilometre in Italy”.
There are ancient Greek walls and Roman baths along it, discovered during the modernisation of the promenade.
Transfer to Schilla – (20 min.) Schilla Chianalea – Southern Venice. Brondzi di Riace 5th century BC
Shilla is a place of legend. It was fortunate enough to find itself on the pages of the great poem of Homer, the chief mystic of antiquity. And if you look closely at its Italian name – Scilla – you will immediately realise what we are talking about. The very Scylla, the terrible monster that tore all the ships passing between it and Charybdis, was supposed to be located here. Nowadays, alas, there’s no trace of the mythical beast. But there is a charming fishing town with colourful houses, a pretty castle and a small beach. It is one of the most beautiful and characteristic villages in Italy, a favourite place for artists of all ages and nationalities.
Here you can admire one of the most beautiful views of the Strait of Messina and neighbouring Sicily from the panoramic platform in Piazza San Rocco
The tour will continue with a visit to the Castle of Ruffo di Calabria (entrance fee), an ancient fortification perched on a high cliff above the Strait of Messina.
Walking down the stairs to the fishing village of Chianalea, called the “Venice of the South”, you will find yourself in a fairytale world where houses grow at the water’s edge and the waves knock on their doors. But the locals cherish their homes, where you can sample Calabrian specialities and fresh seafood accompanied by a glass of good local wine.
