Villaggio Camping La Ginestra

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Swimming pool (added by manager 31 Aug 2023)
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Level tent pitches
Motorhome pitches

  • Well-equipped site on the Tyrrhenian Sea with direct beach access
  • A 35-minute drive from Pizzo Calabro and 55 minutes from Tropea
  • Large pool, tennis court and pizzeria on site
With direct access to a private sandy beach (equipped with umbrellas and sun loungers) and spectacular views (especially at sunset) of the Aeolian Islands in the middle of the Tyrrhenian Sea, peaceful Villaggio Camping La Ginestra certainly has a lot going for it. This family- and dog-friendly structure is a 10-minute drive from the village of Nicotera Marina, where seafood eateries, pizza places and ice-cream parlours dot the palm tree-lined seafront and the narrow streets inland. Can’t face the idea of driving in the Calabrian summer heat? No worries: the on-site pizzeria prepares delicious wood-oven pizzas. At the bar, guests can also buy local products and basic essentials such as bread, milk and water. There are plenty of active pursuits to be had on site, with a large pool and a children’s pool, plus a tennis court, a soccer pitch, table tennis and a pétanque court. It’s also possible to book cruises to the Aeolian Islands and other excursions directly at reception. Large tree-shaded pitches come with electric hook-up and water points; there is also a toilet block and hot showers.

Site type

Lodges, cabins, pods or huts 23
Tent pitches 60
Touring caravan pitches 20
Motorhome pitches 20
Opens 15 June 2025

Tourist board rating

Please note
  • The outdoor swimming pool is open between 15/06 and 15/09 (subject to weather conditions).
  • Reception is unmanned after 7:30 p.m.. Please inform the site while on your way there should you expect to arrive after this time, so that the team can provide information about your unit/pitch.
  • At least one of the party members must be aged 18 or over.
  • A cable measuring at least 15 metres is needed for the electric hook-ups.
  • The bar is open between 15/06 and 15/09.
  • Please note that the shower facilities are unisex.

Languages spoken

English

Italian

Open from Sun, 15 Jun to

Pitch types & availability

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would recommend this site to a friend

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Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

Excellent position- perfect for sun and fun!

Overall 8/10
Location 8
Value for money 8
Accommodation No rating
Facilities / Activities 6
Customer service 8
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 6
Wifi No rating
Lesley F. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric optional hardstanding motorhome pitch

Liked: Had warm welcome from staff and were shown to pitch which was perfect with some shade. Close to beautiful beach. Gorgeous pool - very clean and surrounded with comfortable sun beds. Delicious pizza in evening! Good nights sleep. Hot water in shower and considering age of facilities- they were kept clean. Would have stayed longer but we’re on a mission to get to Sicily. We would go back!

Disliked: The facilities- although functional- need up-dating.

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Buon villaggio e esperienza in tenda da rifare

Overall 8/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 6
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 6
Wifi 2
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric optional hardstanding tent or trailer tent pitch

Liked: La disponibilità e la gentilezza del personale e il posto è incantevole a due passi dal mare

Disliked: Manca l'animazione e un piccolo negozio di alimentare all'interno del villaggio

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Struttura eccellente puliti, personale cordiale e piazzole livellate

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi No rating
Roberta L. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric optional hardstanding tent or trailer tent pitch

Liked: Tutto. Dal luogo, campeggio tranquillo, spartano, senza fronzoli, ma il necessario: pulizia, personale disponibile, gentile, sempre a disposizione dal bar alla reception al ristorante. Una squadra di persone di una gentilezza e pazienza incredibili. Le ragazze al bar, che vi raccontano di libri e film, sempre pronte a sorridervi e ad aiutarvi per qualsiasi esigenza! Giacomo ha la capacità di stare contemporaneamente in più posti a risolvere qualsiasi intoppo degli ospiti! E' eccezionale! Infine Agostino dall'enorme pazienza e gentilezza... che dire? Io ci ritorno!

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La piscina molto grande e pulita, la cordialità del personale, la vicinanza…

Overall 6/10
Location 8
Value for money 2
Accommodation 6
Facilities / Activities 2
Customer service 8
Child friendliness 4
Cleanliness 2
Wifi No rating
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric optional hardstanding tent or trailer tent pitch

Liked: La piscina molto grande e pulita, la cordialità del personale, la vicinanza al mare, la presenza all'interno del campeggio di numerose docce per rinfrescarsi gratuitamente. La pizzeria con forno a legna e il bar dove poter gustare e prenotare i cornetti e il pane. Il passaggio settimanale di fruttivendoli e casari che ha consentito di acquistare sempre prodotti freschi e genuini a km zero. Le piazzole ben separate e distanti tra loro.

Disliked: I bagni vecchi e mal funzionanti. Giostrine per bambini ossidate e arruginite. Animazione alla piscina assente e il bagnino alla piscina distratto dalla sua ulteriore mansione di dj

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1 A Stellplatz und gleich am Meer

Overall 8/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 6
Facilities / Activities 8
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 6
Wifi No rating
Tamara D. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric optional hardstanding touring caravan pitch

Liked: Schöner großer Stellplatz, direkt am Meer mit Sandstrand. Nettes Personal.

Disliked: Sanitäranlagen lassen zu wünschen übrig.

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Pezzo di paradiso

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 8
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 10
Riccardo M. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric optional hardstanding tent or trailer tent pitch

Liked: Veramente un posto fantastico … soprattutto devo fare i miei complimenti ai gestori del campeggio e tutti quelli che ci lavorano , veramente persone squisite , per ogni minimo problema o bisogno ci sono sempre stati. Ringrazio tutti soprattutto il mitico Giacomo , simpaticissimo e davvero gentile. Se questo non vi convince , il campeggio ha una spiaggia privata e mare pulitissimo. Come panorama c’è Stromboli e le isole Eolie . Davvero un paradiso. Grazie ancora per la bellissima vacanza e per l’affetto ricevuto Un abbraccio Riccardo e Giulia

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Karibská pláž s velmi přátelským personálem.

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 8
Facilities / Activities 6
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 8
Wifi 8
Gabriela Z. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric optional hardstanding tent or trailer tent pitch

Liked: Rodinný, přátelský přístup s velkým pochopením pro děti. Poctivé domácí jídlo s poznáním místního jídla i výborného vína. Dokonalá pláž s minimem lidí (pouze kemp), srovnatelná s Karibikem.

Disliked: chybí točené pivo

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Fabulous, loved it. Friendly family run site.

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 8
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 6
Pat P. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric optional hardstanding motorhome pitch

Liked: So friendly and helpful. Beautiful campsite with private beach and amazing sunsets. Lovely pool and restaurant at night. Our electricity cable wasn't long enough but this was no problem as they provided an extension cable. Only planned to stay 1 night but stayed 2. Would have stayed longer but had to move on. Would highly recommend and was our favourite campsite of our trip.

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Lovely location, good size pool. Needs quite a bit of t.l.c.

Overall 4/10
Location 10
Value for money 6
Accommodation 4
Facilities / Activities 2
Customer service 6
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 2
Wifi No rating
Jeff S. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric optional hardstanding motorhome pitch

Liked: On arrival we were met by very friendly staff. We had the choice of where to Pitch up. The staff were on hand to help with any of our needs. The beach was beyond beautiful with deckchairs & umbrellas to relax in. Great size swimming pool, which I guess due to the heat was warm all the time. Most things on site were dated but would not have been a problem ( please read dislike).

Disliked: Now, as mentioned in likes, most things were dated but my Wife noticed the ladies area was only cleaned once in our stay & became very smelly & dirty as more people arrived, to the extent after looking at a dead cockroach on the floor in the ladies, seeing three others in thde toilets & the smell she stopped using the washing area. ( That saved our sanitiser as she was having to clean the toilet & basin every visit). Not there fault but we were constantly plagued with ants & little tiny black insects that bit. We were charged €7 extra per night for electricity which we were not aware of at the time of booking. Lastly, They had what appeared to be a Saturday Club round the Swimming Pool for around 40 children, not a problem, the pool was easy big enough for us all, what was frustrating, annoying & deeply upsetting was my Wife was minding her own business sitting on a sun lounger around the pool when she was smacked on the side of her face by a football that had rebounded off the side of the kerb & must have been going around 15/20 m.p.h on impact, my wife screemed out in agony. Not one member of staff came over to see if she was OK, as well as not following up later in the day to see how she was. My wife was in so much pain I tried to get her to the hospital, even upto bedtime she was in pain & did not sleep well as the bruising was now showing. Had that ball hit a baby it could have killed it. There should have been more supervision with these youngsters, especially as they were dropped off by their parents.

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From the manager: Siamo profondamente dispiaciuti dell’accaduto, ma in un ambiente molto grande e con tante persone può sfuggire qualcosa che accade. Ci dispiace di non aver saputo da voi della pallonata ricevuta e di averlo letto solo nella recensione, ci saremmo attivati per portare la signora da un dottore. Per quanto riguarda la luce, su PitchUp è chiaramente indicata come extra perché non riteniamo opportuna farla pagare anche a chi utilizza i pannelli solari e non l’elettricità fornita dal villaggio. Quanto alla pulizia, i bagni del campeggio vengono puliti minimo 2 volte al giorno e in ogni caso all’occorrenza anche in caso di segnalazione da parte dei nostri ospiti. Ci dispiace di essere venuti a conoscenza dei fatti leggendoli nella recensione quando ormai è troppo tardi per intervenire e rendere il vostro soggiorno più confortevole.

Eine Familie versucht aus einem veralteten Platz das Beste zu machen.

Overall 6/10
Location 8
Value for money 8
Accommodation 6
Facilities / Activities 8
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 8
Wifi 4
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric optional hardstanding motorhome pitch

Liked: Schöner, großer Pool! Super nette und hilfsbereite Gastleute! Wir durften ein Apartment als privates Bad nutzen, da wir nur eine Nacht da waren! Sehr ruhig!

Disliked: In die Jahre gekommen, viele Ameisen, Pizzeria geschlossen, aber wenn wir was gebraucht hätten, hätte man sich bemüht.

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Features

Leisure on site

Bar or club house Beach access Covered terrace area Cycle hire Evening entertainment Fishing Fitness centre Games room Indoor swimming pool Kids' club On-site cafe On-site restaurant/cafe Outdoor swimming pool Play area Pétanque TV room Take away Tennis Toddler's pool Watersports Wild swimming

Amenities on site

Bath available Car parking by pitch/unit Composting toilet Dog park Drying room Food shop Free wifi Ice pack freezing Internet access Launderette Local produce Off licence Parent & baby washroom Pick-up from public transport Portable toilet Pub toilets Public telephone Shower available Toilet block Washing-up area Wifi

Groups welcome

Family friendly Motorcycle friendly Rallies welcome Single-sex groups welcome Student groups welcome

Rules

Barbecue provided Barbecues allowed Campfires allowed Commercial vehicles allowed Dogs allowed Dogs allowed all year

Themes

Gastronomic delight Peaceful Remote location Spectacular scenery Wild camping Wildlife haven

Utilities

Charging facilities Chemical disposal Electric car charging point(s) Gas cylinders available Recycling available Renewable energy

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby Dog walk nearby Shop nearby

Type

Large (51-200 pitches)

Accessibility

Disabled facilities

Nearby leisure

Horse riding nearby Restaurant nearby

Location

Villaggio Camping La Ginestra

Contrada Mortelletto

Nicotera

Vibo Valentia

Italy

89844

Directions

Timezone

Europe/Rome CEST (GMT+02:00)

GPS

38.50955°N
15.92148°W

Please note: All distances on this page are calculated "as the crow flies" - please check actual distance depending on your mode of travel using the Get directions button above.

Local attractions

If you want to catch a glimpse of Sicily during your Calabrian holiday, drive to Scilla (35 minutes), where you can see the Strait of Messina and the coast of Italy’s largest island. One of the best spots for views is Castello Ruffo, or take a stroll along the pleasure harbour to the Belvedere dei Faraglioni. Carved out of a rocky cliff, Church Piedigrotta in Pizzo Calabro (35 minutes) enchants with its multitude of sculptures portraying scenes from the Scriptures. In town, Castello Murat is a 15th-century stronghold overlooking the beach. Renowned for its production of sweet red onions, the resort of Tropea (55 minutes) perches dramatically on rocky cliffs overlooking the sea and sandy beaches. The Santuario di Santa Maria dell’Isola di Tropea, on a craggy, vegetation-covered spur jutting out into the sea, dates back from the Middle Ages and has splendid views of the coast and the town.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020 2019 2018 2017
Valtur 0.2 mi Sea Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent
200 Mt A Dx F. Mesima 0.2 mi Sea Poor Poor Poor Poor
Delta Mesima 0.5 mi Sea Poor Poor Poor Poor
800 Mt Sud Sajonara 0.7 mi Sea Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent
Camping Porta Del Sole 1 mi Sea N/A N/A N/A Good

Data source: European Environment Agency

Nearest sites

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Frequently asked questions

  • Does Villaggio Camping La Ginestra have a swimming pool? Yes View all features
  • Is Villaggio Camping La Ginestra dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Villaggio Camping La Ginestra? If you want to catch a glimpse of Sicily during your Calabrian holiday, drive to Scilla (35 minutes), where you can see the Strait of Messina and the coast of Italy’s largest … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Villaggio Camping La Ginestra?
    Camping and touring
    Arrive:  8 a.m. –  8:30 p.m.
    Depart by:  4 p.m.
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  • How much does it cost to stay at Villaggio Camping La Ginestra? From £23.48 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.