Camping Residence Il Faro

In same museum they've put up a screen with a live feed to underwater cameras capturing the diverse wildlife of the nearby seabeds. It's a combination you'll come across all over: at Capo Colonna (half an hour) the last remaining pillar of an ancient Greek temple sits alone over the marine reserve. You can organise boat trips from the site to see the shoals of fish darting through the seagrass prairies, or scuba dive for close-ups of the starfish and barracudas. Also around half an hour's drive away, Crotone is a town marked by its encounters with Greeks, Romans, Ostrogoths, Venetians, and the Kingdoms of Sicily and Sardinia. Wander the assorted remains of walls, watchtowers, forts and palaces around the town, get an in-depth view at the archaeological museum and be sure to peruse the coastline nearby for its watersports and hidden rocky coves (some said to have harboured various mythical and historical fugitives, including Hannibal). For inland explorations, head to the Valle Cupe (an hour and 10 minutes) at the tip of the Sila national park: wander forested trails through the vast gorges past nesting raptors and waterfalls feeling as if the ancients never left the place.