Camping Villaggio Calabrisella

This spectacular setting is on the Calabrian coast, in the Province of Catanzaro 20 minutes' drive from Borgia. Cycling and walking paths lead from the site through the forest and alongside the sea if you want to ditch the car and stay close to your scenic seaside base. As this is ancient land, quite a pile of archaeological options are in the area too, such as the seaside town of Scolacium and its old Roman ruins, less than 10 minutes' away, and the Tomb of Cassiodoro, Roman baths and natural history museum in Copanello di Stalettì, within 15. The tale of most of it is told at Scolacium, in the museum attached to the famed archaeological park. More ancient sights as well as a cathedral and a Norman castle are at Squillace, eight kilometres away, the old seaside town that was once a vital part of the Roman empire. More modernly, kids of all sorts will have a blast at the Mediterranean Biodiversity Park half an hour away, covering 60 splendidly scenic hectares of wildlife haven, art installations and a wildlife rescue centre. The park is in province capital Catanzaro, which you should certainly stick around at for beaut Gulf of Squillace views, one of the tallest single-arch bridges in Europe at the Catanzaro Bridge, and, splendidly, a carriage museum that includes the vessel used in the famed film Gone With the Wind.