Italy’s New Coast-to-coast Hiking Trail Is Filled With Mountains and Beaches to Explore The trail across Calabria is nearly 34 miles long with a variety of landscapes to enjoy. The Italian region of Calabria is bookmarked by two seas with mountains and beaches in between. And now a new trail has opened that will allow hikers to explore Calabria from coast to coast and experience the stunning nature that it’s known for. The Kalabria Coast to Coast trail connects the town of Soverato on the Ionian Sea to the town of Pizzo on the Tyrrhenian Sea, Lonely Planet reports. The trail is about 34 miles long with a range of landscapes and difficulty levels from medium to medium-high, so people of differing abilities and athleticism can enjoy it. According to Lonely Planet, the trail was created by the Kalabria Trekking association in an effort to create “an emotional and sensorial journey” to the heart of Calabria, where hikers could discover the region’s local traditions and more. Along the path there is a wide variety.
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of flora and fauna for nature lovers to spot, while history buffs will appreciate Calabria’s past as part of Magna Graecia, giving the region more than a millennium of history and culture to learn about.
will appreciate Calabria’s past as part of Magna Graecia, giving the region more than a millennium of history and culture to learn about.
The Kalabria Coast to Coast trail is divided into three main stops According to Lonely Planet, the averaging nearly 12.5 miles each. trail was created by the Kalabria Hikers will be able to contact Trekking association in an effort to Kalabria Trekking volunteers by create “an emotional and sensorial phone in case they are in need of journey” to the heart of Calabria, assistance at any point throughout where hikers could discover the their trip. Tourists are also encourregion’s local traditions and more. aged to check in and out of the Along the path there is a wide va- trail so their trip can be supervised riety of flora and fauna for nature and they can easily be found in lovers to spot, while history buffs case of an emergency.
