{"id":271,"date":"2016-11-04T09:29:38","date_gmt":"2016-11-04T09:29:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/scodeggio.com\/traveling\/?p=271"},"modified":"2016-11-04T09:29:38","modified_gmt":"2016-11-04T09:29:38","slug":"calabrias-coast-beaches-beauties","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/scodeggio.com\/traveling\/country\/europe\/italy\/calabrias-coast-beaches-beauties\/","title":{"rendered":"Tropea: the Calabria&#8217;s coast with its beaches and beauties"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]We left the Campania region and we headed south through the famous Salerno-Reggio Calabria. This motorway is mentioned almost on daily basis by the Italians for many reasons and myths.<\/p>\n<p>The Salerno-Reggio Calabria is the only connection between Campania and Calabria and it is famous as one of the most expensive motorways of the history because any money invested in its restoration disappears in unknown hands.<\/p>\n<p>We stopped in Castrovillari, a small town in the middle of Calabria, that offers really little. Shops and restaurants were closed for the siesta but we were lucky enough to find a local bakery still open and some lovely food hand made for us by the over 80s owners.<\/p>\n<p>After that we moved on to Tropea our destination for 4 days. Tropea is a small old village on the sea. We had a nice stay however I can&#8217;t really recommend to stop here for any reason.<\/p>\n<p>Calabria is actually quite abandoned and carries the feeling of a region that is dying little by little. The connection between neighbour villages is horrible, all the buildings are ruined and uncompleted, the young generations have left for other parts of Italy or Europe.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column]<div id=\"advanced-tabs-desc-wrap-3564\" class=\"ult_tabs \" style=\" \" data-tabsstyle=\"style1\"\r\n data-titlebg=\"#e7ecea\" data-titlecolor=\"#74777b\" data-fullheight=\"off\"\r\n data-titlehoverbg=\"#4f90d1\" data-titlehovercolor=\"#ffffff\"\r\n data-rotatetabs=\"0\" data-responsivemode=\"Both\" data-animation=\"None\"\r\ndata-activetitle=\"#ffffff\" data-activeicon=\"\" data-activebg=\"#4f90d1\"  data-respmode=\"Tabs\" data-respwidth=\"400\" data-scroll = \"on\" data-activeindex=\"1\"><ul id=advanced-tabs-wrap-2566 class=\"ult_tabmenu style1 Style_4\" style=\"color:transparent;border-bottom-color:transparent;border-bottom-width:0px;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:0px;\"><li class=\"ult_tab_li ult_tab_style_4  \" data-iconcolor=\"#74777b\" data-iconhover=\"#ffffff\" style=\"background-color:#e7ecea;border-color:transparent;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-top-left-radius:1px;\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#103900fd-d368-8594a-9323\" id=\"103900fd-d368-8594a-9323\" style=\"color:#74777b;;  \" class=\"ult_a \">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t   <span class=\"ult_tab_main  Both \">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t    <span class=\"ult_tab_section\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t<span  data-ultimate-target='#advanced-tabs-wrap-2566 .ult-span-text'  data-responsive-json-new='{\"font-size\":\"desktop:15px;\",\"line-height\":\"\"}'  class=\"ult-span-text ult-responsive\" style=\"\">Hotel in Tropea<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t   \t<span class=\"aio-icon none ult_tab_iconright\" style=\"color:#74777b;font-size:15px;\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t   \t<i class=\" Defaults-bed hotel ult_tab_icon\"  ><\/i>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t   <\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t   <\/span>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li><li class=\"ult_tab_li ult_tab_style_4  \" data-iconcolor=\"#74777b\" data-iconhover=\"#ffffff\" style=\"background-color:#e7ecea;border-color:transparent;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-top-right-radius:1px;\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#ff2fd2dc-3748-3594a-9323\" id=\"ff2fd2dc-3748-3594a-9323\" style=\"color:#74777b;;  \" class=\"ult_a \">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t   <span class=\"ult_tab_main  Both \">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t    <span class=\"ult_tab_section\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t<span  data-ultimate-target='#advanced-tabs-wrap-2566 .ult-span-text'  data-responsive-json-new='{\"font-size\":\"desktop:15px;\",\"line-height\":\"\"}'  class=\"ult-span-text ult-responsive\" style=\"\">Restaurants in Tropea<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t   \t<span class=\"aio-icon none ult_tab_iconright\" style=\"color:#74777b;font-size:15px;\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t   \t<i class=\" Defaults-cutlery ult_tab_icon\"  ><\/i>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t   <\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t   <\/span>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li><\/ul><div  data-ultimate-target='#advanced-tabs-desc-wrap-3564 .ult_tabcontent .ult_tab_min_contain  p'  data-responsive-json-new='{\"font-size\":\"\",\"line-height\":\"\"}' class=\"ult_tabcontent ult-responsive style1\" style=\"background-color:#fcfcfc;border-style:dashed; border-radius:1px; border-color:#e5e5e5;color:#74777b;\"><div class=\"ult_tab_min_contain \" >\n\t\t\t<div  class=\"ult_tabitemname\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"ultimate-heading-488569e60df747bf3\" class=\"uvc-heading ult-adjust-bottom-margin ultimate-heading-488569e60df747bf3 uvc-8951 \" data-hspacer=\"no_spacer\"  data-halign=\"center\" style=\"text-align:center\"><div class=\"uvc-heading-spacer no_spacer\" style=\"top\"><\/div><div class=\"uvc-main-heading ult-responsive\"  data-ultimate-target='.uvc-heading.ultimate-heading-488569e60df747bf3 h2'  data-responsive-json-new='{\"font-size\":\"\",\"line-height\":\"\"}' ><h2 style=\"font-weight:bold;color:#dd9933;\">Hotel in Tropea - Valemare<\/h2><\/div><\/div>[vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">We stayed in the hotel Valemare in Tropea and we had a pleasant stay. This isn&#8217;t a 5 stars resort (or even 4) and the rooms are quite small. The hotel offers a direct access to the beach through a good hundred of steps so it isn&#8217;t definitely families friendly or for the elderly.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The best part of the hotel was the food. The breakfast was good with some local specialities and the dinner was a real bargain for 18 euros (pasta, main, dessert, wine, coffee, etc.) The only downside of the restaurant was the wine: undrinkable.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The rooms with balconies and sea views are the best (of course).<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text]<div class=\"aio-icon-component    style_1\"><div id=\"Info-box-wrap-1410\" class=\"aio-icon-box default-icon\" style=\"\"  ><div class=\"aio-icon-default\"><div class=\"ult-just-icon-wrapper  \"><div class=\"align-icon\" style=\"text-align:center;\">\n<div class=\"aio-icon none \"  style=\"color:#333;font-size:32px;display:inline-block;\">\n\t<i class=\"Defaults-child\"><\/i>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"aio-icon-header\" ><h3 class=\"aio-icon-title ult-responsive\"  data-ultimate-target='#Info-box-wrap-1410 .aio-icon-title'  data-responsive-json-new='{\"font-size\":\"\",\"line-height\":\"\"}'  style=\"\">Families tips:<\/h3><\/div> <!-- header --><div class=\"aio-icon-description ult-responsive\"  data-ultimate-target='#Info-box-wrap-1410 .aio-icon-description'  data-responsive-json-new='{\"font-size\":\"\",\"line-height\":\"\"}'  style=\"\">The rooms are quite small and the hotel doesn&#8217;t offer any facility for children. For a family with more than 1 child I won&#8217;t recommend this hotel at all.<\/div> <!-- description --><\/div> <!-- aio-icon-box --><\/div> <!-- aio-icon-component -->[vc_progress_bar values=&#8221;%5B%7B%22label%22%3A%22Score%22%2C%22value%22%3A%2267%22%2C%22color%22%3A%22bar_green%22%7D%5D&#8221; options=&#8221;striped&#8221; title=&#8221;My opinion about the Hotel:&#8221; units=&#8221; Points&#8221;]<div class=\" ubtn-ctn-center \"><a class=\"ubtn-link ult-adjust-bottom-margin ubtn-center ubtn-block \" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Hotel-Valemare-352281854872621\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" ><button type=\"button\" id=\"ubtn-5513\"  class=\"ubtn ult-adjust-bottom-margin ult-responsive ubtn-block ubtn-no-hover-bg  ulta-pulse-shrink  ubtn-sep-icon ubtn-sep-icon-at-left  ubtn-shd  ubtn-center  shd-right tooltip-69e60df747c3e ubtn-block\"  data-hover=\"\" data-border-color=\"\" data-bg=\"#7c9ebf\" data-hover-bg=\"\" data-border-hover=\"\" data-shadow-hover=\"5px 0 ;\" data-shadow-click=\"none\" data-shadow=\"5px 0 ;\" data-shd-shadow=\"5\"  data-ultimate-target='#ubtn-5513'  data-responsive-json-new='{\"font-size\":\"desktop:18px;\",\"line-height\":\"\"}'  style=\"font-weight:normal;border:none;box-shadow: 5px 0 ;background: #7c9ebf;color: #ffffff;\"><span class=\"ubtn-data ubtn-icon\"><i class=\"Defaults-facebook facebook-f\" style=\"font-size:32px;color:;\"><\/i><\/span><span class=\"ubtn-hover\" style=\"background-color:\"><\/span><span class=\"ubtn-data ubtn-text \" >Valemare on Facebook <\/span><\/button><\/a><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div  class=\"ult_tabitemname\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"ultimate-heading-439269e60df747cc2\" class=\"uvc-heading ult-adjust-bottom-margin ultimate-heading-439269e60df747cc2 uvc-1476 \" data-hspacer=\"no_spacer\"  data-halign=\"center\" style=\"text-align:center\"><div class=\"uvc-heading-spacer no_spacer\" style=\"top\"><\/div><div class=\"uvc-main-heading ult-responsive\"  data-ultimate-target='.uvc-heading.ultimate-heading-439269e60df747cc2 h2'  data-responsive-json-new='{\"font-size\":\"\",\"line-height\":\"\"}' ><h2 style=\"font-weight:bold;color:#dd9933;\">Restaurant in Tropea: <\/h2><\/div><\/div>[vc_column_text]Tropea offers good restaurants and places where to eat out.<\/p>\n<p>We had lunch in a Local place on the beach and we tried the famous Onions from Tropea. (super sweet). From all the places that we have been in Italy, Tropea is definitely the one that offers the better value for quality. (the prices are really cheap)[\/vc_column_text]\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"ult_acord advanced-tabs-desc-wrap-3564\">\r\n   <div class=\"ult-tabto-accordion \" style=\"width:;\"\r\n    data-titlecolor=\"#74777b\"  data-titlebg=\"#e7ecea\"\r\n     data-titlehoverbg=\"#4f90d1\" data-titlehovercolor=\"#ffffff\" data-animation=\"None\"\r\n     data-activetitle=\"#ffffff\" data-activeicon=\"\" data-activebg=\"#4f90d1\" data-scroll = \"on\" data-activeindex=\"1\" >\r\n     <dl><dt class=\"\">\r\n        \t<a class=\"ult-tabto-actitle withBorder ult_a\" id=\"103900fd-d368-8594a-9323\" style=\"color:#74777b;;background-color:#e7ecea;border-bottom-color:transparent;border-bottom-width:0px;border-bottom-style:solid;\" href=\"#103900fd-d368-8594a-9323\">\r\n        \t\t<i class=\"accordion-icon\"><\/i>\r\n        \t\t\t<span class=\"ult_tab_main ult_ac_mainBoth\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t   <span  data-ultimate-target='#advanced-tabs-wrap-2566 .ult-span-text'  data-responsive-json-new='{\"font-size\":\"desktop:15px;\",\"line-height\":\"\"}'  class=\"ult-span-text ult_acordian-text ult-responsive\" style=\";color:inherit \" >Hotel in Tropea<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t   <div class=\"aio-icon none \" style=\"color:#74777b;font-size:15px;\" data-iconcolor=\"#74777b\" data-iconhover=\"#ffffff\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t   <i class=\"  Defaults-bed hotel ult_tab_icon\"  ><\/i>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t   <\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><\/dt>\r\n            \t\t<dd class=\"ult-tabto-accordionItem ult-tabto-accolapsed\">\r\n\t\t\t            <div class=\"ult-tabto-acontent\" style=\"background-color:#fcfcfc;border-style:dashed; border-radius:1px; border-color:#e5e5e5;color:#74777b;\">\r\n\t\t\t               <div id=\"ultimate-heading-860569e60df74767e\" class=\"uvc-heading ult-adjust-bottom-margin ultimate-heading-860569e60df74767e uvc-868 \" data-hspacer=\"no_spacer\"  data-halign=\"center\" style=\"text-align:center\"><div class=\"uvc-heading-spacer no_spacer\" style=\"top\"><\/div><div class=\"uvc-main-heading ult-responsive\"  data-ultimate-target='.uvc-heading.ultimate-heading-860569e60df74767e h2'  data-responsive-json-new='{\"font-size\":\"\",\"line-height\":\"\"}' ><h2 style=\"font-weight:bold;color:#dd9933;\">Hotel in Tropea - Valemare<\/h2><\/div><\/div>[vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">We stayed in the hotel Valemare in Tropea and we had a pleasant stay. This isn&#8217;t a 5 stars resort (or even 4) and the rooms are quite small. The hotel offers a direct access to the beach through a good hundred of steps so it isn&#8217;t definitely families friendly or for the elderly.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The best part of the hotel was the food. The breakfast was good with some local specialities and the dinner was a real bargain for 18 euros (pasta, main, dessert, wine, coffee, etc.) The only downside of the restaurant was the wine: undrinkable.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The rooms with balconies and sea views are the best (of course).<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text]<div class=\"aio-icon-component    style_1\"><div id=\"Info-box-wrap-7249\" class=\"aio-icon-box default-icon\" style=\"\"  ><div class=\"aio-icon-default\"><div class=\"ult-just-icon-wrapper  \"><div class=\"align-icon\" style=\"text-align:center;\">\n<div class=\"aio-icon none \"  style=\"color:#333;font-size:32px;display:inline-block;\">\n\t<i class=\"Defaults-child\"><\/i>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"aio-icon-header\" ><h3 class=\"aio-icon-title ult-responsive\"  data-ultimate-target='#Info-box-wrap-7249 .aio-icon-title'  data-responsive-json-new='{\"font-size\":\"\",\"line-height\":\"\"}'  style=\"\">Families tips:<\/h3><\/div> <!-- header --><div class=\"aio-icon-description ult-responsive\"  data-ultimate-target='#Info-box-wrap-7249 .aio-icon-description'  data-responsive-json-new='{\"font-size\":\"\",\"line-height\":\"\"}'  style=\"\">The rooms are quite small and the hotel doesn&#8217;t offer any facility for children. For a family with more than 1 child I won&#8217;t recommend this hotel at all.<\/div> <!-- description --><\/div> <!-- aio-icon-box --><\/div> <!-- aio-icon-component -->[vc_progress_bar values=&#8221;%5B%7B%22label%22%3A%22Score%22%2C%22value%22%3A%2267%22%2C%22color%22%3A%22bar_green%22%7D%5D&#8221; options=&#8221;striped&#8221; title=&#8221;My opinion about the Hotel:&#8221; units=&#8221; Points&#8221;]<div class=\" ubtn-ctn-center \"><a class=\"ubtn-link ult-adjust-bottom-margin ubtn-center ubtn-block \" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Hotel-Valemare-352281854872621\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" ><button type=\"button\" id=\"ubtn-7691\"  class=\"ubtn ult-adjust-bottom-margin ult-responsive ubtn-block ubtn-no-hover-bg  ulta-pulse-shrink  ubtn-sep-icon ubtn-sep-icon-at-left  ubtn-shd  ubtn-center  shd-right tooltip-69e60df747702 ubtn-block\"  data-hover=\"\" data-border-color=\"\" data-bg=\"#7c9ebf\" data-hover-bg=\"\" data-border-hover=\"\" data-shadow-hover=\"5px 0 ;\" data-shadow-click=\"none\" data-shadow=\"5px 0 ;\" data-shd-shadow=\"5\"  data-ultimate-target='#ubtn-7691'  data-responsive-json-new='{\"font-size\":\"desktop:18px;\",\"line-height\":\"\"}'  style=\"font-weight:normal;border:none;box-shadow: 5px 0 ;background: #7c9ebf;color: #ffffff;\"><span class=\"ubtn-data ubtn-icon\"><i class=\"Defaults-facebook facebook-f\" style=\"font-size:32px;color:;\"><\/i><\/span><span class=\"ubtn-hover\" style=\"background-color:\"><\/span><span class=\"ubtn-data ubtn-text \" >Valemare on Facebook <\/span><\/button><\/a><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t            <\/div>\r\n        \t<\/dd><dt class=\"\">\r\n        \t<a class=\"ult-tabto-actitle withBorder ult_a\" id=\"ff2fd2dc-3748-3594a-9323\" style=\"color:#74777b;;background-color:#e7ecea;border-bottom-color:transparent;border-bottom-width:0px;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-color:transparent;border-bottom-width:0px;border-bottom-style:solid;\" href=\"#ff2fd2dc-3748-3594a-9323\">\r\n        \t\t<i class=\"accordion-icon\"><\/i>\r\n        \t\t\t<span class=\"ult_tab_main ult_ac_mainBoth\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t   <span  data-ultimate-target='#advanced-tabs-wrap-2566 .ult-span-text'  data-responsive-json-new='{\"font-size\":\"desktop:15px;\",\"line-height\":\"\"}'  class=\"ult-span-text ult_acordian-text ult-responsive\" style=\";color:inherit \" >Restaurants in Tropea<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t   <div class=\"aio-icon none \" style=\"color:#74777b;font-size:15px;\" data-iconcolor=\"#74777b\" data-iconhover=\"#ffffff\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t   <i class=\"  Defaults-cutlery ult_tab_icon\"  ><\/i>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t   <\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><\/dt>\r\n            \t\t<dd class=\"ult-tabto-accordionItem ult-tabto-accolapsed\">\r\n\t\t\t            <div class=\"ult-tabto-acontent\" style=\"background-color:#fcfcfc;border-style:dashed; border-radius:1px; border-color:#e5e5e5;color:#74777b;\">\r\n\t\t\t               <div id=\"ultimate-heading-675869e60df74779f\" class=\"uvc-heading ult-adjust-bottom-margin ultimate-heading-675869e60df74779f uvc-3672 \" data-hspacer=\"no_spacer\"  data-halign=\"center\" style=\"text-align:center\"><div class=\"uvc-heading-spacer no_spacer\" style=\"top\"><\/div><div class=\"uvc-main-heading ult-responsive\"  data-ultimate-target='.uvc-heading.ultimate-heading-675869e60df74779f h2'  data-responsive-json-new='{\"font-size\":\"\",\"line-height\":\"\"}' ><h2 style=\"font-weight:bold;color:#dd9933;\">Restaurant in Tropea: <\/h2><\/div><\/div>[vc_column_text]Tropea offers good restaurants and places where to eat out.<\/p>\n<p>We had lunch in a Local place on the beach and we tried the famous Onions from Tropea. (super sweet). From all the places that we have been in Italy, Tropea is definitely the one that offers the better value for quality. (the prices are really cheap)[\/vc_column_text]\r\n\t\t\t            <\/div>\r\n        \t<\/dd>\r\n    \t<\/dl>\r\n    <!--<div class=\"extraborder\" style=\"background-color:#4f90d1\"><\/div>-->\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n<\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_separator color=&#8221;orange&#8221; style=&#8221;dashed&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1476799485322{margin-top: 10px !important;}&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Tropea has amazing spots for taking photos![\/vc_column_text][vc_media_grid element_width=&#8221;6&#8243; initial_loading_animation=&#8221;none&#8221; grid_id=&#8221;vc_gid:1478249852666-82f0a74e-1797-5&#8243; include=&#8221;272,273,274,275,276,277,278,279,280,281,282,283,284,285,286,287,288,289&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<div id=\"cb-review-container\"  class=\"cb-review-box cb-both clearfix\"><div id=\"cb-review-title\" itemprop=\"itemReviewed\" class=\"entry-title\">Tropea: the Calabria's coast with its beaches and beauties<\/div><div class=\"cb-summary\"><div id=\"cb-conclusion\">Tropea isn't for families. Rocks Beaches, the old town is uphill, a lot of steps.<\/div><\/div><div class=\"cb-bar\"><span class=\"cb-criteria\">Beauty<\/span><span class=\"cb-criteria-score\">8<\/span><span class=\"cb-overlay\"><span class=\"cb-zero-trigger\" style=\"width:80%\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><div class=\"cb-bar\"><span class=\"cb-criteria\">Things to see<\/span><span class=\"cb-criteria-score\">7<\/span><span class=\"cb-overlay\"><span class=\"cb-zero-trigger\" style=\"width:70%\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><div class=\"cb-bar\"><span class=\"cb-criteria\">Family Oriented<\/span><span class=\"cb-criteria-score\">5.5<\/span><span class=\"cb-overlay\"><span class=\"cb-zero-trigger\" style=\"width:55%\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><div class=\"cb-bar\"><span class=\"cb-criteria\">Food<\/span><span class=\"cb-criteria-score\">8.5<\/span><span class=\"cb-overlay\"><span class=\"cb-zero-trigger\" style=\"width:85%\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><time class=\"cb-hide\" datetime=\"2016-11-04\">2016-11-04<\/time><div class=\"cb-score-box clearfix\" itemprop=\"reviewRating\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/Rating\"><meta itemprop=\"worstRating\" content=\"0\"><meta itemprop=\"bestRating\" content=\"10\"><span class=\"score\" itemprop=\"ratingValue\">7.3<\/span><span class=\"score-title\">Overall Score<\/span><\/div><div class=\"cb-bar cb-user-rating\"><div id=\"cb-vote\" class=\"bg points\" data-cb-tip=\"You have already rated\"  data-cb-nonce=\"d2f0f1b4db\"><span class=\"cb-criteria\" data-cb-text=\"Leave rating\">Reader Rating: (<span>0<\/span> Votes)<\/span><div class=\"cb-criteria-score cb-average-score\">0.0<\/div><span class=\"cb-overlay\"><span style=\"width:0%\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- \/cb-review-box --><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]We left the Campania region and we headed south through the famous Salerno-Reggio Calabria. 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