Visiting Calabria

Calabria is renowned for its wonderful beaches, its clear-blue sea and its landscapes, and as a consequence it is a popular travel destination in summer. But Calabria is worth a try month in month out: the cities of the region, from Cosenza to Catanzaro, are beautiful and here you can find many interesting monuments and historical buildings; moreover, the breath-taking landscapes of the region is usually admired in all the seasons; last nut most famously, if you want fine food, you can be assured that in Calabria you are able to eat and check out many typical dishes that you'll certainly like. Of course , if you visit Calabria in autumn, in particular, you may have the chance to take part in many interesting town festivals dedicated to typical dishes, food and specialties.

At the conclusion of October, one example is, town of Cosenza hosts a chocolate festival, a meeting that is certainly always long-awaited by adults and children, by people coming from Cosenza and also from other cities by tourists. Who does not love chocolate? In 2012 the chocolate festival of Cosenza will celebrate its 10th edition and you will be held through the 26th for the 28th of October along Corso Mazzini, confirming the role from the city as the Italian capital cities of chocolate. The programme with the event includes tastings, workshops, presentations of recent products but additionally shows and entertainment. The wedding, which can be always very successful, is usually intended to offer the chocolatiers on the territory, showing the incredible and their original creations into a wide audience.

However the chocolate festival in Cosenza is simply one of the several interesting events which can be stuck the cities of Calabria in autumn knowning that give visitors the chance to experience traditional and local events and taste something good! Autumn may be the season of chestnuts, and many cities of Calabria events focused on this product are organized. This is the perfect example: through the 1st towards 4th of November the village San Donato di Ninea (province of Cosenza) will host the "autumn Festival", and chestnuts are going to be protagonist as well as other typical products. A good chance also to admire essentially the most suggestive villages of the region, which rises in the Pollino National Park, the greatest park in Italy, that's well-recognized for both its natural and archaeological sites. Besides the tasting of chestnuts, the festival offers music, cultural and folk events.


In Taverna, province of Catanzaro, towards the end of October you can enjoy the sausage and potato festival (this holiday season it may need place on the 28th of October). The 29th edition of the Festival will celebrate the "silana sausage", a specialty on the region that's very appreciated also by tourists, and over the festival Taverna will likely be livened up by music and shows!

In case you considered that the sole season to see Calabria was summer, you are finding some reasons to visit this excellent region also in all the other seasons!

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