Calabria hotels, Italy

The Giuliano family have run the hotel-restaurant La Bussola with professionalism and care for the customer since 1973. If you’re looking for Calabria hotels, Italy, then you’ll find courtesy, a warm reception, a tradition of hospitality … and an unforgettable holiday.

Madreperla rooms are furnished in arte povera style. The most beautiful in the hotel, they have every comfort, including daily cleaning, a beautiful bathroom with shower, a mirrored wall, air conditioning, TV and phone, programmable alarm clock, minibar, hair dryer, balcony with clothes horse.

Tropea is one of the most beautiful towns in Calabria and lies along the south Tyrrhenian coast.
Austere and majestic, Tropea rises out of the promontory of Monte Poro, which lies between the two gulfs of Sant’Eufemia and Gioia. It overlooks a mirror like sky blue, crystal clear sea, with its incredible rock outcrops: La Pizzuta, Formicoli, San Leonardo and Isola Bella.

The wild, white, sandy beaches which snake their way into little grottoes and creeks are interrupted by valleys and fertile, rippling hills full of fruit and citrus fruit trees, onion and vegetable fields, lime trees, bougainvillaea, verbena, jasmine and other sweet-smelling Mediterranean plants. This Calabria hotel, Italy, puts you at the heart of all this.

Apart from the limpid, unpolluted sea, Tropea itself has a fascinating historical and artistic profile. The old manor houses have impressive entrances adorned by capitals with frescoes by major artists. And there are numerous, ancient churches rich in sacred images recalling peculiar local legends. Its little deserted squares, reachable only by way of narrow alleyways and populated by mythical figures, take us back to the days of the Saracen invasions.

Tropea recently received a high rating from Legambiente, which uses 128 parameters for its yearly quality test. Ratings take into account natural beauty, contamination, tourist facilities, noise levels and environment-friendly waste systems.

Capo Vaticano, the last strip of land before the Straits of Messina, thrusts dramatically from the sea, its white rocks battered and eroded by centuries of breakers that have taught sailors to respect and fear this fascinating, mysterious place.

Majestically enthroned in a turquoise sea, it dominates the archipelago of the Aeolian Islands to the north-west, the Gulf of Lamezia Terme to the north-east, to the south-west the Gulf of Gioia Tauro and, beyond, the Straits of Messina culminating in Mount Etna. This part of Calabria, overlooking the Tyrrhenian Sea, contains thousands of years of history.

The sea that caresses the snow-white beaches and the wild rocks makes visitors lose their sense of time. It conceals beneath its waves the secrets of ancient shipwrecks, the relics of which are frequently uncovered. Life in the area is dominated by fishing: these good waters are visited by swordfish, tuna and blue sharks as they cross the Capo Vaticano every spring.

And there is good fare on the table too. The Hotel Restaurant La Bussola can offer banqueting services in keeping with local customs and traditions, for up 500 guests. With hospitable staff and a warm atmosphere, this is a refreshing and relaxing experience. You can taste a rich and abundant Italian breakfast or a sweet and savoury buffet with warm croissants, chocolate, milk, coffee, just-picked fruit, Calabrian capicollo, local cheese, home-made sweets, cereals, fruit juices, bread, butter, jams and more.

Every day you can choose from a menu with fresh fish, Calabrian, national, and international specialties. Particular attention is devoted to the preparation of pizzas cooked in a wood-fuelled oven. And there is of course an excellent wine list.

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