Has anyone ever stayed at any of the hotels in Calabria? We will be driving through there on the way from Positano to Sicily next week and upon researching the hotels in that area, found that they looked very nice and quite reasonable with beaches and pools included. Does anyone have any recommendations?

I'm topping because I'm interested in going to Calabria some day. My grandfather was born there (in Cirò.

Good afternoon. Angela <BR>Took this trip many years ago and stayed <BR>at Cosenza due to the time we lost as Peastum visit. The ferries cross at Villa S. Giovanni which is about 440 km <BR>south of Salerno or about 275 miles, if <BR>this is too much for one day tri an overnite at either Paola or Palmi which <BR>are both on the coast could possibly get some reasonable and senic hotels in these areas. Richard of LaGrange Park, Il..

We stayed in Ciro Marenna, looking for cousins, which we found. We stayed @ Vela Bianca, Ciro, 39 962-35128 <BR>Right on the water, balcony, not luxurious but absolutely fine, clean, good food. Ciro nice place..we watched the fishermen going out from the balcony with our espresso in the morning.

Anyone know of places to stay in Cosenza? <BR>Jody, where is the place you stayed on the coast? <BR>Thanks.