Calabria, Italy · Europe
Villa San Giovanni is worth a stop: 10 minutes from Fiumara, 55km from Gole dell'Alcantara.
Villa San Giovanni is in Calabria, Italy, with about 14,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Fiumara, about 5 km away.
Villa San Giovanni (Southern Calabrian: Villa San Giuanni) is a port city and a municipality in the Metropolitan City of Reggio Calabria of Calabria, Italy. In 2025 its population was 12,676 with a decrease of 2.5% until 2016 and in 2020 an increase of 3.7%. It is an important terminal for access to Sicily and is alsoRead more
known for being the location of several police films.
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Within an hour or so of Villa San Giovanni: Chianalea di Scilla (8 km), Capo Vaticano (48 km), Taormina (51 km), Teatro Antico di Taormina (51 km).
Villa San Giovanni is in Calabria, Italy, about 5 km from Fiumara.
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ACI roadside assistance: 803 116. ZTL (limited traffic zones) in city centres are camera-enforced.
Full driving guide for Italy8 notable places within an hour's drive.
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Fishermen's quarter of Scilla where houses rise straight out of the Strait of Messina, earning it the name 'little Venice of the South'. Swordfish boats with their towering lookout masts still land catches beneath Ruffo Castle.
8 km · about 15 min drive
beach
A rugged granite promontory in Calabria with pristine beaches, crystal-clear waters, and panoramic views of the Aeolian Islands.
48 km · about 55 min drive
landmark
A glamorous hilltop town in Sicily with an ancient Greek theater offering jaw-dropping views of Mount Etna and the Ionian Sea.
51 km · about 60 min drive
ancient ruins
A Greek-Roman theatre framing Mount Etna and the Ionian Sea, Sicily's most spectacular ancient stage.
51 km · about 60 min drive
beach
The site of the first Greek colony in Sicily, now a beach resort at the foot of Taormina with views of Mount Etna.
54 km · about 65 min drive
natural wonder
Basalt gorge near Etna where the cold Alcantara river cuts between 25-m walls of prismatic lava columns, like a Giant's Causeway turned canyon. Wade the icy river from the Motta Camastra entrance or view it from the free stairway.
55 km · about 65 min drive
beach
A stunning Calabrian beach of white sand beneath a dramatic clifftop town crowned by the Santa Maria dell'Isola sanctuary.
56 km · about 65 min drive
landmark
A stunning Calabrian clifftop town overlooking turquoise seas and a dramatic rock outcrop crowned by a medieval sanctuary.
56 km · about 65 min drive
April to October
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