Straight from your hotel, four wheels for a thousand-year-old city.
Our branded golf cart comes to your hotel reception. A small group, with a guide in Italian, English, French, German or Spanish. Every stop is a story.
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Hotel pick-up
We start from your reception
No taxi, no app. The branded Sali e Scendi golf cart waits for you at the entrance.
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Small group
Four people, at most.
The cart is small on purpose. You chat, you turn around, you all see the Strait together.
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Branded golf cart
Sali e Scendi. Enjoy Car.
The electric golf carts of our fleet: quiet, open, photogenic. Full view of the city.
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Multilingual guide
Italian · English · French · German · Spanish
A companion who knows the city, speaks your language and tells you what you see.
02 · The itinerary
Six stops, one thousand-year-old city.
The route winds through Magna Graecia, the Aragonese fortress and the art nouveau waterfront. Your guide chooses the order to suit the pace of the day.
The order of the stops may vary. You set the pace.
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Stop 01
The Aragonese Castle.
The city's symbol. Fifteen hundred years of layers, from the Byzantine tower to the Aragonese curtain wall.
536 d.C.First documented fortification, in the Byzantine age.
1059Passes from the Byzantines to the Normans. Roger of Hauteville.
1296Frederick II of Aragon strengthens and enlarges the fortress.
TodayPublic space, events, views over the Strait.
The end point of the first city ride.
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Stop 02
The Riace Bronzes. Magna Graecia, alive.
Palazzo Piacentini, Piazza De Nava. Two Greek statues of the 5th century BC, found in 1972 in the waters of Riace Marina. Absolute masterpieces of Greek sculpture, kept in a room that is itself a work of art.
2BronzesThe Young Man and the Old Man, sculpted about 100 years apart.
2 mHeightReal height of the statues, in bronze cast by the lost-wax method.
1972DiscoveryAn amateur diver, Stefano Mariottini, spotted them on the seabed.
Museum founded in 1882 · visits by appointment with Golf Tour RC.
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Stop 03
1,7km
of art nouveau promenade between Piazza Indipendenza and Piazza Garibaldi, facing the Strait.
D'Annunzio called it
“The most beautiful kilometre in Italy.”
What we see by golf cart
Palms and magnolias planted under the poet-mayor Italo Falcomatà. Art nouveau palaces: Palazzo Zani, Palazzo Spinelli, Villa Genoese-Zerbi. The Arena dello Stretto, where the music looks at Sicily.
Good to know
On clear days you can see the houses of Messina from here, and snow-capped Etna in the background.
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Stop 04
Three churches, three centuries of faith.
The sacred heart of the city: the eighteenth-century Cathedral, the Byzantine-rite Cattolica dei Greci, and the Temple of Victory, which remembers the Great War.
01 · The Cathedral
Basilica Cathedral of Maria SS. Assunta.
Rebuilt after 1908, it holds the Madonna della Consolazione, patron saint of the city.
02 · Temple of Victory
Church of San Giorgio.
A memorial of the Great War. The interior is a commemorative path with the fallen of Reggio in the First World War.
03 · Greek-Byzantine rite
Cattolica dei Greci.
Founded around the year 1000. The city's oldest Christian institution, still celebrated in the Greek-Byzantine rite.
Three churches in a single afternoon: time slows down, the city speaks.
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Stop 05
The silent sentinels.
The Greek Walls of Reggio are the longest stretch of fortification of ancient Magna Graecia still visible in place. Two millennia of layers, from the archaic age to the 15th century.
IV
Century BC
What we see
Urban Archaeological Park of the Greek Walls. Remains of the fortifications of Rhegion, the Greek heart of the city. Pottery, dwellings, stretches of the city wall, views over the Strait.
Good to know
A few minutes from the Cathedral, crossing the old town, you enter an archaeological area open to the city.
One of the most important archaeological areas in Calabria.
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Stop 06 · Finale
Aperitif or tasting.
The ride ends with local products and Calabrian wines: an aperitif with the Light Tour, a full tasting with the Strong Tour.
Same route, same guide, same hotel pick-up. What changes is the time you have, and what awaits you at the end.
Light Tour · Local aperitif
The aperitif of the city.
2–3hours
You start from the hotel and tour the city with your guide. At the end of the route you step into a selected venue in the centre: a board of Calabrian cured meats and cheeses, bread, preserves in oil, a glass of local wine or a craft beer.
Hotel pick-up
The ride through six city stops
Aperitif stop in selected venues in the centre
A glass of Calabrian wine or craft beer
“Light, as the name suggests. But not insignificant.”
€45per person
Strong Tour · Wine tasting
The tasting of Calabria.
4–5hours
The same city ride, at a more relaxed pace. In a wine bar, a vertical of Calabrian wines: Greco di Bianco, Cirò, Magliocco, Nerello Mascalese. On the table, five typical courses to match: cured meats, cheeses, preserves in oil, artisan pasta, bergamot dessert.
Hotel pick-up
The ride through six city stops
Tasting stop in a selected wine bar
Four glasses paired with five typical courses
“Strong, because the wine is serious and so are the courses.”
€95per person
04 · Book
The city is waiting for you.
Booking only through our platform. No calls, no emails to chase: three steps in a few minutes, and off we go.
Step 01
Choose your tour.
Light Tour or Strong Tour. Pick the date, the guide language and the exact number of guests (max 4).
Step 02
Tell us your hotel.
Pick-up is included. We pass the address and time on to your guide.
Step 03
Confirm and go.
You receive confirmation and your guide's contact details. We will be waiting at your reception.
For urgent matters or changes: +39 348 791 6895 · info via WhatsApp
Before you go
Frequently asked questions.
Where does the tour start?
At your hotel reception: pick-up is included. We pass the address and time on to your guide.
How many people can join?
Four at most: the golf cart is small on purpose, so you can chat and see the Strait together.
Which languages does the guide speak?
Italian, English, French, German and Spanish. You choose the language when you book.
What is the difference between Light and Strong?
Same route, same guide, same pick-up. The Light Tour lasts 2–3 hours and ends with an aperitif of local products. The Strong Tour lasts 4–5 hours and ends with a tasting of Calabrian wines and five typical courses.
Can the order of the stops change?
The order may vary: your guide chooses it to suit the pace of the day, and you set the pace.
How do I change or cancel my booking?
With your booking code and phone number, in the form above, within the stated deadline. For urgent matters or changes, message us on WhatsApp.
