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Explore the My Bella Vita blog for Calabria travel guides, Italian travel inspiration, info on Calabria attractions, local insights, and content about exploring your Italian heritage. These make for the perfect complement to our Small Group Trips to Calabria! If you have any questions as you read, feel free to contact us. 

Giganti della Sila
31 August 2024

Things To Do in Sila National Park

La Sila National Park is the largest park and mountain range in Calabria. It expands into three provinces: Catanzaro (Sila Piccola), Cosenza (Sila Grande), and Crotone (Sila Greca). On a...
12 August 2024

Guide to Calabria’s Ghost Towns

Visiting Calabria in Southern Italy soon? Learn more about the region’s mysterious ghost towns in this interesting guide by My Bella Vita Travel. Find out more!
31 July 2024

Homemade Italian Lemon Granita

Beat the heat with our homemade lemon granita! A refreshing blend of zesty lemon and sweetness, transporting you to the sun-kissed shores of Southern Italy.
30 July 2024

Why Not to Take Trains in Calabria

Join My Bella Vita Travel as we discuss the stresses and frustrations of trying to travel around Calabria by train, and why guided tours are the way to go!
contemporary art
24 April 2024

Contemporary Art in Calabria

Are you into contemporary art? With Italy being home to some of the world’s most treasured masterpieces, it shouldn’t be a surprise that it also has some great places to...
give a compliment in italian
24 January 2024

How to give a compliment in Italian

Learning how to give a compliment in Italian can really add to your overall experience when traveling in Italy. Because let’s be honest, who doesn’t like being complimented? Compliments are...
20 January 2024

What To Do in Cosenza

Cosenza is the largest province in Calabria, and its capital city, also called Cosenza, is quickly becoming known as the “Athens of Calabria” for its architecture, art, and culture. One of...
Panettone at Christmastime
12 January 2024

Four Italian Christmas Words/Phrases to Learn

It’s been awhile since I’ve done a post like this and I thought it’d be fun to brush up on some Festive Italian vocabulary. I’ve rounded up four very commonly...
6 December 2022

Holiday Gift Ideas for Italophiles

It’s that time of year again! We are making our list, and checking it twice, and not surprisingly we have quite a few Italophiles on our Christmas list!  So naturally,...
21 September 2022

Connect to Your Roots: Plan Your 2023 Heritage Tour Now

Check out this post from our friends and affiliates at Legacy Tree Genealogists. They have been so kind as to offer a special discount to our readers if you book...
11 December 2021

Ancient Christmas Tradition: I Zampognari

If you are in Italy during the Christmas season and hear the unique sounds of the Zampognari, well, you are in for a real treat! You might be wondering why?...
22 September 2021

Eggplant, Aubergine – It’s all Melanzane to me!

The late summer leading into fall is a great time for fruits and vegetables. The markets are overflowing with fresh local treats like melanzane (eggplants, aubergines). These plump deep-purple colored...
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