Strongoli → Cirò Marina

Stage information

Difficulty: challenging. Difficulty recorded in the catalogue.

29 km from Strongoli to Cirò Marina by way of Melissa. Green vineyards and soft hills, then the view suddenly opens on Melissa, perched over a deep ravine inside its old walls; its Greek name means the village of bees and honey. You come down to Cirò Marina and its 16 km of golden beaches. This was the Greek colony of Krimisa, whose wine was offered to Olympic winners, and the remains of the Temple of Apollo Aleo tell that story.