Lamezia Terme is a city and comune in Calabria.
Understand
[edit]The 4th largest city in Calabria, Lamezia Terme has a history that can be traced back all the way back to ancient times. Lamezia Terme was created in 1968 by merging the former cities Nicastro, Sambiase, and Sant'Eufemia Lamezia into a single city. Despite being merged, each former city is treated as its own distinct area within the city. There are also multiple rural villages on the outskirts.
Get in
[edit]By plane
[edit]- 1 Lamezia Terme International Airport (SUF IATA). Regular flights from Milan, Rome, Turin, Bucharest and Warsaw plus numerous seasonal flights from other European cities. It's also possible to get a direct flight to and from Toronto.
Get around
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Map of Lamezia Terme
Many parts of Lamezia (especially the more rural areas) are very difficult to get around without a car.
See
[edit]- 1 Castello normanno-svevo di Nicastro. Norman fortress
- 2 Bastione di Malta (Bastion of Malta). watchtower built in 1550
Do
[edit]- Swimming and hiking are both very popular pastimes in Lamezia.
- 1 Terme di Caronte (on the road leading to the village of Vallericardo), ☏ +39 0968 437 180. A spa that's also one of the oldest family businesses in the world. The accompanying hot springs are free to enter, and very popular because of its reputed health benefits, but there's a strong smell of sulfur that'll leave you smelling like eggs, well after you dry off. €7,50-29,50.
Buy
[edit]Eat
[edit]Budget
[edit]All these are in the city centre:
- 1 TRIESTE, Via Giosuè Carducci, 16.
- 2 Rosticceria Federico, Piazza Mercato Vecchio, 14.
- 3 Burger e chips, Viale I Maggio, 34.
- 4 Spizzicando, Corso Giovanni Nicotera, 31.
- 5 Gusto Rotondo, Via Santa Bernardet.
Mid-range
[edit]- 6 Degustando, Piazza Ardito Pietro, 42.
- 7 Civico 22, Salita Fratelli Maruca, 22.
- 8 Merlo Rosso, Via S. Giovanni, 3.
- 9 Osteria Degli Artisti, Piazza Stocco, Via Garibaldi, 4.
Drink
[edit]Sleep
[edit]- Hotel Savant, Via Manfredi Capitano, 8, ☏ +39 096826161, [email protected].
- Hotel San Carlo, Corso G. Nicotera, ☏ +39 096822858.
- 1 b&b Magna Grecia, Contrada Maruca, 16, ☏ +39 3339772080, [email protected]. Check-in: 14:00, check-out: 10:30.
- Grand Hotel Lamezia, Piazza Lamezia, ☏ +39 096853021, fax: +39 096853024, [email protected].