You reach Bova by driving along a steep, winding road, curve after curve, with the panorama becoming more spectacular at every turn.<\/p>\n
You leave the car behind and continue on foot up to the castle. Up there, the view quite literally takes your breath away.
The village lies at your feet, the Ionian Sea stretches into the distance, Sicily and Mount Etna rise before you, and the Aspromonte mountains stand behind. An unforgettable view.<\/p>\n
Inhabited since prehistoric times, Bova is now the heart of the Greco-Calabrian area. Here, history is not only visible in the stones, it is alive.<\/p>\n
Yes, you read that correctly: ancient Greek, the language of Homer, is still spoken here.<\/p>\n
It is a symbol of identity and belonging to a millennia-old culture, preserved even during the darkest periods, when its use was forbidden under fascist laws. Today, this culture is proudly shared through traditions and local gastronomy.<\/p>\n
From Bova, you can set off on panoramic hiking trails, stay several days to explore the Greco-Calabrian area, or simply visit it as one of the Borghi pi\u00f9 belli d\u2019Italia, <\/em>the most beautiful villages in Italy.<\/p>\n In the main square, sitting at a caf\u00e9 terrace with an espresso or a beer, you can chat with passing travelers or locals. And you\u2019ll notice the imposing steam locomotive standing proudly in the center, as if it too had arrived here to stop running.<\/p>\n Local guides will lead you through the narrow streets, churches, stories, and traditions, enthusiastically sharing their love for this land.<\/p>\n Bova is not just a village. It\u2019s an immersion into the most authentic Calabria.<\/p>\n For a tailor-made stay in Aspromonte and across Calabria \ud83d\udc49 caminiatravel.com<\/p>\n You reach Bova by driving along a steep, winding road, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":6487,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[413],"tags":[673,674,669,664,665,666,667,668,637,638,639,640,561,526,495,488,490,427,431,437,439],"class_list":["post-6495","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog-en","tag-bova","tag-greco-calabrian-area","tag-rocca-imperiale-en","tag-monnaie-de-paris-en","tag-escher-en","tag-pentedattilo-en","tag-stilo-en","tag-rossano-en","tag-ruffo-of-calabria","tag-charybdis","tag-scylla-en","tag-stromboli-en","tag-earl-grey-en","tag-serra-san-bruno-en","tag-scilla-en","tag-strait-of-messina","tag-sun-holidays","tag-calabria-en","tag-aspromonte-en","tag-easter-holidays","tag-easter-traditions"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.caminiatravel.com\/caminiatravel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6495","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.caminiatravel.com\/caminiatravel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.caminiatravel.com\/caminiatravel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.caminiatravel.com\/caminiatravel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.caminiatravel.com\/caminiatravel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6495"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.caminiatravel.com\/caminiatravel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6495\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6496,"href":"https:\/\/www.caminiatravel.com\/caminiatravel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6495\/revisions\/6496"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.caminiatravel.com\/caminiatravel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6487"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.caminiatravel.com\/caminiatravel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6495"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.caminiatravel.com\/caminiatravel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6495"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.caminiatravel.com\/caminiatravel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6495"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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