Anywhere Italy

When to go

Calabria in December

Across the 45 Calabria towns we hold, December averages 13 degrees by day and 7 at night, with about 11 days of rain. The sea off the 17 coastal towns sits around 18 degrees. Measured 2020–2024.

Where to go in December

Picked by a rule, not by mood: the weather in the comfortable band, our own editorial verdict on the town, a festival that month, and a sea worth swimming in. The reason is printed under each one.

Somewhere else, or some other month

Next door in December: Basilicata.

Calabria through the year: January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December.

Or the whole country: Italy in December, and every town in Calabria.

The Sunday letter

The 1,000 Italian towns most travelers skip.

Every Sunday we send one letter. The week's town, what is worth eating there, and when to turn up. It is free, and you can leave whenever you like.

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