Train destinations from Gioia Tauro in 8h
Florence
ItalyBotticelli’s Birth of Venus hangs among the Renaissance paintings in the Uffizi’s vast galleries.
7 hr 27
Rome
ItalyWalk around the Colosseum and take in the tiers of arches that once framed the Roman games.
5 hr 28
Bologna
ItalyFollow the porticoes to Piazza Maggiore, where the city’s daily life unfolds in the open air.
7 hr 19
Naples
ItalyStroll along Spaccanapoli through the historic centre, passing shops, cafés and old churches along the way.
4 hr 49
Palermo
ItalyGold mosaics glow inside the Palatine Chapel at the Palazzo dei Normanni.
5 hr 42
Reggio Calabria
ItalyStroll the Lungomare Falcomatà and look across the Strait of Messina.
1 hr 04
Salerno
ItalyThe Romanesque portal of Salerno Cathedral leads to a crypt holding the relics of Saint Matthew.
3 hr 55
Messina
ItalyAt noon, the figures on the Cathedral’s astronomical clock spring to life in a display of ingenious mechanics.
1 hr 54
