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€ 160.000 Apartment for sale in Calabria > Cosenza > SCALEA |
55 m², 2 bedrooms, 1 bathroom, pool, cellar, terrace
Condition: Completely restored/Habitable Lovely apartment with stunning views directly on the natural bay of San Nicola Arcella. Elegant building complex multilevel ....
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€ 85.000 House for sale in Calabria > Cosenza > SCALEA |
65 m², 2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, pool, terrace
Condition: Completely restored/Habitable partment between Scalea and San Nicola Arcella "Parco Le Cicale”, swimming pool, mini football. For sale ....
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€ 130.000 House for sale in Calabria > Cosenza > SCALEA |
55 m², 2 bedrooms, 1 bathroom, garden, pool, terrace
Condition: New Ground floor apartment with private garden in the elegant holidays complex "VIP Club", only 850 meters from the ....
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€ 300.000 negotiable House for sale in Calabria > Catanzaro > CATANZARO |
3060 m²
Condition: To be restored
Imponente struttura posizionata su 3 livelli di 1020 mq ciascuno ottima per investimento. ....
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€ 70.000 House for sale in Calabria > Catanzaro > CATANZARO |
250 m², 6 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, terrace
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€ 140.000 House for sale in Calabria > Cosenza > SAN NICOLA ARCELLA |
77 m², 2 bedrooms, 1 bathroom, garden
Condition: Partially restored Semi detached terraced villa in San Nicola Arcella, village Poggio del Sole, 1.5 km from the ....
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€ 180.000 House for sale in Calabria > Vibo Valentia > TROPEA |
2 bedrooms, 1 bathroom
Condition: New Beautiful villa semidetached placed in Capo Vticano in a very nice area which is not far away from Tropea. ....
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€ 100.000 Apartment for sale in Calabria > Vibo Valentia > TROPEA |
2 bedrooms, 1 bathroom
Condition: Completely restored/Habitable Beautiful apartment in Tropea on the sea. Tropea is the pearl of Calabria and it is a charming ....
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P.O.A. Apartment for sale in Calabria > Vibo Valentia > TROPEA |
3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms
Condition: Completely restored/Habitable In Tropea, the pearl of Calbria, beautiful apartment in a historic building in the main street of Tropea and ....
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€ 270.000 House for sale in Calabria > Vibo Valentia > TROPEA |
2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, garden, garage, terrace
Condition: Completely restored/Habitable Beautiful villa semidetached placed in a very nice area with other villas semitached, wich is not far away ....
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PROPERTIES IN CALABRIA
Homes for sale in Calabria and Calabria Property market
Property in Calabria has always attracted interest from home buyers coming from abroad. Because of the many parts of the region still unexplored by property investors, homes for sale in Calabria offer great business opportunities at a very convenient price.
In the whole Southern part of the peninsula, the second home market is really brilliant, thanks to the good prices you can achieve and the uncontaminated nature you can live in.
The beauties of the region, especially along the coast, are still unexplored so if you decide to buy a real estate in Calabria, you’ll help the growth of the tourist market and you’ll make a good investment for the future, both whether you decide to live there or to rent out your property in Calabria.
One of the most prestigiouse areas property wise is the area of Tropea. Properties in Tropea have a higher price compared to real estate in other parts of Calabria. However, being Tropea one of the most tourist Calabrian cities, it provides very good investment opportuinities to whoever wants to buy a property in Calabria.
Another area of Calabria that is steadily increasing in popularity is the area around Scalea. Homes for sale in Scalea have a very good value for money and it is possible to buy a nice holiday apartment by the coast for a small price.
The main demand for properties for sale in Calabria is for one bedroom home with terrace and garage, better if the property has air conditioning.
About Calabria
Welcome in the earthly paradise!!! Calabria is a real natural environment, surrounded by a bright sea and uncontaminated mountains. The hospitality of the population is renowned worldwide. The main resource of the region is the sea for sure, the wide coast face two different seas (the Tyrrhenian Sea and The Ionian Sea) and the Straits of Messina, with a particular fauna in a landscape made of beaches and cliffs. In the region there’s a low development of industries and there aren’t big cities so the most part of the territory is natural and still to explore, this also makes buying homes in Calabria quite appealing.
Here you can take a walk on the golden beaches of Tropea, known as the “Tyrrhenian Pearl”, a symbol of Calabria.
The main activity of the region is the tourism; in fact the tourist industry is ever-growing, thank to lots of archaeological sites and to natural beauties that attracts the interest of visitors. In the last years they invested on the receptive capacity, encouraging the rise of presence in the region, with a record in summer 2006.
Tourism is directly connected with history in Calabria, since there are lots of archaeological sites that attracts people from all over the world. Just to mention the main ones, there are important excavation in Reggio Calabria, in Vibo Valentia, in Crotone, in Cosenza and in Squillace. Besides, there’s an optimum museum in Reggio Calabria, the “Magna Grecia National Museum”, where you can understand better the whole history of the Southern part of Italy.
Tourism is an important factor for anyone interesting in buying properties in Calabria as buy to let can be a good investment in this region.
Agriculture and fishing are well developed too, regarding the first activity here there’s a wide presence of olive trees (the region is the first producer of oil in Italy). The main industries are textile and food industry.
Culture and Society
In Calabria you can relax in one of the many famous seaside resorts such as Tropea, Reggio Calabria, Catanzaro, Scilla and Diamante. But, beside this, the inland can offer you many things to see, because it’s rich of history and tradition and, first of all, in the whole territory you can find art, culture, castles, churches, necropolis and wonderful woods. In particular the mountain tourist is well developed in “Aspromonte” and “Sila”, especially in their national parks, giving property investors the choice to select the type of home they prefer.
There are three important national parks in Calabria: Aspromonte National Park, Sila National Park and Pollino National Park. To these you can add many sites defined by the European Community as protected areas, for their special and uncontaminated natural resources.
Talking about events, music is really important for the population; in fact, there are many festivals you can participate to: “Euro Mediterranean Festival” in Altomone on August, “Jazz Divine” in Altomonte on September, “Tropea Blues Festival” in Tropea on September, “Roccella International Jazz Festival” in Roccella Jonica on August, “Eco Jazz” in Reggio Calabria on July/August. Besides, there’s an important Literary Award in Tropea on August. A joy for non Italians who bought a second home here, especially during summer time.
For sport lovers, there are many unconventional sport you can practise, thanks to the various landscapes you can find in Calabria: rafting, hydro speed, canyoning, canoe, trekking in “Pollino National Park”, hang-glider and paragliding in Palmi, Pizzo, Nicotera and Scalea. Don’t forget to go sailing in this wonderful sea!
Food and wine are an important regional resource. Talking about Calabria, the most famous product is the red pepper for sure; if you’ve never tasted it, just be careful because your mouth could catch on fire!!! There are many typical product that are really worth it: “fileja” is a kind of pasta, “’nduja” is a very spicy salami, “frittole” a pork soup, and then lots of cakes and biscuits (Pingolata, Susumelle, Cuddhuraci, ‘Nzuddha, Cuzzupa, Piparelle). The most important wines are Bivongi, Cirò, Donnici, Savuto and Verbicaro.
If you decide to buy a real estate in Calabria, you can be sure that you will live in a magic place where you can find a real contact with nature and you can enjoy a simple and healthy life.
Facilities
To reach the region and to move into, there’s a motorway, the A3 that goes from Salerno to Reggio Calabria. Besides, there are many freeways that connect the principal cities with the hinterland.
Talking about the railway, there are two main lines: one goes from Reggio Calabria to Napoli (in Campania), and the other goes from Reggio Calabria to Taranto (in Puglia). There’s still a shorter line that goes from Cosenza to Gioia Tauro.
If you want to reach the region by plane, there are three airports in Lamezia Terme, Reggio Calabria, Crotone.
The principal harbours are in: Reggio Calabria (a commercial dock directly linked to Malta, Sicily and Eolie Islands), Gioia Tauro (the main commercial port of call in the entire Mediterranean Sea), Rocella Jonica (only tourist) and Sibari (tourist and for boat maintenance).
Talking about education, there’s a wide offer and many different colleges. The main is the “University of Calabria” in Rende, then there are other campus in Catanzaro (“Magna Grecia University”,”Uni.Tel.Cal.”) and in Reggio Calabria (“Mediterranean University”). To notice an important University for Stranger in Reggio Calabria, the “Dante Alighieri” college, where you can learn everything about the Italian culture and become a linguistic operator.
So, if properties for sale in Calabria is what you are looking for, make sure your home will be close to infrastructures.

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