What to do between Christmas and New Year's Eve in Calabria

Are you spending the Christmas holidays in Calabria? Have you overdone Christmas lunch with the family and are you looking for a purifying experience in view of the New Year?

There's nothing better than spending a day or two in Calabrian spas and wellness centres that offer ad hoc packages for purifying yourself between Christmas and New Year's Eve, or hiking and trekking in the green woods of national parks and reserves.

Here are some suggestions for you!

There are many outdoor activities to enjoy in Calabria to work off the excesses of the festive season in the national parks, regional parks and reserves: any ideas? The Pollino National Park, in the province of Cosenza, offers a network of trails of great historical and natural value, with a total of 17 marked trails to be explored independently or under the watchful eye of authorised guides. Many of these pass through some of Italy's Most Beautiful Villages. The hiking opportunities offered by the Sila National Park and the Aspromonte National Park are no less impressive: the first covers a wide variety of landscapes grouped in the provinces of Cosenza, Catanzaro and Crotone; the second, in the province of Reggio Calabria, offers beautiful panoramic views from the Ionian coast to the Strait of Messina and the characteristic UNESCO Geosites.

Here is the complete list of official Walking and Cycling routes where you can enjoy cleansing excursions and treks between Christmas and New Year's Eve in Calabria.

Another effective way to work off festive dinners and lunches is to treat yourself to a day of wellness and relaxation at one of Calabria's many thermal bath, where you can enjoy purifying treatments and the pleasant ritual of saunas, Turkish baths, mud baths and detox massages. From north to south, you are spoilt for choice. It is no coincidence that Calabria has been known since ancient times for its thermal springs and natural healing baths, appreciated by the Greeks and Romans who left traces of their great facilities, which can still be visited in the archaeological areas that preserve them. Here too, the choice varies according to taste: from wellness needs to the most appropriate treatments for purification during the festive season.

Here is the complete list of thermal baths and wellness centres for purification between Christmas and New Year's Eve in Calabria.