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While the warm jackets are being taken out of the wardrobe in Germany, the south of Italy is still in late summer mode.
26 degrees, sun, sea - and hardly any tourists: Calabria and Sicily are the best places to extend the summer over the next two weeks.
Tropea - the city on the rock
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In the high season Tropea One of the destinations in southern Italy, the coastal village is sleepily quiet in autumn. Tropea sticks above the sea like a postcard motif. The old town is perched on a steep tufa cliff, with the Tyrrhenian Sea shimmering in shades of turquoise blue below. In October, the water is still around 23 degrees - perfect for swimming. Tropea is famous for its red onions, which taste sweeter here than anywhere else. In the evening, locals and visitors meet in Piazza Ercole for a drink. Aperitivobefore strolling through the alleyways to the Santa Maria dell'Isola viewpoint.
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Capo Vaticano - cliffs, bays, far-reaching views
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Just a few kilometres south of Tropea lies Capo Vaticano, one of Calabria's most spectacular coastlines. The white cliffs plunge steeply into the sea and small bays can only be reached via steps or footpaths. From the vantage point at the lighthouse, the view stretches as far as Sicily - and on clear days as far as the Aeolian Islands. If you book a room with a sea view here, all you will hear in the evening is the sea and the wind.
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More InformationSyracuse - history under the southern sun
On Sicily lies the ancient Greek city of Syracuse, once one of the most powerful metropolises in the Mediterranean. Today, you can stroll through the historic Ortigia neighbourhood, past baroque palazzi, fish markets and the dazzling white cathedral. Locals sit barefoot in sandals in the cafés, while heaters are already running to the north. The archaeological park with the "Ear of Dionysius", a huge rock grotto, is a reminder of the time when philosophers and generals wrote history here.
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San Vito Lo Capo - beach like in the Caribbean
In the very north-west of Sicily lies San Vito Lo Capo - A place that is overcrowded in summer, but shows its most beautiful side in autumn. The beach is as light as icing sugar, the sea shallow and clear. The small restaurants still serve food outside, mostly couscous with fish, a culinary reminder of the Arab influence on the island. Hikers can reach the Zingaro nature reserve with its bays and paths along the rocky coast in just a few minutes.
