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| Vibo Valentia | ||
| region | Calabria | |
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| Residents | 33.642 (2018) | |
| height | 476 m | |
| Tourist information Tel | 39 096345300 | |
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Vibo Valentia is the capital of the province of the same name in the southern italian region Calabria.
background
The city is located on a high plateau on the north side of Calabria about 6 kilometers from the Tyrrhenian Sea.
In the 7th century BC. becomes the place under the name Hipponium colonized by Greeks. Around 200 BC. he comes under the rule of the Romans and is now called Vibo Valentia. The Normans build the fort around 1100. In 1235, the Staufer Emperor Friedrich II had the Castell and the city expanded; the city is now called Monteleone di Calabria. In 1928 it was given the name again Vibo Valentia.
getting there
By plane
The nearest airport is that Lamezia Terme Airport
(IATA: SUF) in Calabrian Lamezia Terme 45 km away, which is served not only by Alitalia but also by numerous low-cost airlines.
By train / bus
The 1 Vibo Valentia-Pizzo F.S. is on the railway line Rome - Naples - Reggio di Calabria resp. Sicily the Trenitalia (Website with timetable information). The ride from Rome to Vibo Valentia-Pizzo station takes a single change in Lamezia between six and seven hours.
The train station is about 8 km from the city center in the north of the city near the coastal town Pizzo, the railway line crosses under the peninsula on which Vibo Valentia is located, mostly in tunnels. Vibo Valentia city center can be reached from the train station by bus or taxi.
The trains of the coastline Lamezia Terme - Tropea - Rosarno also stop in the coastal town belonging to Vibo 2 Vibo Marina F.S. with its marina, from there the distance up to the city center of Vibo is several kilometers.
In the street
The coastal highway A3Naples - Salerno - Cosenza (95 km north of Vibo) - Lamezia Terme - Reggio di Calabria (95 km south of Vibo) leaves the coastline shortly before the ascent to Vibo Valentia to circle the peninsula with Tropea in the hinterland. From the exit 
Vibo Valentia leads a provincial road via Sant'Onofrio up to the city center of Vibo Valentia.
An alternative is to use the old coastal road SS18which from Lamezia Terme in a steep increase of Pizzo from after Vibo Valentia leads up and from there further over Rosarno to Reggio di Calabria runs in the south. The course of the road SS18 is relatively angular in circles the historical center in the west, it is not difficult to get lost in the center ...
By boat
The place itself has only in the part of the village belonging to Vibo Valentia on the coastline Vibo Marina Sea touch, there is one there 3 Marina.
mobility
Tourist Attractions
- 1 Castello Normanno-Svevo . The Norman-Staufer fort stands on the site of an ancient acropolis.
- 2 Duomo di Santa Maria Maggiore o San Leoluca, built 1680 - 1723
activities
shop
kitchen
nightlife
accommodation
- Hotel Ipomea Club, S. Maria di Ricadi loc. Fortino, 50064. Tel.: 39(0)963 663929, Fax: 0963 591534.
Learn
Work
security
health
Practical advice
- 1 Pro Loco, Piazza Armando Diaz. Tel.: 39(0) 963 45300.
- 2 Comune di Vibo Valentia, Piazza Martiri d'Ungheria. Tel.: 39 963 43231.
trips
- to the town Tropea on the coast of the Tyrrhenian Sea
- to the Capo Vaticano
literature
Web links
http://www.comune.vibovalentia.vv.it - Official website of Vibo Valentia
