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Guardavalle Marina

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A week with kids

Seven family-sized days: a gentle seabed, mosaic dragons and a waterfall pool.

Families love the Marina beach for its gently sloping seabed and the long free stretches where there is room even at the height of summer. Around it, places that genuinely work with children: nothing in this itinerary is more than half an hour's drive away.

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    Day 1

    Arrival and a first swim

    Full day · Guardavalle Marina beach

    The beach five minutes away on foot and slow rhythms: pale sand, shallow water at the shore and the protected dunes where the Caretta caretta turtle nests in summer.

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    Day 2

    Sea and the dragons of Kaulon

    Morning · Guardavalle Marina beach Afternoon · Ancient Kaulon, Monasterace 8 min by car

    Eight minutes away, the park of ancient Kaulon: the great mosaic of dragons and dolphins is a little treasure hunt for the young ones, and the museum is right next to the digs.

    Check opening days and hours on the official channels.

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    Day 3

    The waterfall with the pool

    Morning · Guardavalle Marina beach Afternoon · Assi waterfall 15 min by car

    A morning by the sea, then the waterfall on the Assi stream: a short walk gets you there, and the natural pool is the final prize.

    Reached with a short walk.

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    Day 4

    The castle on the sea

    Morning · Guardavalle Marina beach Afternoon · Roccella Jonica 25 min by car

    At Roccella Jonica the Carafa castle overlooks eight kilometres of sand: a swim, an ice cream on the promenade and photos from the Porto delle Grazie.

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    Day 5

    Seahorse Bay

    Morning · Seahorse Bay, Soverato 26 min by car Afternoon · Soverato 26 min by car

    Soverato's sheltered bay is perfect for children; in the late afternoon, shops and a stroll through the Pearl of the Ionian.

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    Day 6

    Sea and Stilo

    Morning · Guardavalle Marina beach Afternoon · Stilo and the Cattolica 19 min by car

    Late afternoon in the village of Stilo, once the heat drops: the five-domed Cattolica looks straight out of a Byzantine fairy tale.

    Check the Cattolica's opening hours.

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    Day 7

    One last beach day

    Full day · Guardavalle Marina beach

    A free day of sand and pedalos, no car needed: you leave rested.

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Sleep five minutes from the beach

Casa Morello is our B&B a five-minute walk from the beach: apartments of 80 or 160 square metres, made for families and groups.

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