Terzo Giorno/Day 3

Reggio & Area Grecanica

• Breakfast ‍

• Early departure for Reggio Calabria, where we'll visit the National Archaeological Museum, home to the celebrated Riace Bronzes — among the finest and rarest surviving examples of Classical Greek sculpture.

• Next, a stroll along the palm-lined Lungomare Falcomatà, hailed as "the most beautiful kilometer in Italy." On a clear day, the majestic Mount Etna graces the horizon across the Strait of Messina. We'll head back along Corso Garibaldi, a pedestrian-only street lined with beautiful Liberty-style buildings and lovely shops.

• For a late-morning snack, don't miss Reggio's famous arancini, shaped and filled differently than the Sicilian variety — or a gelato at a three-generation family-run establishment voted the best gelato in all of Italy.

• Mid-afternoon, we'll visit the Museo del Bergamotto, showcasing the tools used to extract oil from this magical citrus fruit prized in perfumes and Earl Grey tea.

• Tour and dinner at a lovely family-run bergamot orchard, Agriturismo Il Bergamotto, in Condofuri. The orchard borders the Fiumara Amendolea, a river that originates in the heart of Aspromonte National Park and flows into the Ionian Sea. Our host, Sig. Ugo, will introduce us to delicious bergamot-inspired delicacies.