Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Caffe Matteotti
(
www.caffematteotti.it
;
Corso Vittorio Emanuele 39; 7am-2am Tue-Sun)
The stylish white tables
and chairs on their terrace offer sea views with your
aperitivi
: it's a prime spot for
people-watching.
CAFE
Information
Walk northeast along Corso Garibaldi for the tourist office, shopping and other services.
The
corso
has long been a de facto pedestrian zone during the ritual
passeggiata
.
Hospital
(
0965 39 71 11; Via Melacrino)
Police Station
(
0965 41 11 11; Corso Garibaldi 442)
Post Office
(Via Miraglia 14)
9am-noon & 4-7pm)
There are also kiosks at
Tourist Information Kiosk
(Viale Genovese Zerbi;
both the Airport
(
0965 64 32 91)
and the Stazione Centrale
(
0965 2 71 20)
.
Getting There & Away
AIR
Reggio's
airport
(REG;
0965 64 05 17;
www.aeroportodellostretto.it
)
is at Ravagnese, about
5km south.
BOAT
Boats for Messina (Sicily) leave from the port (just north of Stazione Lido), where there
are three adjacent ferry terminals. In high season there are up to 20 hydrofoils daily; in
low season there are as few as two. Some boats continue to the Aeolian Islands.
Services are run by various companies, including
Meridiano
( 0965 81 04 14;
www.meridianolines.it
)
. Prices for cars are €15 one way and for foot passengers €1.50 to
€2.80. The crossing takes 20 minutes.
BUS
Most buses terminate at Piazza Garibaldi, in front of the Stazione Centrale. Several differ-
ent companies operate to towns in Calabria and beyond. Regional trains are more con-
venient than bus services to Scilla and Tropea.
