Dino Island, Calabria

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Discover Dino Island: Private Tours, Experiences & Custom Travel

The island of Dino is the biggest of the Calabrian islands and is situated on the Tyrrhenian Cosentino, just before the town of . Its size is a little more than 50 hectares, its tallness at the most astounding point is around 100 meters. The island in the past has seen battles and fights; the Municipality of Praia gained it in 1928 and afterward sold it to an organization of Avvocato Giovanni Agnelli.

For a long time the island was a point of traveler enthusiasm for some well known personalities back then, gradually came the intrigue left. Today the island of Dino has authoritatively come back to the region of .

The visit to the island is mandatory; we propose you to circumnavigate it for its 3 km of border to find its caverns and appreciate the rough and forcing bluffs that make it. Our retreat Borgo di Fiuzzi sorts out a few times each day with your own watercraft a way of the island that permits to visit this exceptional place. It is likewise conceivable to sort out fascinating strolls along the ways of the island among untainted nature, verdure special in their sort. The vegetation is the common Mediterranean scour where you can respect the Palm Nana and the primula of .

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Dino Island Through Our Eyes

Photographed during our own travels and research, these images follow the journey through Dino Island, from the first view of the landscape to the small details that give the place its character.

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Hidden Villages of Calabria & Basilicata with Local Guides

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Private & Small Group Tours in Dino Island

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Monterosso al Mare in the Cinque Terre at dusk

Appetito Our Founder in Appetito: A Culinary Journey Through Calabria and Basilicata May 2025 Our founder Jesse Andrews writes for Appetito on the food and coast of southern Italy, from the sea caves of Praia a Mare in Calabria to Maratea, the town of 44 churches in Basilicata. Read the story

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Vibo Valentia

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Lavender Fields of the Parco Pollino National Park at Morano Calabro

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The Road to Dino Island

Most of our guests arrive by private car, with a driver who knows these roads and where it is worth stopping along the way. These are the journeys we arrange most often.

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