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Ryanair’s cheapest new destination has beautiful beaches and wine for £3 a bottle


RYANAIR have revealed their new, and incredibly cheap, flight paths.

The most budget-friendly flight goes from Stansted to Reggio Calabria from just £14.99 and with weather reaching highs of 17 degrees in March, it’s a great place for an early spring break.

Reggio Calabria's Villa Genoese Zerbi and adjacent ruins.

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Reggio Calabria has plenty of beautiful buildings and ancient ruinsCredit: Alamy
People walking along a seaside promenade with palm trees and a beach in the background.

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The promenade is a lovely place to walk and is over a mile longCredit: Alamy
Sculpture of Rabarama (Paola Epifani) in front of Villa Genoese Zerbi in Reggio Calabria, Italy.

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The three enormous statues are out on the lawn by the waterfront for everyone to seeCredit: Alamy

In just three hours, you could be landing in Reggio Calabria – the city with sun, beaches, mountains, waterparks, history… and it’s very affordable.

The Reggio Calabria city centre is 8km from the airport and can easily be reached by bus in under 15 minutes for just €2 (£1.66).

It’s not just the flights that are a bargain; we found a hotel from just £22 per night through Expedia.

Be sure to check out some of the local produce too – specifically the wine, as the city ranked fourth cheapest for wine, with bottles available for £3.

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Culture vultures should check out the ‘Opera di Rabarama’ – three sculptures created in 2000 on the waterfront, as well as the Riace Bronzes.

These 2,500-year-old Greek bronze statues are in the Reggio Calabria museum, which adults can enter for €10 (£8.32), while anyone between 18 and 25 gets a reduced fee of €2 (£1.66).

Thirty minutes north of Reggio Calabria is the quaint fishing village of Scilla.

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The village nestled on a hill by the coast offers one of the region’s most stunning beaches, Spiaggia di Scilla, with crystal clear waters

One TripAdvisor reviewer wrote that it was “one of the most beautiful and wonderful beaches I have ever seen.”.

To keep the kids busy, the AcquaPark Odissea 2000 waterpark is open in the summer months, when temperatures can reach highs of 31 degrees.

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Aerial view of Scilla, Italy, showing the town, castle, and sea.

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Scilla is a beautiful fishing town just half an hour outside of the city centreCredit: Alamy

The park has slides, a water roller coaster, pools, a lazy river, plus a pizzeria and bar.

For exploring nature, the Aspromonte National Park is the perfect place to see waterfalls and mountain villages, hidden between the pine trees.

Once you’ve explored Reggio Calabria, make sure to take a trip over to Sicily.

The ferry usually costs around €7 (£5.82) and only takes 35 minutes.

There are 15 sailings a day, so it would be easy enough to pop over for the morning, enjoy a day of strolling about the island with an ice cream, and be back for the evening.

Here are the new Ryanair flight paths

To inspire your next getaway, here are Ryanair’s newest, and cheapest, flights

  1. Stansted to Bodrum (Türkiye), from £19.99 – flying now 
  2. Stansted to Dalaman (Türkiye), from £19.99 – flying now 
  3. Stansted to Clermont (France), from £20.65 – commencing March 30
  4. Stansted to Münster (Germany), from £16.99 – commencing March 30
  5. Stansted to Lübeck (Germany), from £16.91 – commencing April 1
  6. Stansted to Linz (Austria), from £19.99 – flying now
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JFMB1J Aspromonte National Park, Gambarie, Reggio Calabria, Calabria, Italy, Maesano Waterfall

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In the Reggio Calabria National Park you’ll find the Maesano WaterfallCredit: Alamy
Aerial view of Scilla beach in Calabria, Italy.

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The beach and village of Scilla is found on the outkirts of the cityCredit: Alamy



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