Distance 80 km south from Cariati: A few miles from Isola Capo Rizzuto is the village of Le Castella, an important tourist center, famous for its clear sea waters and the picturesque Aragonese Castle, together with the coast by a narrow strip of land. Built in the second half of the thirteenth century, the fortress played an important role in the course of time. The Natural Marine Reserve of Capo Rizzuto was established in 1991 to promote and protect the stretch of sea between Cape Donato and Barco Vercillo. To encourage the repopulation of the sea waters through natural rhythms, the marine reserve is one of the most 'beautiful parts of the Ionian coast. It varies in structure  the seabed: long stretches of sand that alternate with rocks often covered with sea grass and coral, whilst  striking submerged dry rocks create suggestive shallows. In the marine protected area; there’s a guided tour service on board of transparent bottom ships .

Distant 120 km from Cariati: The National Sila Park is a wonderful place to be discovered, full of beautiful landscapes and exciting itineraries. Enchanted mountains and valleys, beautiful plants and a wide variety of animals ,that make the wealth of  biodiversity that deserves to be loved, and above all protected. Towns that are part of it  have a great welcoming culture of people and are filled of  shops  full of local products and crafts . To see the Fallistro ,the Sila giants , lakes, Monte Curcio reachable by cable car, the ritch in the Forest Park routes  with  points for the  observation of animals.

Distance from Cariati 30 and 45 Km north: Rossano, Corigiano,both can be  visited together in a day if just to see the most important things. Corigliano’s castle is sure to be visited  this attributed to Roberto Guiscardi in 1073, with an adjacent church dedicated to San Pietro. The city gradually spreads around the castle with its churches "San francesco of paola ,Sant’antonio of padua" and "Santa Maria". A Rossano instead  a visit is to be made to see the Codex purpureus Rossanensis, it’s a  prescious Greek gospel made in V-VI cent. A.D, perhaps in Syria or in Palestine. Ruled with gold and silver on a purple parchment prized, hence the adjective that distinguishes it preserves 188 of the 400 original pages, the size of about cm. 30 by 20. The pages contain the Greek text of  Gospels of the  saints  Matthew and  Marco another place to visit is :Rossano’s Museum of licorice it’s the only one in Italy that exhibits inside the antique as well as modern tools used in the processing, marketing, and extraction of the root from which we obtain licorice, as well as clothes, objects, manuscripts related to the Amarelli family who have been working for about 4 centuries in the production of the famous licorice namesake known now in all the world!!

Distant 70 km north east of Cariati: Near Cerchiara at over 1100 meters above sea level rises the sanctuary of Santa Maria delle Armi. All in One with the steep rocky ridge that supports it, you embrace the view of the entire plain of Sibari. Built from 1440, it was born on the ruins of a more 'ancient Basilian sanctuary of the twelfth century and its church was set in a cave .where an icon of the Virgin is kept after which it is named engraved on  dark stone, a wooden organ, various paintings of the eighteenth century, and a magnificent altar decorated with polychrome marbles, perhaps done by a Florence artist in 1700. Once on site it is recommended to visit the caves. one of the most interesting caving areas of the national  Pollino  park. At short distance from the village is  the abyss of Bifurto, the eighteenth most deepest cave  of Italy with its 683 m.

Distance 80 km from Cariati: One of the areas 'most charming and spectacular of the town of Civita ' is  no doubt the Canyon where the river Raganello flows. About seven kilometers long, the Canyon winds through steep cliffs wide at least 5-6 meters and high at some points  almost eight hundred. Meta among the most desirable for tourists and excursionists, the Canyon alternating in flat stretches, wide and sunny as the Conca oleanders, to steep chutes, long dimly lit corridors, waterfalls and fresh crystal clear  water lakes . To mark the end of the Raganello Canyon is the perfect cone top of the Ponte del Diavolo, recently collapsed because of bad weather, located just fifteen minutes from down town Civita.

Distant 60 km south from Cariati: Crotone was established province in 1992;it’s an important agricultural, commercial and industrial center of Calabria; Interesting to see is Crotone’s Cathedral, dedicated to the  assumption of the Virgin Mary  and St. Dionysius Areopagite, it goes back originaly to the  XI century ; in the  halls are  vaulted "lamia" of the Toledo’s bastion , a bastion built in the sixteenth century, that houses the Museum of Contemporary Art of Crotone. It’s a permanent exhibition of 107 works of city property , among which are counted sculptures in pottery and bronze, paintings in oil on canvas or wood, watercoloured lithographs and paintings by contemporary artist . The museum is open from Tuesday to Saturday from 4.pm to 8.pm. In the highiest part of crotone is the castle of  Charles V, which current structure dates mostly to the reconstruction ordered in 1541 by the  Spanish Vice king Pedro of Toledo. The original structure, raised in the ninth century  over the ruins of the acropolis, was greatly transformed  during the time. About a kilometer from  Crotone stands the sanctuary of Hera Lacinia, the most important place of worship of the ancient Greek polis. The temple, which reached its zenith in the fifth century BC The sacred area of Capo colonna long served as an important spiritual and religious center of Magna Grecia , as evidenced by the numerous votive offerings found in the building "B" during the excavations conducted in the years 1987-90. They are objects of different origin: a geometric horse, a bronze model of a nuragica boat (VIII-VII century BC), a sitting sphinx , a mermaid and a bronze winged gorgon, terracotta statuettes’, decorated pottery, silver jewelry such as a ring with a beetle, and various bronze tools; of  an exceptional value is a gold crown decorated with myrtle leaves and vines, dated between  the middle of the  sixth and the beginning of the fourth century BC, which probably encircled the head of a wooden image of a goddess. The important findings are called  " the Treasure of Hera."

Distant 30 km from Cariati: A story within a story that has its roots, real and metaphorical, in the beautiful land of Calabria. A saga  that of the Amarelli’s of  Rossano, which began around the year 1000 and went on for centuries between the Crusades; intellectual engagement in agriculture and family feuds.

Around 1500 the great idea to market underground branches of a plant that grew in abundance in the estate: that of licorice. In 1731, in order to maximise  the  value of use of this typical Ionian coast product , the Amarelli’s gave birth to a proto-industrial system, called the "keystone" to transform  into juice , the roots  of this beneficial plant. After more than   three centuries  “ Amarelli”, which is part of the exclusive association "Les Henokiens" consists of 38 bicentennial family business’ around the world that still produce - with modern technology and  traditional craftsmanship. To tell this unique story, the family has opened in the former antcient headquarters, the Museum of Licorice "Giorgio Amarelli" awarded with  the" Guggenheim Business and Culture prize" and celebrated by the Italian Post with a series of stamps  with theme "The Italian artistic and cultural heritage", issuing 3,500,000 copies.

Visitors can discover, between objects and labels of the past a work and life experience that extends in time knowing how to adapt to its future.

Distante 60 km north from Cariati: in the excursion  at Sibari  there are three fundamental stages: the archaeological museum, the ruins and lakes. The National Archaeological Museum of Sibari, founded in 1996, contains items from the  large colony  of Magna Grecian site and all the surrounding territories, the entry cost is about 2 Euro. The excavations can be seen free of charge accompanied by local guides, you may notice some sections of large and straight streets.  Thurio and its remains of private dwellings relevant to that of  Sibari . Near the beach, has been identified a possible trace of a slipway, which was used to haul ashore  and repair  boats. The area between the first century B.C and third century A.D, because of moving from the  coastline and the gradual  inland filling  became a necropolis. Also visible are the remaining walls  of the relative Latin  colony of Copia .With the name "lakes of Sibari" it  identifies a connected  dock  by a channel to the sea. Characterized by many bridges ; it offers shelter to  several boats and one of the most important centers for storage. On its banks are bars, restaurants, hotels and various tourist attractions.