The vacation delights of Italy's sun-bathed deep south are only now being discovered by the rest of us. Calabria is the heart of the Mezzogiorno (the Italian for 'midday' the phrase refers to the baking sunshine in which the region basks), and you'll know it as the toe of Italy. This is the region that 'kicks' Sicily in the Mediterranean Sea.

Calabria could be in another country to its urbane northern neighbors such as Milan, Bologna and Florence. Offering superb value for your euros, a little holiday money in Calabria can go a long way. With coastline on three sides, curving round to meet the Ionian Sea on the south-eastern coast of Italy, Calabria has over 800 miles of sandy beaches, rocky coves, spectacular headlands ... and space.

Calabria is also a region of remarkable beauty, with a long history dating back to its role at the heart of Magna Graecia (Greater Greece) in Classical antiquity; indeed far earlier than that. Explore its valleys on your Calabria vacation and you discover a culture seamingly untouched by recent centuries.

Pizzo Beach Club is a recently completed 5 Star resort on the coast of the Tyrrhenian Sea.

With around 300 days sunshine a year Calabria boasts the highest number of sunshine hours in Italy.  Temperatures average30°C in July & August.

For a detailed forecast go to www.Italy-weather-and-maps.com