Soverato
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Soverato is a town and comune
Comune
In Italy, the comune is the basic administrative division, and may be properly approximated in casual speech by the English word township or municipality.-Importance and function:...

in the province of Catanzaro
Province of Catanzaro
The Province of Catanzaro is a province of the Calabria region, in Italy. The city of Catanzaro is capital both of the province and of the region.- Demographics :The following is a list of the province of Catanzaro comunes with population over 5,000:...

 in the Calabria
Calabria
Calabria , in antiquity known as Bruttium, is a region in southern Italy, south of Naples, located at the "toe" of the Italian Peninsula. The capital city of Calabria is Catanzaro....

 region of southern Italy
Italy
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Geography

Soverato sits on the Ionian Sea
Ionian Sea
The Ionian Sea , is an arm of the Mediterranean Sea, south of the Adriatic Sea. It is bounded by southern Italy including Calabria, Sicily and the Salento peninsula to the west, southern Albania to the north, and a large number of Greek islands, including Corfu, Zante, Kephalonia, Ithaka, and...

, in the Gulf of Squillace. Nearby there is a string of villages along the white beaches of the gulf like Montepaone
Montepaone
Montepaone is a town and comune of the province of Catanzaro in the Calabria region of southern Italy.-Geography:Montepaone sits on the Italian Ionian sea in the Gulf of Squillace. Soverato, Gasperina, Montauro are nearby towns.-Economy:...

, Davoli
Davoli
Davoli is a town and comune in the province of Catanzaro, in the Calabria region of southern Italy....

 and Isca Marina
Isca Marina
Isca Marina is a locality which forms part of the commune of Isca sullo Ionio in the province of Catanzaro in the Calabria region of Italy.Isca Marina is renowned for its white sandy beaches on Ionian sea in the Gulf of Squillace....

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The Giardino Botanico Santicelli
Giardino Botanico Santicelli
The Giardino Botanico Santicelli is a botanical garden located in Soverato, Province of Catanzaro, Calabria, Italy. It is open most days of the week in the warmer months....

 botanic gardens were built on a former waste site in 1980. The town is bordered by Montepaone
Montepaone
Montepaone is a town and comune of the province of Catanzaro in the Calabria region of southern Italy.-Geography:Montepaone sits on the Italian Ionian sea in the Gulf of Squillace. Soverato, Gasperina, Montauro are nearby towns.-Economy:...

, Petrizzi
Petrizzi
Petrizzi is a comune and town in the province of Catanzaro in the Calabria region of Italy....

 and Satriano
Satriano
Satriano is a town and comune in the province of Catanzaro in the Calabria region of southern Italy.-Geography:The town is bordered by Cardinale, Davoli, Gagliato, Petrizzi, San Sostene and Soverato....

. Soverato can be reached via the Lamezia Terme Airport within a 35 to 40 minute drive.

What There Is To Do

In Soverato, being a small town, there is much more to do during summer, where there are many bars, cafes and gelateria (ice cream parlours) open late into the night. Whereas during winter, these bars, cafes and gelaterias are limited to standard italian working hours. An idea of some of the many things to do in Soverato are:

1) Take a walk along the lungomare (sea front)

2) Go to the aquarium
Aquarium
An aquarium is a vivarium consisting of at least one transparent side in which water-dwelling plants or animals are kept. Fishkeepers use aquaria to keep fish, invertebrates, amphibians, marine mammals, turtles, and aquatic plants...



3) Take an Ice Cream from a local gelateria such as Cento Fiori.

4) Go Shopping in one of the many shops such as Betty Rosa (designer clothes) or Conad (supermarket)
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