BOOM
Low cost flights from Stansted to Lamezia Terme have sparked off a long-awaited tourism boom in this captivating land. It's
no wonder more and more tourists are discovering Calabria's secret:
Calabria gives you more sunshine and hot weather than
any other Italian region!
In 2006, 20,000 UK tourists visited Calabria. In 2007, already the number of tourists from the
UK alone soared to 80,000! The top four countries where Calabria gets its tourism are: Germany, Austria, France and the UK.
Tropea
voted the best European beach holiday destination
By The Sunday Times
Calabria is no doubt becoming the number one hotspot for British
holiday makers with the majority of them buying homes here. The growth potential of Calabria has generated tremendous interest in
the property investment sector. Locations along Calabrian coasts have already been earmarked by International property developers.
Always
seek independent legal advice if buying property and get documents translated into English!
Being a new destination, Calabria
is not ready for the high numbers of tourists so there is a need for bed and breakfasts and hotels etc. A good business opportunity
for whoever wants to start a new venture in the sun!
GROWTH POTENTIAL
Calabria has been included in the EU’s 2007 - 2013 Cohesion Policy and is set to receive funding amounting to
€430,249,377. Italy’s “South” must enlarge its transport infrastructure, reduce unemployment, improve town-planning management, create
opportunities for companies to invest etc. Read exactly how Italy plans to invest the total EU funding of € 28.8 billion.