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The Aragonese fortress of Le Castella on its islet off the Ionian coast

Crotone Tours & Tickets

A Greek cape, a Byzantine hill town, a fortress in the sea, a glass of Cirò — every bookable experience, compared.

Let us be honest from the start: Crotone is not Rome, and the choice of online-bookable tours is small. GetYourGuide lists only a handful of experiences in the city and its province. We have picked the good ones and added real, verified options from the Sila mountains and the rest of Calabria for travellers on a wider trip.

Everything here is booked through GetYourGuide, which means live availability, free cancellation on most options and reserve-now-pay-later on many. Prices are indicative “from” starting points in euros and change with the season — tap any card for the live price in your own currency. Boat trips inside the Capo Rizzuto reserve are mostly sold on the quay at Le Castella rather than online; we explain how on the marine reserve page.

Pick by the kind of day you want

Crotone & the Greek coast

The essentials: Capo Colonna, Santa Severina and Le Castella with a private driver, a guided walk through the old town, and an easy introduction to Pythagoras.

The Aragonese fortress of Le Castella on its islet off the Ionian coast Private day tour from €150
🕒 7 hours 📍 From Crotone area (transfer included)

Capo Colonna, Santa Severina & Le Castella: Private History and Seaside Tour

The one tour that strings together the three great sights of the province in a single day, with a private driver doing the hard part. You go from the Greek sanctuary on the cape to the baptistery and castle of Santa Severina, then down to the fortress in the sea at Le Castella. Without a car it is the only practical way to see all three.

  • The Doric column of Hera Lacinia at Capo Colonna
  • The Byzantine hill town of Santa Severina
  • The sea fortress of Le Castella
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A round tower of the Castle of Charles V above the old town of Crotone Private walking tour from €340 per group
🕒 1 hour 📍 From Crotone city centre ⭐ 5.0 (2)

Crotone Walking Tour: Magna Graecia and Ancient Kroton

A private guide walks you through the old town and explains what you cannot see for yourself: where the Greek city stood, why Pythagoras came here, how the Spanish fortress reshaped the hill. The price is per group — up to 25 people — so it is good value for families and groups, less so for a couple.

  • The story of Pythagoras, Milo and ancient Kroton
  • The castle of Charles V and the cathedral from outside
  • Piazza Pitagora and the waterfront
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The modern steel monument to Pythagoras in a street of central Crotone Entry ticket from €9
🕒 Flexible (ticket valid 1 day) 📍 From Crotone

Museum of Pythagoras: Admission Ticket to the Pythagoras 3D Exhibition

A low-cost ticket to an immersive exhibition on Crotone’s most famous resident, covering his ideas on number, music and harmony. It works well as a first stop with children or on a hot afternoon, before seeing the real finds in the archaeological museum.

  • An immersive introduction to Pythagoras
  • Number, music and harmony explained
  • Wheelchair accessible
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Cirò wine country

Forty minutes north of the city, Calabria’s best-known wine. Drive yourself to a tasting, or take the tour with transport.

Up in the Sila

Quad trails among the lakes in summer, snowshoes in winter and a cooking class for any season.

The shore of Lake Ampollino surrounded by the forests of the Sila Quad tour from €86 per group
🕒 1–2 hours 📍 From Sila National Park ⭐ 4.3 (5)

Sila National Park: Guided Quad Excursion Through Nature

A guided quad ride through the forests and lake country of the Sila plateau, with the option of a Calabrian aperitif afterwards. The price is per quad for up to two people. Meet the guide in the park — you will need a car to get up from the coast.

  • Forest tracks, lakes and off-road trails
  • Choose a one- or two-hour ride
  • Optional Calabrian aperitif
Check price & availability

Sea days & a wider Calabria trip

A boat on the Gulf of Squillace, a dive at Soverato, and the classics of the Tyrrhenian side — Tropea, Capo Vaticano and Pizzo — plus Byzantine Stilo and Gerace.

The curve of the sandy beach at Soverato on the Ionian coast Scuba diving from €70
🕒 Flexible (about half a day) 📍 From Montepaone / Soverato ⭐ 4.0 (1)

Montepaone–Soverato: Guided Scuba Dive

A guided dive with certified instructors on the Ionian seabed off Soverato, further down the coast in the province of Catanzaro. For dives inside the Capo Rizzuto reserve itself you book directly with the dive centres at Le Castella.

  • Guided dive on the Ionian seabed
  • Certified instructors
  • Further down the coast from Crotone
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The white beach and turquoise water below the cliffs of Tropea Boat tour from €32
🕒 3 hours 📍 From Tropea ⭐ 4.6 (1,906)

Tropea: Capo Vaticano Boat Tour with Snorkelling & Drink

Calabria’s most-booked boat trip, with close to two thousand reviews: three hours along the Coast of the Gods from Tropea to Capo Vaticano, with stops to swim and snorkel. Tropea is on the opposite, Tyrrhenian coast — about two hours’ drive from Crotone — so treat it as part of a wider Calabria itinerary.

  • The coast from Tropea to Capo Vaticano
  • Swimming and snorkelling stops
  • Drink on board
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A viewpoint garden with a pine tree above the coast at Capo Vaticano Day tour from €65
🕒 8 hours 📍 From Tyrrhenian coast (see listing) ⭐ 4.2 (6)

Calabria: Capo Vaticano, Tropea and Pizzo Tour

A full-day introduction to the Coast of the Gods: the views from Capo Vaticano, time in Tropea and a stop in Pizzo for its famous tartufo ice cream. Useful if you fly in or out of Lamezia Terme and want a day on the other sea — check the pick-up points on the listing.

  • The viewpoints of Capo Vaticano
  • The cliff-top old town of Tropea
  • Tartufo ice cream in Pizzo
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The small brick Byzantine church of the Cattolica di Stilo with its five domes Private day tour from €160
🕒 8 hours 📍 From Transfer included (see listing)

Gerace and Stilo: Private Tour of the Village of 100 Churches and La Cattolica

If Santa Severina’s baptistery leaves you wanting more of Byzantine Calabria, this private tour heads further south along the Ionian side to the tiny five-domed Cattolica at Stilo and the medieval town of Gerace. It is a long day from Crotone — confirm the pick-up area before booking.

  • The Byzantine Cattolica of Stilo
  • Gerace, the “village of a hundred churches”
  • Private transfer included
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Every Crotone & Calabria tour we recommend

Fourteen real experiences, from a €9 museum ticket to a private day across the province.

The Aragonese fortress of Le Castella on its islet off the Ionian coast Private day tour from €150
🕒 7 hours 📍 From Crotone area (transfer included)

Capo Colonna, Santa Severina & Le Castella: Private History and Seaside Tour

The one tour that strings together the three great sights of the province in a single day, with a private driver doing the hard part. You go from the Greek sanctuary on the cape to the baptistery and castle of Santa Severina, then down to the fortress in the sea at Le Castella. Without a car it is the only practical way to see all three.

  • The Doric column of Hera Lacinia at Capo Colonna
  • The Byzantine hill town of Santa Severina
  • The sea fortress of Le Castella
Check price & availability
A round tower of the Castle of Charles V above the old town of Crotone Private walking tour from €340 per group
🕒 1 hour 📍 From Crotone city centre ⭐ 5.0 (2)

Crotone Walking Tour: Magna Graecia and Ancient Kroton

A private guide walks you through the old town and explains what you cannot see for yourself: where the Greek city stood, why Pythagoras came here, how the Spanish fortress reshaped the hill. The price is per group — up to 25 people — so it is good value for families and groups, less so for a couple.

  • The story of Pythagoras, Milo and ancient Kroton
  • The castle of Charles V and the cathedral from outside
  • Piazza Pitagora and the waterfront
Check price & availability
The white beach and turquoise water below the cliffs of Tropea Boat tour from €32
🕒 3 hours 📍 From Tropea ⭐ 4.6 (1,906)

Tropea: Capo Vaticano Boat Tour with Snorkelling & Drink

Calabria’s most-booked boat trip, with close to two thousand reviews: three hours along the Coast of the Gods from Tropea to Capo Vaticano, with stops to swim and snorkel. Tropea is on the opposite, Tyrrhenian coast — about two hours’ drive from Crotone — so treat it as part of a wider Calabria itinerary.

  • The coast from Tropea to Capo Vaticano
  • Swimming and snorkelling stops
  • Drink on board
Check price & availability
The modern steel monument to Pythagoras in a street of central Crotone Entry ticket from €9
🕒 Flexible (ticket valid 1 day) 📍 From Crotone

Museum of Pythagoras: Admission Ticket to the Pythagoras 3D Exhibition

A low-cost ticket to an immersive exhibition on Crotone’s most famous resident, covering his ideas on number, music and harmony. It works well as a first stop with children or on a hot afternoon, before seeing the real finds in the archaeological museum.

  • An immersive introduction to Pythagoras
  • Number, music and harmony explained
  • Wheelchair accessible
Check price & availability
The shore of Lake Ampollino surrounded by the forests of the Sila Quad tour from €86 per group
🕒 1–2 hours 📍 From Sila National Park ⭐ 4.3 (5)

Sila National Park: Guided Quad Excursion Through Nature

A guided quad ride through the forests and lake country of the Sila plateau, with the option of a Calabrian aperitif afterwards. The price is per quad for up to two people. Meet the guide in the park — you will need a car to get up from the coast.

  • Forest tracks, lakes and off-road trails
  • Choose a one- or two-hour ride
  • Optional Calabrian aperitif
Check price & availability
A viewpoint garden with a pine tree above the coast at Capo Vaticano Day tour from €65
🕒 8 hours 📍 From Tyrrhenian coast (see listing) ⭐ 4.2 (6)

Calabria: Capo Vaticano, Tropea and Pizzo Tour

A full-day introduction to the Coast of the Gods: the views from Capo Vaticano, time in Tropea and a stop in Pizzo for its famous tartufo ice cream. Useful if you fly in or out of Lamezia Terme and want a day on the other sea — check the pick-up points on the listing.

  • The viewpoints of Capo Vaticano
  • The cliff-top old town of Tropea
  • Tartufo ice cream in Pizzo
Check price & availability
The curve of the sandy beach at Soverato on the Ionian coast Scuba diving from €70
🕒 Flexible (about half a day) 📍 From Montepaone / Soverato ⭐ 4.0 (1)

Montepaone–Soverato: Guided Scuba Dive

A guided dive with certified instructors on the Ionian seabed off Soverato, further down the coast in the province of Catanzaro. For dives inside the Capo Rizzuto reserve itself you book directly with the dive centres at Le Castella.

  • Guided dive on the Ionian seabed
  • Certified instructors
  • Further down the coast from Crotone
Check price & availability
The small brick Byzantine church of the Cattolica di Stilo with its five domes Private day tour from €160
🕒 8 hours 📍 From Transfer included (see listing)

Gerace and Stilo: Private Tour of the Village of 100 Churches and La Cattolica

If Santa Severina’s baptistery leaves you wanting more of Byzantine Calabria, this private tour heads further south along the Ionian side to the tiny five-domed Cattolica at Stilo and the medieval town of Gerace. It is a long day from Crotone — confirm the pick-up area before booking.

  • The Byzantine Cattolica of Stilo
  • Gerace, the “village of a hundred churches”
  • Private transfer included
Check price & availability
Plan your days in Crotone

A Greek column at sunrise, a sea fortress by sunset

Crotone’s sights are spread along sixty kilometres of coast and up into the Sila. A guided day links Capo Colonna, Santa Severina and Le Castella without the driving — compare and book in a couple of taps.

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Booking questions

Frequently asked questions

Why are there so few tours in Crotone itself?

Because the province is still off the main tourist circuit. Local guides and boatmen mostly work by phone or on the spot. The handful of products on GetYourGuide are real and bookable; for everything else we tell you how to arrange it locally.

Can I book a boat trip at Le Castella online?

Rarely. Glass-bottom boats and snorkelling trips in the marine reserve are normally sold at the harbour in season. The nearest online-bookable boat tour is on the Gulf of Squillace, about an hour’s drive away.

What is included in the price?

It depends on the tour: the private day tours include the transfer, tastings include the wines and snacks listed, and quad tours include the vehicle. Entrance fees and meals are often extra — each listing spells it out.

Can I cancel?

Most listings offer free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start. The exact terms are shown on each tour page before you confirm.

In which languages are the tours run?

Mostly Italian and English; some guides also offer other languages. The languages available are shown on each listing — check before you book.