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[forzascalea]

Hi All,

Please if anyone thinks they have anything relevant for the next newsletter please do not hesitate to let us know. Things can include:

Stories, Poems, Good photos, questions, for sale or wanted posts, local events and news and anything else you think could benefit the newsletter.

Remember this is YOUR newsletter so any ideas or suggestions are always welcome. We will in the next issue have a couple of adverts to pay for printing some copies to leave around the area, this is becoming a serious newsletter so we have to cover costs (you never know one day we may hav enough left over for a beer!).

Please email anything to infoATscalea.info (replace AT with @)

Ciao, David

[Mrs Teapot]

Can you print the times of the buses that go up Petrosa Hill from June to September?

[claire tudge]

Could you put information in about the hotels that allow the use of their swimming pools to jog my memory and how to get to orsomarso so we can go walking/fishing there please.

[Doug]

Hi David-
I was thinking about having links to all websites available for the various bus routes, but that kind of information might be better stored (and found) in the Forum under Area Directory - Transportation. At any rate, I think many of us would find bus schedules or access to bus schedules (and rates) very handy. They seem to run up and down ss18 and even out to Santa Domenica and beyond which is great. That would be a good permanent resting place for links to Trenitalia and similar internet sites.

You recently commented in a post how there are secluded beaches reached only by boat. Perhaps a listing of a few that can be reached by motor craft and which by paddling craft like a kayak, and where do you find public launch points to start. Anything like that would be fun and useful. Maybe the information has already been collected by someone else and we could get a link.....what ever. Grazie

Ciao,

[melanie1]

Thank you for your suggustions:

Bus timetables - will be added under the transportation section as and when we get them. This we think is the best place as it will always be handy.

Hotel that allow you to use the pool is Hotel Talao, it does depend on how busy they are. It is usually 6 euros per person. Just pop in and ask them, they also speak English on the recpetion.

To get to Orsomarso you need to head towards Santa Maria Del Cedro along the main coast road and then take the turning for Orsomarso, it is about 12km in land.

[claire tudge]

Thanks for the reply and the advice can you give me some ideas for where to take my daughter it is difficult to organise from the uk and with my limited italian

[Italy4me]

Claire,
If I could just ask some questions before I suggest any venues?
How many would be in your party?
Are you looking for somewhere with some entertainment?
What sort of food would be you looking for?
Regards Lesley

[claire tudge]

There will only be three of us, but i wanted somewhere with good food and atmosphere, dont mind if we have to travel a little way but have found taxis in Scalea expensive so not miles from the town thanks a lot for the reply.

[Mrs Teapot]

Thanks for looking out for bus information - please remember to find the one that goes up/down Petrosa hill. Also I have no idea whether this runs in the evening or stops in the day.

Isn't there a new hotel built last year (ish) with a pool? Has anyone asked about outside users of their pool?

Do you have a section that says what road the tourist info office is on?

[Mrs Teapot]

Oh I forgot:

Times the Aquafan taxi/little train runs from Aquafan to/from Praia a mare train station would be a big help also.

[bobconners]

Hi Dave,

During Our Recent Visit We All Ate At Ristorante Silver And The Seafood Was Fantastic. The Waiter Made A Fuss Of My Grandson And Helped Us With The Menu.
We Even Got My Fussy Son In Law A Variation Of Meat Dish As He is Not Very Adventurous. My Octopus And Baby Calamri Were Superb And My Daughter Had A Huge Swordfish Steak. Even The House Vino Rosso Was Brilliant. Whilst Not The Cheapest In Scalea The Quality Is Top Class.

Looking Forward To Revisiting In July

Bob

[bobconners]

Hi Dave,

Maybe you would like to put in your next newsletter that bmibaby are flyng to Rome Fiumincino 5 days a week until the end of September. The sunday flight is 13.00 hrs from Birmingham with the return leaving Rome late afternoon giving plenty of time to get there.

bob

[melanie1]

Thank you for all your replies. We are in the final stages of putting together the July newsletter and should be available the first week of July.

Melanie

[melanie1]

Mrs Teapot,

The tourist information office
http://www.scalea.info/forum/miscell...on-centre.html (Tourist information centre)

The newest hotel to be built in Scalea is Hotel Genova, they are planning on building a swimming pool. Home

Finding bus timetables is not the easiest of things, we will keep an eye out for them. I have made a seperate post for this just incase anyone else knows.

Regards
melanie

[Dermot Brophy]

Just dipped into this thread for the first time. Not sure how recent the corress is, but some people were asking about swimming pools. We would also be very interested in any info.

Just one little point. Last year I had a chat with one of the staff in Giorgio's Hotel (SS18, just before the San Nicola Arcella turn-off. going north). He Indicated that the use of their pool might be possible - a figure of Euro 5 was mentioned, but seemed negotiable.

I did not follow up at the time - the occasion did not arise - but will report if I get any further info. Maybe this knowledge is already out there - someone might clarify if so.

Dermot

[uakelly]

Would be very interested in the San Giorgio pool, mainly for when we have guests so would like to follow this one up. We are very fond of The San Giorgio for a relaxing inexpensive meal, especially in summer when they open up the back terrace. It is so reasonably priced that it is ideal for going with larger groups if you don't want the bill to escalate. House wine excellent 4 euro

[claire tudge]

We used the pool at hotel Talao cant remeber the cost about eight euros for the day i think, lovely setting, pool cold though takes your breath away when you get in