Hotel Damanse

About Hotel Damanse

The hotel has been built on an area of about 8.000 square meters. It's integrated in a colourful nature rich in eucalyptus, palms and tropical plants, flavoursome groves of lemon trees and flowers in uncountable colours. Furthermore the Mediterranean climate offers you holidays to relax and recover with the opportunity to swim in the turquoise and crystal clear sea with it’s beaches of white sand and cliffy rocks, inviting you to sunbathe whilst feeling a fresh breeze from the sea.The Damanse has comfortable rooms at your disposal equipped with tele-vision receiving the BBC-channel. All rooms dispose of a bathroom with shower and WC, some also dispose of air condition. In the di-ninghall and on the terrace in immediate vicinity of the garden you can experience the typical Calabrian cuisine based on traditional recipes and prepared by a kitchen under familiar control which makes part of the omnipresent hospitality. The cordial and familiar ambiance in the hotel which accompanies you always makes part of the success of this oasis of well-being and lets you experience the typical Italian “bella vita” anew day by day.In the great swimming pool water gym is offered daily and great playground invites the kids to go on the swings. The wide variety of services is complete by an attended car park, an Internet access or guided diving tours provided in the diving centre nearby. ExcursionsThe Damanse is located at a distance of 6 km south of Tropea and 3 km north of Capo Vaticano. This locality offers you all opportunities for day trips or a bath in the Tyrrhenian sea at 700 meters distance. The localities you can visit from the Damanse as a “base camp” offer you numerous art treasures, the typical architecture or the folkloristic traditions which document the region’s history of centuries.The exposed location of the Capo Vaticano offers you the possibility to perform numerous excursions. An exploration of the coastal line leads you from Tropea with it’s picturesque Old Town down south to the Bronze di Riaci (bronze statues found in the Tyrrhenian Sea) in Reggio Calabria, of which Gabriele D’Annunzio said it’s boardwalk was the most beautiful mile in Italy. The hinterland invites you to trips with stop over at Mongiana and Serra san Bruno, domicile of the convent of Certosa, finally arriving at the Ionian Sea with the Cattolica of Stilo, Capo Colonna and Le Castella.Crossing the Tyrrhenian Sea you reach the Aeolian Islands. Stromboli the active volcano is located 32 nautical miles west of the Capo Vaticano. From there the door opens to Sicily’s beauties e.g. Taormina, Cefalu or the volcano Etna