Marina Di Davoli: Beach, Mosaics and Calabrian Culture

Marina Di Davoli between Beach and Sacred Art

Marina Di Davoli combines coastal landscapes with sacred art, recurring festivals, regional cuisine and cultural spaces. The local landscape includes the long, narrow beach, the San Roberto Bellarmino parish, recurring festivals and the Biblioteca Pubblica Davoli. The San Roberto Bellarmino parish is part of Marina Di Davoli. Marina Di Davoli offers points of interest for different preferences, including the beach, sacred art, regional cuisine, the library and rural paths. Nature, faith, social encounters, food and culture present visitors with different facets of the town in different ways.

White Sand and Changing Stretches of Beach

The beach of Marina Di Davoli is long and narrow. Its surface consists of medium-coarse white sand; in some sections, it alternates with fine gravel and small, smoothly polished stones. This variation in grain size shapes the specific character of the shore and makes the beach landscape more varied than the general designation sandy beach might suggest.

Church History and Mosaic Art

By Decree of the President of the Republic of April 29, 1950, No. 403, the establishment of the San Roberto Bellarmino parish in Marina di Davoli (Catanzaro) was recognized for civil-law purposes. The Chiesa Madonna di Lourdes previously bore the name Chiesa San Roberto Bellarmino and was subsequently referred to as Chiesa vecchia.

In the Chiesa Madonna di Lourdes, an approximately 12-square-meter mosaic dedicated to the apparition of Our Lady of Lourdes is located on the altar wall. The Madonna di Lourdes mosaic in the Santuario di Davoli Marina is considered to have been designed according to the principles of the Golden Ratio, as described in Vitruvius's work “De architectura.” It was executed using the opus tessellatum technique, with tesserae made of Murano glass, Venetian smalti and 24-karat gold inlays. In sacred art, the subject, design and material can be considered separately.

Festivals with the Bible, Social Encounters and Calabrian Cuisine

The recurring event “Tre sere con la Bibbia” takes place in the San Roberto Bellarmino parish in Davoli Marina (CZ). The Festa dell'Incontro is also considered a recurring tradition in Marina Di Davoli; its 34th edition was announced for August 7, 2026. At the Festa dell'Incontro, typical Calabrian cuisine is prepared on site by the Comitato San Roberto Bellarmino according to traditional recipes. The Festa was established more than 30 years ago to welcome tourists, emigrants and anyone who would like to spend an evening together.

Library and Rural Landscape

The Biblioteca Pubblica Davoli holds more than 82,000 volumes. Cultural events, conferences and book presentations are organized in its rooms. The La Riviera degli Angeli route is a rural path along the first hills of the hinterland of the Serre Calabresi.

More Destinations for Travel Comparison

To compare other destinations on your trip to Italy, you can also view Girifalco, Cropani Marina, Stalettì, Soveria Mannelli, Falerna Marina, Sellia Marina, Gagliato and Soverato Marina.

For the higher-level travel overview: Catanzaro.