Steccato: Kitesurfing and Coastal Landscape

Steccato brings together several themes to consider when planning a trip: kitesurfing, a stage of the Cammino della Magna Graecia, a protected area, and historical remains. The long grey sand beach is another feature of Steccato di Cutro. You can therefore base your choice of stay on water sports, landscape, or local history. When planning, you can distinguish between a specific activity offering and the area's natural or historical themes. Consider which of these perspectives you want to shape your stay most before deciding whether to visit Steccato.

Kitesurfing in Steccato

Kitesurf Calabria operates a permanently stationed kitesurfing school at Porto Kaleo in Steccato di Cutro. The offering includes kitesurfing courses for beginners, with theoretical lessons, practical exercises on the beach, and sessions in the water.

Kitesurf Calabria also offers private kitesurfing lessons. This means there are two types of offering: a beginner course with the described lesson components and private lessons. If kitesurfing is part of your travel plans, confirm the availability of courses or private lessons before your trip.

Beach and hiking stage

The 13th stage of the Cammino della Magna Graecia leads from Cutro to San Leonardo di Cutro. For Steccato di Cutro, the stage features a long grey sand beach.

Kitesurfing focuses on beginner instruction with theory, beach practice, and water sessions; the 13th stage leads from Cutro to San Leonardo di Cutro.

The protected area and the Fiume Tacina

The Steccato di Cutro e Costa del Turchese protected area covers 257.99 ha and has a perimeter of 23.05 km.

The Fiume Tacina flows through the area. This identifies a river as another specific landscape feature alongside the beach. Together with the area measurements, it offers a distinct geographical reference point for travellers who want to include the protected landscape in their choice of destination as well as water sports.

Traces of local history

In the Steccato di Cutro e Costa del Turchese area, some burials attributed to the 6th to 7th centuries AD were uncovered in 1997.

The village of “de lo Steccato,” which was called “Torre dello Steccato,” is also part of local history. The village had a church and a tower where the governor of the barony lived. This historical account complements the themes of the beach, hiking trail, and kitesurfing with a glimpse of earlier settlement patterns. The village's history and the archaeological finds offer two different perspectives: one concerns the church, tower, and governor's residence; the other, burials dated to the 6th to 7th centuries.

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