When I first researched the best village to use as a home base along Calabria's Tyrrhenian coastline, Diamante (diamond) immediately caught my eye. Having already explored the bustling streets of Naples, Bari, Lecce, and Tropea, I was craving a slower, more authentic change of pace. Lovely wrap-around mural on a typical street corner in Diamante. Diamante is the crown jewel of the intriguing Riviera dei Cedri—a stretch of coast named after the Cedro Liscio Diamante, a rare,