Nicotera is a municipality in the province of Vibo Valentia, Calabria, southern Italy.

Nicotera may also refer to:

I Nicotera, a 1972 Italian drama television miniseries

People Giacomo Nicotera, an Italian rugby union player Giovanni Nicotera, an Italian patriot and politician Mary Lewis Nicotera, a retired American judoka Niko Nicotera, a German-born American actor