Tropea

Tropea is a town in the Vibo Valentia province of Calabria. Tropea is well known for its miles of white sandy beaches and turquoise colored water and of course it is nicknamed the home of the 'Red Onion'. There is also an annual Blues festival in the center of Tropea during September, live bands playing in an open air atmosphere most nights during the festival. Tropea dates back to the 17th century with cobbled narrow streets, charming cafes and a vast amount of souvenirs and fashion shops speckled along the winding and meandering lane ways. It’s great to just sit outside one of the cafes of an evening, have a frothy cappuccino and watch all of the Italians enjoying their evening stroll through the streets of Tropea.

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Santa Maria, Tropea

Like a fractured metatarsal on the foot of Italy, the Tropea promontory juts out into the turquoise Tyrrhenian Sea, its superb white-sand beaches shielded by high cliffs. The town of Tropea pulls off a rare trick by managing to be both fashionable and unspoilt, a maze of steep narrow streets, Renaissance churches and yellow-stone palazzo.

Sunday Times put Tropea at number one spot in its ‘Top 20 Beaches’ report in January 2007.

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Tropea Marina

Tropea Harbour is a jewel at the bottom of Tropea's rock coastline, it can house up to 600 boats.

Satellite Navigational coordinates for Tropea are as follows, 38° 40’,81 N 15° 54’,31 E

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Some restaurant recommendations for Tropea:

·         Le Volpi E L'Uva.
·         Pimms
·         Hotel Ristorante La Bussola.
·         Al Pinturicchio.
·         Gelateria Tonino.
·         La Lamia.
·         Trattoria Pizzeria L'Arca Di Epifanio Fabio.
·         Trattoria La Botte.
·         Vecchio Granaio.
·         l'arca.