Tropea Travel Guide

  from my big balcony
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  • from my big balcony
      from my big balcony
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  • from the hill
      from the hill
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  • panoramic Topea view from my windows
      panoramic Topea view from my windows
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  • the residence from the sea
      the residence from the sea
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  • The beach from tbe garden
      The beach from tbe garden
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Explore Tropea

Things to Do  

Progetto ARtigianando: routes of discovery

Progetto ARtigianando: routes of discovery, Tropea

 ludogatto Says:  this summer the local tourism office organize free escursion by coach on the road of history, into the incontaminated nature to explore the old crafts of excellent craftsman, and rare gastronomi products.There was the Green route to discover the stone-masons, th eart to... 

Discover the Costa degli Dei

Discover the Costa degli Dei, Tropea

 ludogatto Says:  Tropea is the main villages in Costa degli Dei, one of the best seaside area in Italy...so it's a good think to make a tour....there are organize bus tour ( ask to your hotel or to the tourism office in the main road of Tropea), take a boat trip from the port of Tropea or... 

Well worth the effort!

Well worth the effort!, Tropea

 rozehill Says:  Walk down 100's of steps from the Lookout to see the castle close up 

Hotels  

Rocca Nettuno

 2 Reviews and 114 Opinions  This picture is taken from the cliff, from here is the lift down to the beach. 

Il Convento della Pieta

 2 Reviews and 8 Opinions  we've spent one week in may and it was amazing! the terrace of apartment Sole was perfect, in front... 

Restaurants  

il vagabondo: A great cooker!

il vagabondo: A great cooker!, Tropea

 ludogatto Says:  It does not seem a restaurant, but it seems an emporium where you can find everything from fruit to the bathing costume. The cuisine is perfect, really Tropeana, the wife of the owner is a perfect cooker:t a troupe of Italian television, that has spent many months for a... 

Giardino del Mare restaurant: Big but like in the family

Giardino del Mare restaurant: Big but like in the family, Tropea

 ludogatto Says:  The restaurant is managed by a large family. His father, after spending many years on merchant ships, is the pizza and the pizza is very good, cooked in a wood oven ... the kitchen is run by a mother and child during the day leaving by boat for fishing fresh fish for the... 

Lido Azzurro: Lido Azzurro

Lido Azzurro: Lido Azzurro, Tropea

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La Bohème: La Bohème

La Bohème: La Bohème, Tropea

 myriam_c Says:  Restaurant and Pizzeria next to the Duomo. Typical Calabrese dishes (both fish & meat) and the best pizzas in town. 

Da Cecè: Da Cecè

Da Cecè: Da Cecè, Tropea

 myriam_c Says:  Traditional cuisine (mainly fish) with a nice sidewalk terrace. 

Il Normanna: Il Normanna

Il Normanna: Il Normanna, Tropea

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Nightlife  

Tropea and nearby: more and more

Tropea and nearby: more and more, Tropea

 ludogatto Says:  Tropea have a lot of nightlife opportunity during the hig season, in the town there are a lot of lounge bar, pub and resturant...there are also disco with the best dj's in Italy.If you want to have all the info you have to ask at the tourist information poin in the main... 

Transportation  

Tiny Station

Tiny Station, Tropea

 rozehill Says:  The train station in Tropea is very small and is only a 15 minute stroll away from the village 

Getting to Tropea

Getting to Tropea, Tropea

 isolina_it Says:  Tropea can be reached by the A/3 motorway, Pizzo Calabro exit; then proceeding along the SS 522, that runs parallel to the Tyrrhenian coast. The town is 30 kilometres from Vibo Valentia. 

Local Customs  

Local products

Local products, Tropea

 ludogatto Says:  Tropea is famous worldwide for some of its products, such as red Tropea onion, a wonderfull onion that is present in almost all the local cuisine. Tropea you can not leave without having tasted its best: Fileja, hand made pasta, often seasoned with tomato sauce, or with... 

`The Three Crosses`

`The Three Crosses`, Tropea

 isolina_it Says:  Every year, on 3 May, at Tropea there is the festival called I Tri Da Cruci (the Three Crosses). Its name originates from the three wooden crosses that, after the collapse of the small holy building in which they were housed, were later placed in the church of the souls in... 

Warnings Or Dangers  

Mixed directions

Mixed directions, Tropea

 isolina_it Says:  If you have booked down there for a touristi village or residence there are plenty of directions, just take care where they are and try to understand what they say. Looking for highway directions we found a bunch of signals in the middle of a crossroad, not very easy place... 

Tourist Traps  

Too far and expensive for just a beach...

Too far and expensive for just a beach..., Tropea

 travelnut71 Says:  Thanks gardentimeje, the feeling is mutual. I was there once and I feel it is too long a drive from Rome or Naples to just see the beach. I was there in beginning of July 2002 and it was hot but we couldn't swim, there was a high tide warning the whole time I was there. I... 

Off The Beaten Path  

A trip in Monte Poro

A trip in Monte Poro, Tropea

 rocco1 Says:  Monte Poro area is a nice mountain area behind Torpea, where you cna combine a trip in the nature witha nice food experience tasting the Monto Poro chees, a DOP italian sheep cheese. 

Sports & Outdoors  

Fins and googles

Fins and googles, Tropea

 ludogatto Says:  this area is perfect for scuba diving, but if you have no time to do it you can simply take a pair of fins and google to do a swim in the blue clear sea, watching all the marine animals....I was playing in the water with my little son when a man appear near me with a octopus... 

Favorites  

Houses on the rock

Houses on the rock, Tropea

 isolina_it Says:  This stunning sight hovers over you as you swim on the beach! 

Pink turned to golden sunset

Pink turned to golden sunset, Tropea

 rozehill Says:  The most beautiful sunset The most beautiful sunset I have seen in all of Italy so far. I was taken by surprise as the hues changed in a matter minutes, an incredible sight 

The Place

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The People

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 Camping 'Il Cervo' in Parghelia. Is not reccomended, but is 1981....Search a good hotel by a tour operator 

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Questions and Answers

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Q:  Hello - I will be in Tropea on the 21st and 22nd of July....yes, I know, it is late ; Can anyone recommend a reasonably priced... 

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A: yest it's a little bit late, beside all end July and August at Tropea (beatiful Capo Vaticano) b&b will rent weekly and not for less, usually it from saturday to... 

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Tropea

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 Tropea is situated in Vibo Valentia's province, on a cliff 70 metres high falling over a wonderful jagged coast with white sandy shores; It has a geographic position that distinguishes it from so many... 

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Blue, blue, blue!

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 In july and august is a little bit crowded, but in sept is perfect.....................we spent 15 day in Parghelia, 3 km from Tropea city, but I had the chance to stay in a nice appartament 10 mt... 

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Tropea, la perla del Tirreno “Costa degli Dei”

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 I've got some interesting experiences in Tropea. I'd love to share with you the 4 tips I've written, the 6 photos uploaded, and 1 travelogue I've created. 

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the best blue water

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 Tropea is in aperfect location in the costa degli Dei, it's a nice little town with a old center locatade on a rock where you can have a perfect view! The beach under the rock and in the nearby are...... 

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Tropea

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 I've got some interesting experiences in Tropea. I'd love to share with you the 3 tips I've written, the 5 photos uploaded, and 0 travelogues I've created. 

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