Travel:

Lamezia Terme airport 50km to the north. Reggio Calabria 115km south of Tropea. Car hire: To enjoy medieval Tropea, its life and its beaches, a car is not necessary, although it is recommended to explore nice surrounding areas like Capo Vaticano.

Distances:

Reggio Calabria 115km. Rome 630km. Naples 430km. Everything you need in town is within a 5 minute walk and the train station is within a 15 minute walk. By car, the magnificent coast, the ancient cities of the Greeks, mountains and even Sicily are all within day trip range. The car ferry at Villa San Giovanni to Messina. Sicily can be reached in 90 minutes and from there Taormina is just 45 minutes away.

Further Details:

City centre in the main street. Tropea has very ancient origins indeed, its area has conspicuous traces of prehistoric settlement and evidence of Greek and Roman presence.

Nowadays Tropea is an exclusive seaside resort that also boasts a modern tourist and fishing harbour. The town also has one of the prettiest and best-preserved historic centres in the region.

The town, considered the real capital of the Capo Vaticano area, offers the eleventh-century Norman cathedral, the churches of St. Francis of Assisi and Santa Maria della Neve, as well as the highly fascinating church of Santa Maria dell´Isola, which stands at the foot of the town, on a small finger of land projecting into the sea.

From the viewpoint of the terrace where the oldest part of the town lies, the clear and extraordinarily blue sea breaking on splendid cliffs trimmed with white beaches and indented with coves, can be admired: all around are fertile undulating hills covered with extensive citrus fruit and olive plantations and vineyards.

Tropea is also an active farming centre, famous for the excellent quality of its food produce. Finally, the town’s craft production and cookery are also noteworthy, the latter is, above all, distinguished for its seafood tradition.