Tropea is a small town on the east coast of Calabria. It’s known for its cliff top historic centre, beaches and prized red onions.
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Tropea view from the drive
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Tropea Beach and Harbor
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Tropea City Side View - and you still see beach!
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Tropea - another view
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Santa Maria dell’Isola Church is on a rock overlooking the sea
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Santa Maria dell’Isola Church is on a rock overlooking the sea
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Tropea - sit a while and enjoy those colours!
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Tropea Waters - that blue!
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Famous red onions of Tropea
A visit to a Norman Cathedral of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Romania built in the XII century. It has suffered much damage due to earthquakes and has been restored numerous times. The interior houses the icon of the patron saint and other works of art.
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Norman Cathedral of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Romania built in XII century
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Inside the Norman Cathedral
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Norman Cathedral
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Norman Cathedral
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One of two undetonated WWII bomb in church: it’s believed they didn’t explode due to the protection of the town’s patron saint, Our Lady of Romania
They are restoring a lot of the old homes in Tropea and converting several of them into restaurants. One thing that I couldn’t help admiring were the beautiful doors.
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Door in Tropea
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Door in Tropea
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Door in Tropea
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Door in Tropea
Walking the streets, we had to make sure to look up as the streets were decorated with colourful origami or plastic strips. It made shopping even more fun!
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Shopping Street - remember to look up!
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Shopping Street - remember to look up
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Alley in Tropea
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Alley in Tropea
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Shopping Street - remember to look up!
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Local Art
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Local Art
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Local Art
Some local buildings and other fun finds are below.
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Hot Red Peppers
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Make your life a dream and the dream a reality
The day went by so fast. We decided to eat locally made cured meats and cheeses for a true local lunch and topped it off with an ice cream. It was so hard to choose from the many, many choices! Then we headed back to Soverato to relax on the beach. Thanks Frank and Silvia for bringing me to these 2 fabulous towns and sharing Calabria with me.
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Platter of cured meats and cheeses served with olives, bread, jams, roasted tomatoes, etc.
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Ice Cream Bar - and this photo shows just one half of it!
