Tropea (; ; ; ) is a municipality in the
province of Vibo Valentia
The province of Vibo Valentia (; Vibonese: ) is a province in the Calabria region of Italy, set up by a national law of 6 March 1992, which came into effect on 1 January 1996, and formerly part of the province of Catanzaro. Its capital is the ...
, in the Italian region of Calabria. It is one of
I Borghi più belli d'Italia
() is a non-profit private association of small Italian towns of strong historical and artistic interest, that was founded in March 2001 on the initiative of the Tourism Council of the National Association of Italian Municipalities, with the a ...
("The most beautiful villages of Italy").
Tropea is a seaside resort with sandy beaches, located on the
Gulf of Saint Euphemia, part of the
Tyrrhenian Sea
The Tyrrhenian Sea (, ; or ) , , , , is part of the Mediterranean Sea off the western coast of Italy. It is named for the Tyrrhenians, Tyrrhenian people identified with the Etruscans of Italy.
Geography
The sea is bounded by the islands of C ...
, on Italy's west coast and was named "Most beautiful village in Italy" for 2021.
Demographics
Notable people
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Albert Anastasia, American mobster
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Pasquale Galluppi, philosopher
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Raf Vallone, actor
Twin towns
Tropea is
twinned with:
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Zvenigorod
Zvenigorod () is a types of inhabited localities in Russia, town in the Moscow Oblast of western Russia. In 2010 it had a population of about 16,000.
History
The town's name is based either on a personal name (cf. Zvenislav, Zvenimir) or on a ...
, Russia (2013)
References
External links
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Pro Loco Tropea - tourist associationMuseo Antichi Mestieri di CalabriaPhoto gallery of Tropea
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Borghi più belli d'Italia
Cities and towns in Calabria