Tropea (Italian: [troˈpɛːa]; Calabrian: Trupìa; Latin: Tropaea; Ancient Greek: Τράπεια, romanized: Trápeia) is a resort town in the province of Vibo Valentia, in the Italian region of Calabria. It is one of I Borghi più belli d’Italia (“The most beautiful villages of Italy”).[3] It has 5,661 inhabitants.[2]
Tropea is a popular seaside destination with sandy beaches, located on the Gulf of Saint Euphemia, part of the Tyrrhenian Sea, on Italy’s west coast and was named “Most beautiful village in Italy” for 2021.[4]
Demographics
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Notable people
- Albert Anastasia, American mobster
- Pasquale Galluppi, philosopher
- Raf Vallone, actor
Twin towns
Tropea is twinned with:
Zvenigorod, Russia (2013)
References
- ^ “Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011”. Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ a b “Monthly Demographic Balance”. ISTAT.
- ^ “Calabria” (in Italian). Retrieved 1 August 2023.
- ^ idealista.it. “Tropea, the most beautiful village in Italy in 2021”. idealista. Retrieved 2023-06-29.
- ^ “Popolazione residente dei comuni. Censimenti dal 1861 al 1991” [Resident population of the municipalities. Censuses from 1861 to 1991] (PDF) (in Italian). ISTAT.
- ^ “Dashboard Permanent census of population and housing”. ISTAT.
External links
- Official website
(in Italian) - Pro Loco Tropea – tourist association
- Museo Antichi Mestieri di Calabria
- Brief History of Tropea
- Photo gallery of Tropea (in Italian)
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