Property for sale in Calabria

Description

Tropea is located on the westernmost tip of the Italian peninsular not far from Capo Vaticano which itself overlooks the Messina Straits between Calabria and Sicily.

Tropea is a municipality located within the province of Vibo Valentia, in Calabria (southern Italy).

The town is a famous bathing place located situated on a reef, in the gulf of St. Euphemia connected with the mainland by a narrow strip in the Tyrrhenian Sea, toward the south with respect to Vibo Valentia and northward with respect to Ricadi and Capo Vaticano.

Wonderful place in Calabria. Great sandy beaches, old town, steep streets, old churches. Tropea is perhaps the most famous destination in all of Calabria. The highlight is the Santa Maria dell'Isola, built on a rock with sea on three sides and a beach on one.

surrounded by cliffs and amazing sandy beaches, the Tropea promontory is still undiscovered by the big tour operators. The main town, Tropea,is said to be the prettiest town on the Calabria Tyrrhenian coast, its old palazzi built in simple golden stone on an elevation above the sea.

The beach at Tropea is also on a par with anything the south of Italy has to offer.

Not far from Tropea is a wonderful new resort, the Tropea Beach Resort which has recently been released for sale.

Province

Vibo Valentia

Region

Calabria

Tourist Attractions

In Tropea's harmonious warren of lanes, seek out the old Norman Cattedrale, whose interior displays a couple of unexploded US bombs from World War II, with grateful prayer to the Madonna attached to each.

From belvedere at the bottom of the main square, Piazza Ercole, the church and Benedictine monastery of Santa Maria della Isola glistens on a rocky pormontory above an aquamarine sea. Stroll out to visit the church on a path lined wiht fishermen's caves. Of Basilian origin, the church was remodeled in Gothic style, then given another face-lift after an earthquake in 1905. The interior has an 18th-century nativity and some fragments of medieval tombs.

Tropea has got more than 15 churches of historic-religious value.

Undoubtedly, the most beautiful landscapes of Tropea are to be found along the coast, that is characterized by white, beautiful and unpolluted beaches, in harmony with the accomodation facilities.

Transport

if you want to travel by train, the railway line connects regularly Tropea to Lamezia Terme, Reggio Calabria, Naples, Rome and Milan.

Otherwise, if you are coming by car from the North, you have to take the A3 motorway Salerno-Reggio Calabria and leave it in Pizzo. Then you can drive on along the Vibo Marina main road as far as Tropea. From the South you have to take the A3 motorway Salerno-Reggio Calabria and leave it in Rosarno, then you have to drive on along the main road towards Nicotera, where you will find the indications to reach Tropea.

By bus: it is possible to reach Vibo Valentia by the regular buses that connect it to Tropea.

Airports

It is easy to reach Tropea by plane and there are two airports near it, Lamezia Terme airport (55 Km) and Reggio Calabria airport (110 Km).

Population

6,922 since 2004

Directions

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ICL4605 Tropea Beach Resort