Tropea
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Tropea Is a municipality located within the province of Vibo Valentia, in Calabria, southern Italy. The town is a famous bathing place, situated on a reef, in the Gulf of Saint 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.
Many villages around the town produce a particular quality of red onion. In Italy these onions are so famous that cipolla di Tropea, has become an Italian synonym for all red onions. One of the gelaterias in town, Tonino in the Corso, even makes a red onion ice cream (as well as others based on squid ink and nduja, the local spicy salami).
A legend suggests that the town was founded by Hercules when returning from his labours at the Pillars of Hercules (the modern-day Strait of Gibraltar). Graves of Magna Graecian origin have been found near the town.
Along it’s coast, Sextus Pompey defeated Octavius. The Romans built a commercial port in Formicoli, approximately 3 km south of the town. Wikipedia
Photo Gallery of Walk 1 – Via Campo Inferiore to Steps up to centro storico
Approximately 3.35 km – 2.08 miles
The walk atarts in Via Campo Inferiore – Piazza S.S Annunziata – Via Lungomare – Passaggio – Via Lungomare – Steps up to centro storico
Photo Gallery of Walk 2 – Via Umberto I to Via Pontonieri
Approximately 0.99 km – 0.61 miles
The walk starts in Via Umberto I – Largo S. Michele – Chiesa San Michele, Largo S. Michele – Largo S. Michele – Contrada Marina Vescovado – Vicolo Adesi – Corso Vittorio Emanuele – Via Glorizio – Corso Vittorio Emanuele – Largo Mercato – Piazza Ercole – Corso Vittorio Emanuele – Via Pietro Vianeo – Corso Vittorio Emanuele – Largo Ruffa – Corso Vittorio Emanuele – Via Roma – Largo Duomo – Via Pontonieri
Photo Gallery of Walk 3 – Stazione, Contrada Ferrovia to Porto di Tropea
Approximately 3.07 km – 1.91 miles
The walk starts at Stazione, Contrada Ferrovia – Contrada Ferrovia – Via Pietro Ruffo di Calabria – Largo G. Grimaldi – Viale Stazione – Piazza Vittorio Veneto – Via Montevideo – Piazza Vittorio Veneto – Contrada Marina Vescovado – Via Baeumer E. – Porto di Tropea – Via Baeumer E – Via Jerocades A. – Porto di Tropea
Video of Walk 1
Map of Walk 1
Video of Walk 2
Map of Walk 2
Video of Walk 3
Map of Walk 3
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