Special Events in Tropea

Easter Sunday:
L'Affrontata Festival


1 May:
Sagra del Cammello (Camel Festival)


September:
Tropea Blues Festival

Day Trips

Pizzo – Built in the Middle Ages is a typical village.   Aragon castle built in the 15th century.  Known for its “Il Tartufo” ice cream.  It is also a great haven for various shops winding through the village.

Pizzo Center

 

Scilla - A seaside town positioned on the Straits of Messina.  Has many wonderful views and lookout points of the Eolian Islands, castle of Scilla (dating from the 8th century).

scilla

 

Capo Vaticano - A coastal village with beautiful scenic viewpoints and lovely beaches.

Capo Vaticano

 

Aeolian Islands (also known as Lipari Islands and Isole Eolie) - Volcanic islands located just off the coast of the Tyrrhenian Sea.  From late spring until just after the summer, there are multiple tourist agencies and ferries offering day and evening trips (Stromboli by night) from Tropea to the islands. 

Aeolian Islands

For more information and history on the islands visit: http://www.aeolianislands.co.uk/islands.html

 

Zungri – The rocky village of Zungri dated back by experts to the 12th -14th century has almost 100 cave-houses excavated in the rock and presents one and two cave-home spaces.  The cave-houses were excavated in the rock and the village extends along a ridge towards the southeast all along one of the hillsides of the “Malopera” ditch with small paths and stairways evident throughout the village.

Zungri

 

Cosenza – Castel de Monte

http://www.guide-to-castles-of-europe.com/castel-de-monte.html