Historicalnotes Calabria and surroundings Tropea Castello Pizzo Calabro Castello di Nicotera Scilla Bronzi di Riaci In its history, Calabria has witnessed the alternation of numerous peoples and cultures from all over the Mediterranean. The region has been inhabited since the Palaeolithic, as confirmed by the findings in the Scalea Caves...
Transport – links
Transport - links Calabria and surroundings TrainStations State Railways. Call center: 892021. www.trenitalia.it TrainStations La Torre Michele Car Hire.Car and Motorcycle Rental. Home delivery.Offices in C/da Annunziata (Tel and fax: 0963.61608) and in via F. Barone (Tel. 0963.61163), 89861 Tropea (VV). E-mail: autonoleggiolatorre@tiscali.it TrainStations Lamezia Terme International Airport. Airport Management:...
Calabrian handicraft
Calabrianhandicraft Calabria and surroundings Terracotte Vimini Artigianato For those looking for a gift or a souvenir of Calabria, the craft shops offer the opportunity to take home beautiful handmade objects. In the region there is a very developed production of ceramics, spread in many different forms. Each area therefore has...
Calabrian cuisine
Calabriancuisine Calabria and surroundings Il pescato Cipolla di Tropea Tartufo di Pizzo Nduja di Spilinga Pane casereccio Tartufo di Pizzo Calabro Simple and tasty, Calabrian cuisine is the result of a wonderful mixture of the various cultures that have touched the soil of the region over the centuries. Contrary to...
Tropea blues festival
Tropea blues festival Calabria and surroundings The "Tropea Blues Festival" is a musical event whose protagonist is the Blues music. It is characterized by the performance (during the evening), at the same time and among the main squares of the historic center of Tropea, various groups emerging and not. The...
Onion Festival
OnionFestival Calabria and surroundings Cipolle Campi di cipolle Trecce di cipolle Cultivation of the 'Cipolla Rossa di Tropea' first began in the municipalities of Pargheliaand Zambroneand then spread to the Capo Vaticano area, involving the municipalities of Tropeaand Ricadi. Thanks to its fleshiness, sweet flavour and crunchy character, the 'red...
Places in Calabria
Places of Calabria Calabria and surroundings Tropea A picturesque town, it was named Porto Ercolebecause, according to legend, it was founded by Hercules. Its present name appears for the first time in the 5th century AD and in the following centuries, it was mentioned several times as the land that...