Tropea : La Perla Del Tirreno – di Nico De Maria

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TROPEA: La Perla Del Tirreno

first publication 16 January 2004 on the site www.formedicomunicazione.com

il 16 June 2013 It is republished on the website www.comunicazioneeforme.com

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Tropea::

The town of Tropea has an area of 3,59 km2 and is one of the smallest in Italy as extension of the territory, its population is composed of approximately 7.200 inhabitants in winter, while in the summer season also comes to over 20.000 abitanti.

In Passato Tropea si presentava come una Colonia greca fino all'arrivo dei Romani .
Divided the empire, was subject to that of the East and remained there until the coming of the Normans.
Extinguished the Norman dynasty Tropea was united to the Kingdom of Naples and considered the most faithful.
L'odierno centro cittadino corrisponde all'antico Portus Hercules ricordato da Strabone e da Plinio;
Tropea has become a major area of interest is environmental art and world-renowned seaside resort.
One of its beauties is definitely is the small but lovely church of Santa Maria Island, sorta a suo tempo su di un santuario benedettino.

Other beauties of this wonderful site are the Norman cathedral of the second half of the eleventh century that encompasses artistic works of outstanding value.

Another church worth visiting is that of St. Peter in Ripas dating back to 1300, The Church of S. S demetrio. Francesco d'Assisi (1295) con all'interno affreschi risalenti al XIV secolo. Since the first steps taken in the streets of Tropea all enclosed in a maze of narrow streets that open into beautiful squares and suddenly overlook the sea below or verdant terraces.

Of the old town in via Boiano we realize immediately the beauty of the place, fascinating is the villa residences Braghò partrizia of Tropea.

Today in the town center you will discover small shops of well-known craftsmen of wood, Iron, dei tessuti e della terracotta e di Contadini locali che sopratutto in periodo estivo espongono i loro prodotti tipici del luogo.

The port is defined as one of the five ports of Hercules fra altri quattro porti del Mediterraneo, because of its legend.

Local products:
Oily fish and fresh fish from the fishermen Tropeani, red onion, wines and oils of the nearby hills, Nduja.