Tropea (Italian: [troˈpɛːa]; Calabrian: Trupìa; Latin: Tropaea; Ancient Greek: Τράπεια, romanizedTrápeia) is a municipality in the province of Vibo Valentia, in the Italian region of Calabria. It is one of I Borghi più belli d'Italia ("The most beautiful villages of Italy").[3]

Tropea is a seaside resort with sandy beaches, located on the Gulf of Saint Euphemia, part of the Tyrrhenian Sea, on Italy's west coast and was named "Most beautiful village in Italy" for 2021.[4]

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±%
18615,133—    
18715,703+11.1%
18815,929+4.0%
19016,264+5.7%
19116,001−4.2%
19216,028+0.4%
19315,913−1.9%
19366,088+3.0%
YearPop.±%
19516,953+14.2%
19616,702−3.6%
19716,852+2.2%
19816,868+0.2%
19916,869+0.0%
20016,836−0.5%
20116,555−4.1%
20215,911−9.8%
Source: ISTAT

Notable people

Twin towns

Tropea is twinned with:

Panorama of Tropea from the Tyrrhenian Sea

References

  1. ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  2. ^ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  3. ^ "Calabria" (in Italian). Retrieved 1 August 2023.
  4. ^ idealista.it. "Tropea, the most beautiful village in Italy in 2021". idealista. Retrieved 2023-06-29.
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