Everything about Tropea totally explained
» Tropea is also a village in the prefecture of Arcadia in Greece, see by the alternative name of Tropaia
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 St. 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.
Ecclesiastical history
Nicotera and Tropea is a Roman Catholic
suffragan diocese of the
archbishopric of Reggio di Calabria.
Nicotera, the ancient
Medama, is a city of the
Province of Catanzaro, in Calabria, Italy; it was destroyed by the earthquake of 1783. Its first known bishop was Proculus, to whom, with others, a letter of pope
St. Gregory the Great was written in 599. With the exception of Sergius (787), none of its bishops is known earlier than 1392. Under Bishop Charles Pinti, the city was pillaged by the Ottoman Turks.
In 1818, it was united on equal terms (aeque principaliter) with the Diocese of Tropea. In the town center there's a beautiful cathedral, restored after its destruction by the earthquake of 1783. Here the Greek Rite was formerly used. Only three bishops before the Norman conquest are known; the first, Joannes, is referred to the year 649; among its other prelates was Nicolò Acciapori (1410), an eminent statesman.
The diocese had in the early 20th century 72 parishes, with 78,000 inhabitants, a
Franciscan house, and a house of the Sisters of Charity.
Notable people
It is the birthplace of :
"Tropea Onions"
Many villages around tropea produce a particular quality of red onion. In Italy this onions are so famous that "Cipolla di Tropea" (Tropea's Onion) is an Italian synonym for all the generic
red onions.
The town's best gelateria, 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).
Sources and external links
Travel Guide of Tropea and Capo Vaticano in Calabria
Pro Loco Tropea - Turistic Association & IAT point (Touristic's Information & Assistance)
Museo Antichi Mestieri
Calabria Tourism
Brief History of Tropea
Further Information
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