# Tropea

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Municipality in Calabria, Italy

For people named Tropea, see [Tropea (surname)](/source/Tropea_(surname)). For the village in Arcadia, Greece, see [Tropaia](/source/Tropaia).

Comune in Calabria, Italy

Tropea Trupìa (Sicilian) Trápeia (Greek) Comune Comune di Tropea View of the historic centre of Tropea Coat of arms Tropea Location of Tropea in Italy Show map of Italy Tropea Tropea (Calabria) Show map of Calabria Coordinates: 38°40′31″N 15°53′41″E / 38.67538°N 15.89479°E / 38.67538; 15.89479 Country Italy Region Calabria Province Vibo Valentia (VV) Frazioni Marina Government • Mayor Giovanni Macrì (Forza Italia) Area [1] • Total 3.66 km2 (1.41 sq mi) Elevation 60 m (200 ft) Population (2025)[2] • Total 5,661 • Density 1,550/km2 (4,010/sq mi) Demonym Tropeani (dialectal: Trupiani) Time zone UTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST) Postal code 89861 Dialing code 0963 Patron saint St. Madonna of Romania Saint day March 27 Website www.comune.tropea.vv.it

**Tropea** (Italian: [\[troˈpɛːa\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA/Italian); [Calabrian](/source/Central-Southern_Calabrian): *Trupìa*; [Latin](/source/Latin_language): *Tropaea*; [Ancient Greek](/source/Ancient_Greek_language): Τράπεια, [romanized](/source/Romanization_of_Ancient_Greek): *Trápeia*) is a resort town in the [province of Vibo Valentia](/source/Province_of_Vibo_Valentia), in the Italian region of Calabria. It is one of [I Borghi più belli d'Italia](/source/I_Borghi_pi%C3%B9_belli_d'Italia) ("The most beautiful villages of Italy").[3] It has 5,661 inhabitants.[2]

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

## Demographics

‹ The [template](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Template) *[Historical populations](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Historical_populations)* is being [considered for merging](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Templates_for_discussion/Log/2026_June_24#Template:Infobox_demographics). ›

Historical population Year Pop. ±% 1861 5,133 — 1871 5,703 +11.1% 1881 5,929 +4.0% 1901 6,264 +5.7% 1911 6,001 −4.2% 1921 6,028 +0.4% 1931 5,913 −1.9% 1936 6,088 +3.0% Year Pop. ±% 1951 6,953 +14.2% 1961 6,702 −3.6% 1971 6,852 +2.2% 1981 6,868 +0.2% 1991 6,869 +0.0% 2001 6,836 −0.5% 2011 6,555 −4.1% 2021 5,911 −9.8% Source: ISTAT[5][6]

## Main sights

		- Cocathedral of Maria Santissima di Romania

		- Church of Santa Maria dell'Isola, on a presque-isle

		- Palazzo dei Nobili

		- 17th-18th-century palaces, such as Palazzo Bragho

		- Viewpoints, such as this one over the port

## Notable people

- [Albert Anastasia](/source/Albert_Anastasia), American mobster

- [Pasquale Galluppi](/source/Pasquale_Galluppi), philosopher

- [Raf Vallone](/source/Raf_Vallone), actor

## Twin towns

See also: [List of twin towns and sister cities in Italy](/source/List_of_twin_towns_and_sister_cities_in_Italy)

Tropea is [twinned](/source/Sister_city) with:

- [Zvenigorod](/source/Zvenigorod), Russia (2013)

Panorama of Tropea from the Tyrrhenian Sea

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-wikidata-16139ca327c50d72c40d8c5fd3abe706b989650e-v20_1-0)** ["Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011"](https://www.istat.it/it/archivio/156224). Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-population_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-population_2-1) ["Monthly Demographic Balance"](https://demo.istat.it/app/?l=en&a=&i=D7B). [ISTAT](/source/Italian_National_Institute_of_Statistics).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Calabria"](https://borghipiubelliditalia.it/calabria/) (in Italian). Retrieved 1 August 2023.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** idealista.it. ["Tropea, the most beautiful village in Italy in 2021"](https://www.idealista.it/en/news/lifestyle-in-italy/2021/04/14/23632-tropea-the-most-beautiful-village-in-italy-in-2021). *idealista*. Retrieved 2023-06-29.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["Popolazione residente dei comuni. Censimenti dal 1861 al 1991"](https://ebiblio.istat.it/digibib/Censimenti%20popolazione/Censimentipopolazioneresidentedal1861/RML0050288Pop_res_cens_1861_1991.pdf) [Resident population of the municipalities. Censuses from 1861 to 1991] (PDF) (in Italian). [ISTAT](/source/National_Institute_of_Statistics_(Italy)).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["Dashboard Permanent census of population and housing"](https://esploradati.censimentopopolazione.istat.it/databrowser/#/en/censtest/dashboards). [ISTAT](/source/National_Institute_of_Statistics_(Italy)).

## External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to [Tropea](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Tropea).

- [Official website](https://www.comune.tropea.vv.it/) (in Italian)

- [Pro Loco Tropea - tourist association](https://www.prolocotropea.eu/)

- [Museo Antichi Mestieri di Calabria](http://www.museotropea.it/)

- [Brief History of Tropea](https://web.archive.org/web/20080609223517/http://www.lacasadiulisse.com/pages/eng/tropeaEN.htm)

- [Photo gallery of Tropea](https://www.paesaggioitaliano.eu/calabria/tropea) (in Italian)

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