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Vibo Valentia: Distance approx. 25 km Main Town population approx 30.000; Place of Interest e.g. Castello Svevo-Normanno (Picture) A visit to the town is well worth while especially because of the very pretty old town, which is lovely for shopping or just wandering around (Picture)
Pizzo: Distance approx. 25 km Coastal town - population approx. 8.600 (Picture) well known for it’s fishing (Tuna) and for it’s famous Tartuffo-Ices, which legend has it were invented here Pizzo like Tropea is also situated on a cliff above the sea. The old town is beautiful who, with it’s old houses and facades is worth a visit. Also worth seeing is the old Aragoner Castle on the outskirts of the town. (Picture)
Tropea: Distance approx. 8 km Picturesque town and best known holiday destination in Kalabrien. The small pilgrim church Santa Maria dell'Isola is Tropeas landmark. It is accessable over a long series of steps. At the cliffs beside the church a nicely layed out garden can be found.(Picture). A little away from the busy center of the old town, there are many shops with a great vareity, restaurants, cafés and “Trottorien”, there are still quiet lanes in which the flair of this old town can still be enjoyed (Picture).
Capo Vaticano: Distance approx. 9 km Capo Vaticano is the furtherest stretching extension of the Monte Poro and offers grandiose views of of the coast and the sea (Picture) (Picture) (Picture) (Picture)
Liparischen Islands: Boats travel daily from Tropea to the Liparischen islands and land at Vulcano, Stromboli and Lipari . (Picture)
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