Tropea

For people named Tropea, see Tropea (surname). For the village in Arcadia, Greece, see Tropaia.

Tropea (Italian: [troˈpɛːa]; Calabrian: Trupìa; Latin: Tropaea; Ancient Greek: Τράπεια, romanized: Trápeia) 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] It has 5,661 inhabitants.^[2]

Tropea Trupìa (Sicilian) Trápeia (Greek)
Comune
Comune di Tropea
View of the historic centre of Tropea
Coat of arms
Location of Tropea
Tropea Location of Tropea in Italy Show map of Italy Tropea Tropea (Calabria) Show map of Calabria
Coordinates: 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	1,500/km2 (4,000/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 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

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]

Notable people

• Albert Anastasia, American mobster
• Pasquale Galluppi, philosopher
• Raf Vallone, actor

Twin towns

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Italy

Tropea is twinned with:

• Zvenigorod, Russia (2013)

Panorama of Tropea from the Tyrrhenian Sea