The Tropea City Guides answer what every trip to this cliff-top town raises: where to eat fileja with ’nduja without paying the picture-menu markup, which free beach below the rock to pick, where an aperitivo still comes with a proper snack board and how to reach Pizzo, Scilla or the coves of Capo Vaticano on the regional train. Each guide is a short, honest list that says why a place deserves its spot, what to order or look for and one practical tip, and it opens in your browser the moment you have paid.
About the Tropea City Guides
- 81 places
- 4 guides
- 6 languages
- Works offline
- Print or PDF
- Instant access
- Free updates
The four Tropea guides
Food guide
21 places
Panini on the go, Calabrian classics with red onion, ’nduja and swordfish, wood-oven pizza, gelato and the tartufo of Pizzo, then onions and ’nduja to carry home.
Things to do guide
21 places
Old town churches and small museums, lookouts on the cliff edge, town beaches and coves along the coast, boat trips from the marina and outings to Pizzo, Zungri and Vibo.
Nightlife guide
20 places
Spritz with a free snack board, sunset drinks on the cliffs, the beach and the marina, the few bars that stay open late and food after midnight.
Day trips guide
19 places
Coves around Capo Vaticano and Zambrone, boats to Stromboli, Pizzo, Scilla and Reggio Calabria by regional train, the cave village of Zungri and the monks’ forests of Serra San Bruno.
Why an interactive guide beats a list
Tick places off
Mark each place as done and watch your progress, so you always know what is left.
Your own notes
Write notes on any place and add your own finds. They stay on your phone.
One tap to Maps
Every place opens in Google Maps, and the day route puts your picks in a sensible order.
Open now, near me
Filter by what is open right now or what is closest to you.
Works offline
Open the guide once with a connection and it keeps working without data.
Print it or save as PDF
On a computer, print any guide or save it as a PDF to take with you.
Three places from the guides
Osteria Antico Androne
Via Boiano 6, behind the cathedral
You book here for the room: the tables stand in the arched entrance hall of an old palazzo. The cooking is firmly Calabrian, so start with crisp battered onion rings and move on to fileja with ’nduja or swordfish. From the food guide.
Spiaggia del Cannone
Lungomare, between town and the port
A free strip of sand squeezed between the cliff and the San Leonardo rock, with turquoise water and far thinner crowds than at the Rotonda. The sun also lingers here longer into the afternoon. From the things to do guide.
Church Piedigrotta
Pizzo, 1.5 km north of the centre
In the 17th century, sailors who survived a shipwreck carved a chapel into a sea cave; later a father and son filled it with figures cut from the soft tufa. Entry is €5, and a little beach sits right next to it. From the beaches and day trips guide.
Plan your days in Tropea
Day one: see the cathedral quarter and the Franciscan church on the cliff edge in the morning, before the long lunchtime closing, then walk down to Spiaggia del Cannone for a swim. Climb back up for a spritz on Piazza Vittorio Veneto and eat fileja with ’nduja in the lanes behind the cathedral. Day two: head out to Capo Vaticano, swim in the bays of Grotticelle, pedal out to the sea caves and stay for sunset at the Belvedere. For a rainy or slow day, take the train to Pizzo for Castello Murat, the cave church of Piedigrotta and a tartufo, or visit the archaeological museum in Vibo’s Norman castle, then finish late at La Munizione beside the cathedral.
Questions about the Tropea guides
What do the Tropea City Guides include?
Four guides covering 81 places: food, things to do, nightlife, and beaches and day trips. Every entry tells you why it is worth going, where it is, notes on opening and one tip you can actually use.
How do I get the guides after paying?
The links appear on your order confirmation page and in the email that follows. They open in the browser of any phone, tablet or laptop, with no app to install and no account to set up.
Can I use the Tropea guides without internet?
Yes. Open each guide once while you are online and it keeps working offline afterwards, ticks and notes included. Sending a place to maps needs mobile data.
Which languages are the Tropea guides available in?
The guides open in English, German, French, Italian, Dutch and Polish. You can switch the language inside the guide at any time.
How much do the Tropea guides cost?
One guide is €4.99, two are €8.99 and the full set of four is €15.99.
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