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Tropea: Gorgeous Beaches and Much More

Tropea and beyond Before this recent trip to Calabria, I had traveled once to the region, back in the 1980s, but I'd gone only to Lido di Catanzaro where my boyfriend's family had a house, so I didn't see much. On this trip (early September) my cousins and I based ourselves in Tropea: Calabria's loveliest seaside town. I relished Calabria's wild beauty, the

Calabria and the Bronzes of Riace

Calabria developed a certain reputation in the 1970s when the Calabrian mafia, the ‘Ndrangheta, carried out some high-profile kidnappings. In past decades, this may have influenced tourists not to consider travel in Calabria, but I found it beautiful and relaxed with super welcoming people. My recent vacation on the Calabrian coast with my Colombian cousins was