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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

The Best Gelato in Lecce

What's your biggest weakness when you go to Italy? I bet it's gelato. Travelers often have joked to me that their favorite "meals" in Italy have been gelato. When I rented an apartment by myself for 3 weeks in Lecce (region of Puglia, Italy's "heel") this past spring, I didn't have anyone showing me around the city and suggesting the best gelato near me. Before I looked any