4 Days in Tropea, Calabria - May 2022

Here is 4 days of exploring in Tropea, Calabria. We hope that it helps people who are deciding where to go and what to do in Tropea, or Calabria, or Italy.
Here is where we stayed:
Il Convento -
www.ilconvento.com
Here is where we ate:
Ambrosia
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La Pentola d'Oro
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Vecchio Granaio
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Lucignolo
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Editorial notes:
-We lost ALL of the hand held video when my iPad crashed on the last day of the trip. That made me a tad grumpy. Still does. But there is still some phone video, and of course, drone video.
-I am a certified 107 UAS pilot here in the States but this is my first time flying a drone in Italy. I did not want to be the obnoxious foreigner flying a drone all over and making a scene. So there are no FPV shots racing down the streets. Maybe next time...
0:00 Arriving in Calabria
1:06 Staying in Il Convento
2:42 Let's get coffee
3:32 Exploring Old Town
5:42 Santuario Santa Maria
7:07 The port and waterfront
8:52 Festivals in May - Lots of them!
11:27 Where we ate

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  • @nonane2390
    @nonane23904 ай бұрын

    that was great and loved the music.

  • @abuzzaboveitaly

    @abuzzaboveitaly

    4 ай бұрын

    So glad you liked it, we can’t wait to go back. We like the music a lot too - check out the Notte Della Taranta for more

  • @annmariethomas5806
    @annmariethomas5806 Жыл бұрын

    This is so awesome. I love that you show the maps, the food, local events, and the side streets!! Wonderful job of exploring and sharing. You guys have the best Italy videos here on YT👌🙏!!

  • @abuzzaboveitaly

    @abuzzaboveitaly

    Жыл бұрын

    Thank you, so glad that you like the videos! I always need a map to feel oriented wherever we go so I try to put them on all the videos to help others like me :)

  • @johnc9879
    @johnc9879 Жыл бұрын

    We are planning to visit Calabria next year. Your video is wonderful and filled with excellent information (thanks for the links too). Despite losing the video on your iPad, you did a great job. Thanks!

  • @abuzzaboveitaly

    @abuzzaboveitaly

    Жыл бұрын

    Glad it helped! If you want, I've got some other videos on the channel that cover some of the day trips we did while we were staying in Tropea. Would definitely recommend Pentedattilo, Pizzo, Scilla and a couple others (they're on the videos). Have a great time!

  • @sophie62nocq37
    @sophie62nocq37 Жыл бұрын

    Tropea est un endroit magique un de nos préférés en Italie..nous espérons y retourner

  • @abuzzaboveitaly

    @abuzzaboveitaly

    Жыл бұрын

    C'est la première fois que nous allons à Tropea. Nous avons adoré le voyage et espérons y retourner aussi!

  • @IlconventoTropea
    @IlconventoTropea Жыл бұрын

    Amazing video!

  • @abuzzaboveitaly

    @abuzzaboveitaly

    Жыл бұрын

    Thank you, glad you like it!

  • @itsmetaran
    @itsmetaran Жыл бұрын

    Excellent video!

  • @abuzzaboveitaly

    @abuzzaboveitaly

    Жыл бұрын

    Thank you! Cheers!

  • @donfluso9042
    @donfluso90429 ай бұрын

    I loved Tropea and will definately come back 😍

  • @abuzzaboveitaly

    @abuzzaboveitaly

    9 ай бұрын

    We loved it too and will definitely go back!

  • @shudhabhattacharyya3966
    @shudhabhattacharyya3966 Жыл бұрын

    This is awesome thank you. We are planning a trip in mid may as well. Btw, was the water too cold for a swim? Were the lido closed? Thanks and regards

  • @abuzzaboveitaly

    @abuzzaboveitaly

    Жыл бұрын

    Hi - we’re glad you liked the video! The water was cold but people were still swimming (I only dipped my feet in.) I think the lido were officially closed (nobody was around and the offices were locked up) but there were still people at the beaches. The nice thing was that there was hardly anyone on the beaches. We have watched videos in Tropea from the summer and the beaches are packed. Much fewer people in May.

  • @shudhabhattacharyya3966

    @shudhabhattacharyya3966

    Жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much for the reply

  • @MediaGraphica
    @MediaGraphica Жыл бұрын

    Good parking is situated near the Porto di Tropea (marine port a bit left on aerial view)

  • @abuzzaboveitaly

    @abuzzaboveitaly

    Жыл бұрын

    Good point - forgot about that one!

  • @donfluso9042

    @donfluso9042

    9 ай бұрын

    thats exactly where I parked my car 🙂 hope you had some catfood with you!

  • @MediaGraphica

    @MediaGraphica

    9 ай бұрын

    ​@@donfluso9042 Sadly I was with no cat food but the cats get a very fresh fish every morning directly from fishing boats. So looks like they have not a big expectations from tourists :)

  • @donfluso9042

    @donfluso9042

    9 ай бұрын

    @@MediaGraphica they all looked well fed in Tropea 👍 I actually stayed in Pizzo and the situation over there was difficult for cats to survive 😓 there was an old lady who was looking after the stray cats and I bought her a lot of catfood before I left

  • @ellie-maejohnson6154
    @ellie-maejohnson6154 Жыл бұрын

    I’m going the first week of May this year, how high did the temperatures get in the day on average?

  • @abuzzaboveitaly

    @abuzzaboveitaly

    Жыл бұрын

    That’s when we were there too! It would be fun if you can catch anything of the festivals there. We got really lucky with our weather. For the most part it was sunny and clear-ish during the day. It got cooler at night (light jacket at most). So I think you can get away with enough for cool nights or a windy cloudy day if you get unlucky - sweatshirt and/or light jacket. Have fun!

  • @ellie-maejohnson6154

    @ellie-maejohnson6154

    Жыл бұрын

    @@abuzzaboveitaly thank you so much!

  • @camcorp
    @camcorp Жыл бұрын

    What was the cost of the apartment? looks amazing

  • @abuzzaboveitaly

    @abuzzaboveitaly

    Жыл бұрын

    I think it was about $140/night, but it probably depends on what time you book for. I would check on the website to double check for a specific time. www.ilconvento.com Have fun!

  • @camcorp

    @camcorp

    Жыл бұрын

    @@abuzzaboveitaly Thank you! well worth it

  • @swedescalco4625
    @swedescalco4625 Жыл бұрын

    Did you need a jacket in May ?

  • @abuzzaboveitaly

    @abuzzaboveitaly

    Жыл бұрын

    Not during the day but you could put on a light one at night to be comfortable. I didn’t but my wife did.

  • @swedescalco4625

    @swedescalco4625

    Жыл бұрын

    @@abuzzaboveitaly we made reservations for Il Convento a few months ago for this June. Thank you

  • @abuzzaboveitaly

    @abuzzaboveitaly

    Жыл бұрын

    Excellent! The location is great and the rooms are very nice. Have fun! (I actually just saw a video on KZread where one of the other apartments was for sale - can't remember how much it was though)