Premium Extra Virgin Olive Oil made purely from a single variety of olive "Peranzana" (Monocultivar), and Spicy Paprika Extract Flavor from Tropea (Calabria Region). These olives have been pressed in our Oil Mill in Montesarchio (BN, Campania Region), Italy. 100% Product of Italy. First Cold Pressed. Gluten Free Food. This ceramic bottle has been hand made and hand painted by our crafters in Vietri, Amalfi Coast of Italy.

TROPEA, CALABRIA

The people have spoken. Tropea, Calabria has just been voted the Borgo dei Borghi, the Village of the Villages, in a contest that asked Italians to choose the most beautiful amongst the Borghi più belli d’Italia, or Italy’s most beautiful villages. A difficult choice, to be sure, but Tropea isn’t called la Perla del Mediterraneo for nothing. Let’s have a look at this Pearl of the Mediterranean!

WHERE IS TROPEA, CALABRIA?

Tropea overlooks the Tyrrhenian Sea on a horn that juts out from the top of Italy’s toe, if you will, in the Province of Vibo Valentia. The region is Calabria, known for its countless beaches along a spectacular 500-mile coastline that faces the Tyrrhenian to the west, the Strait of Messina at the point and the Ionian Sea to the east. The particular stretch of land along which Tropea is located is known as the Costa degli Dei or Coast of the Gods. Tropea’s attraction is nothing new. Legend recounts that Hercules founded the town upon return from his labors at the Pillars of Hercules, today’s Strait of Gibraltar. Visitors will find the hero’s name gracing the main square, Piazza Ercole. For beach lovers, there are many spots from which to choose. Tropea Beach sits at the foot of the old town, and others, each more beautiful than the next line the Costa degli Dei and around the horn of Capo Vaticano, an area of great natural beauty, both along the sea and inland, as well.

CULINARY AND SEAWORTHY

In Italy, a village could never become the Borgo dei Borghi without an outstanding culinary tradition, and the Tropea area boasts two agricultural products that are on demand in the finest of restaurants worldwide, the Tropea Onions, the Nduja sala,i and the famous HOT RED PEPPERS. You may not appreciate the status bestowed on an onion until you enjoy its sweet, mild flavor, attributed to the soil and climate. Local restaurants prepare them in every way imaginable, and you can take them home, from the onions, themselves, to a jarred marmalade. The ‘nduja is a very spicy, spreadable salami made in nearby Spilinga. Oozing with flavor, the original ‘nduja is unparalleled. And after dinner, there’s always the local Vecchio Amaro del Capo.