Parghelia

Parghelia sits on a low Tyrrhenian cliff at about 70 meters, on the stretch of coast tourism boards call the Costa degli Dei, four kilometers north of Tropea and fifteen west of Vibo Valentia. The commune is small (under 1,300 residents) and easy to overlook from the highway, which is part of why it has kept a residential pulse that Tropea has largely traded for tourism. The beaches sit below the village, reached on foot through cuts in the sandstone: Michelino, with its dark cliffs, and the smaller coves toward Zambrone.

The frazione of Fitili holds the older houses inland. Bandiera Blu status has tracked the water quality for several seasons, and the coastal panorama opens north to the Gulf of Sant'Eufemia and south to the Capo Vaticano promontory. Most visitors who stay here do so to use Tropea without paying Tropea's prices.

From Lamezia / Reggio (SUF), about 1 hour by car.

Naples / Salerno (NAP) is about 5 hours away.

By car from the centre of Salerno 4h 19m, Bari 5 hours or Naples 5 hours.

There is a railway station in the comune, so you can arrive without a car.

Every town within reach of Lamezia / Reggio airport.