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The Church of the Michelizia in Tropea
Church of Santa Maria della Neve
The pediment of the Church of the Michelizia
Memorial to those who fell in Africa in Tropea
Piazza Vittorio Veneto in Tropea
A legionnaire at the monument to those who fell in Africa in Tropea
Monument to the Fallen in Africa in Tropea
The tables at the Bar Centrale in Tropea
Tables and chairs at the Centrale bar in Tropea
Piazza Vittorio Veneto in Tropea
Church of St Michael the Archangel in Tropea
Church of Purgatory in Tropea
The interior of the Church of Purgatory in Tropea
The chancel of the Church of Purgatory in Tropea
Votive niche in Tropea
Votive niche dedicated to the Souls in Purgatory in Tropea
Corner tower of a building in Tropea
Fake palm tree in Tropea
Coffee tables at the Veneto bar in Tropea
The Veneto Bar’s gazebo in Tropea
Via Umberto I in Tropea
Vicolo Adesi in Tropea
Piazza Mercato in Tropea
The Fountain of the Three Tritons in Tropea
The Triton Fountain in Tropea
The Seat of the Nobles in Tropea
Inscription by Dante Alighieri in Tropea
Piazza Ercole in Tropea
Palazzo Naso in Tropea
Piazza Ercole in Tropea
L’Anfora shop in Tropea
Palazzo Naso in Tropea

The Church of the Michelizia, built by the devout Sicilian merchant Michele Milizia in 1500

The façade of the Renaissance-style Michelizia Church, dedicated to Our Lady of the Snows

The triangular pediment of the Church of the Michelizia and, just behind it, the dome

On the right is the memorial to those who fell in Africa during the First World War, and on the left is the early 20th-century Art Nouveau building, home to Bar Macrì in Piazza Vittorio Veneto

On the left, the monument to those who fell in the African wars, commissioned by Tropeans who had emigrated to Montevideo (Uruguay), in Piazza Vittorio Veneto

Monument to the Fallen in Africa, a bronze statue depicting a Roman legionary fighting a double-headed eagle, by Giuseppe Renda, unveiled on 18 May 1922

The bronze monument of a Roman legionary wrestling with an eagle in Piazza Vittorio Veneto, dedicated to those who fell in Africa, by the sculptor Giuseppe Renda

The outdoor tables at Bar Centrale in Piazza Vittorio Veneto

A row of wicker tables and chairs at the Bar Centrale in the very central Piazza Vittorio Veneto

Piazza Vittorio Veneto, adorned with the outdoor tables of the surrounding cafés

The neoclassical façade of the Church of St Michael the Archangel, also known as the Church of Purgatory, in Largo San Michele, dating from 1846

The bell tower of the Church of Purgatory, also known as the Church of St Michael the Archangel, in Largo San Michele

The central nave of the Church of Purgatory or St Michael the Archangel

The chancel and high altar of the Church of St Michael the Archangel

The junction of Via Umberti I (on the left) and Corso Vittorio Emanuele, with a votive niche on the left dedicated to the Confraternity of the Souls in Purgatory

A gabled niche belonging to the ancient Confraternity of the Souls in Purgatory on Corso Vittorio Emanuele

On the left is the corner tower of a building, and next to it is the ‘Lounge Bar Royal’ bar and restaurant on Via Carlo V

A fake palm tree with red leaves in front of the Macrì café on Viale Coniugi Crigna

The purple chairs and tables at the Bar Veneto in Piazza Vittorio Veneto

The gazebo adorned with plants at the Bar Veneto in Piazza Vittorio Veneto

The modern shopping street of Via Umberto I, with a tree by the roadside

The slope of Vicolo Adesi, in the town’s historic centre

In the centre of Piazza Mercato, the Tre Fontane and the rear of the Sedile dei Nobili

Piazza Mercato, with a fountain made of granite and Carrara marble at its centre, depicting three tritons spouting water into three shells

On the left are the three fountains with three marble tritons, from whose mouths water flows, and on the right is the rear of the former Sedile della Nobiltà (now the Tourist Office) in Piazza Mercato

Marble plaques with granite bases, one in honour of the war dead (right) and the other in honour of Dante Alighieri (left), situated at the rear of the Sedile dei Nobili in Piazza Mercato

A marble inscription dedicated to Dante Alighieri to mark the 600th anniversary of the great poet’s death, situated on the rear of the Sedile Nobiliare in Piazza Mercato

On the left is the Papillon ice-cream parlour, and next to it is the Palazzo Naso in Piazza Ercole

The Palazzo Naso in Piazza Ercole, a 19th-century building of monastic design

On the left is the historic Palazzo Naso and on the right is the Elios bar and restaurant in Piazza Ercole

The outdoor display of ceramic, clay and terracotta items from the “L’Anfora” shop in Piazza Ercole

The white balconies of Palazzo Naso in Piazza Ercole

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