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of the Gods "? If the town of Pizzo fascinates , the town of Tropea enchants , stretched out as it is on the spectacle of the sea , with its palaces and the seductive beauty of its alleys and squares . It is following the road that carreses the coast that we leave Tropea , which legend has it was founded by Hercules , to return to the itinerary of the Via Popilia after having skirted the promontory of Capo Vaticano .
From the beauty of the " Costa degli Dei " to the magnificence of the " Costa Viola ". A name that comes from ancient times and is due to the intense colour that the sea takes on in particular light conditions . A beauty that starts in Palmi , then touches Bagnara and finally the village of Scilla , which from the top of its promontory continues to face Cariddi , on the Sicilian coast that seems to be watching . Scilla , Charybdis , mythical places linked to the Odyssey and the song of the Sirens that still today attract thousands of tourists who come here every year to enjoy so much beauty .
We have thus arrived in the alleys of Chianalea , the historic fishermen ' s
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