Ricadi: Guide, Hotels, Map & Photos
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EUR 41 - 180 Villaggio Marco Polo
 Villaggio Marco Polo is located in Capo Vaticano, with direct access to a private beach, 2 km from Tropea. It offers air-conditioned rooms with privat… MoreEUR 70 - 227 Villaggio Tonicello
 Enjoy an unforgettable stay at Villaggio Tonicello, surrounded by a spacious garden and set on the so called Coast of the Gods, between Tropea and Cap… MoreEUR 110 - 736 Villaggio Club Baia Del Sole
 Villaggio Club Baia Del Sole offers high-quality resort facilities, comfortable rooms and a private beach on the coast of Calabria in Torre Ruffa, nea… MoreEUR 24 - 212 Villaggio Baia D´Ercole
 Picture yourself on a sandy Calabrese beach, scattered with rocks and surrounded by a green environment. Your comfortable accommodation lies meters aw… MoreEUR 60 - 240 Residence Rosy
 Offering a large swimming pool, sun terrace and a free shuttle to its private beach 600 metres away, Residence Rosy is on the Calabrian coast 10 km so… MoreEUR 80 - 190 Hotel Village Scoglio Della Galea
 Offering panoramic views across the Mediterranean Sea and the bays of Capo Vaticano, Scoglio Della Galea has extensive grounds packed with leisure act… More | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ricadi: Guide
Ricadi is a town and commune located within the Province of Vibo Valentia (license plate is Italian license plates|VV), in Calabria the most southern region of the Italian peninsula, lies between the Ionian Sea to east and the Tyrrhenian Sea to west.
Geography
Boundaries
The municipality of Ricadi is located between the gulfs of Lamezia Terme (Province of Catanzaro) and Gioia Tauro (Province of Reggio Calabria). Cape Vatican is the place dividing the two gulfs.
The Tyrrhenian sea touches Ricadi to the West (about 12 kilometres of coasts).
Winds
Sirocco, a hot dry wind originating in the desert of Sahara (from South-East);
Libeccio, very dangerous for shippers (from South-West);
Mistral (wind)|Mistral (Ponente), the predominant and quiet wind (from North-West).
Main distances
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Maps
History
Ricadi was populated by Greeks, Carthaginians, Byzantines, Saracens, Normans: they built and blasted road and defensive infrastructures (roads, bridges, towers defending coasts and rivers). Many archaeological discoveries are still visible; others are well protected into the National Museum of Reggio Calabria.
Ricadi was an ancillary town of Tropea until 1799, when its inhabitants obtained the independency, thanks to Championnet, a French general who conquered the Kingdom of Naples (in which Ricadi was formerly inserted).
Ricadi became a municipality of the district of Monteleone (now Vibo Valentia), belonging to Calabria Ulteriore, because of a rule set in 1811.
Culture
Events
Literary prize dedicated to Giuseppe Berto, a Venetian writer moved to Ricadi: every years in June.
Cape Vatican sporting prize: every years in September.
Festival of Red Onion: every years on 13th of August.
Festival of ice cream: each summer, in July.
Festivities
Religious Festivities are solemnized in honor of Saint Zaccaria (the Patron Saint - 5 November); Saint Biagio (3 February), Saint Antonio from Padua (13 June); Saint Domenica (6 July); Virgin Mary of Graces (15 August).
Associations
Giuseppe Berto's friends (the panel of judges for literary prize)
"Noi di Ricadi" (people of Ricadi - editorial staff of Terra Nostra newspaper)
Economy
The main economic resources are:
agriculture: a particular kind of gentle red onion is produced and commercialised within the whole territory, also known as “Cipolla Rossa di Tropea”, in addition to vegetables, citruses (oranges, lemons, bergamots) and ‘nduja, a particular sausage made from seasoned pork and red hot pepper;
fishing: right-eyed flatfish, tunny, bass, dentex, sea bream, conger, mullet, moray, polypus;
sea tourism: the most famous localities are Capo Vaticano (Cape Vatican) and Grotticelle (little grottoes).
External links
(in Italian)
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