Places of interest near Residenza Salato apt Filicudi

Capo Vaticano

distance to property: 7 km

Capo Vaticano is about 7 km far from Tropea, but it definetly deserves a visit.

Don't miss the chance to go to the "Belvedere" a short walkway just under the lighthouse with a breathtaking view on the sea.

It's also veeeeery romantic to go there on a fullmoonnight

The moonrays reflect on the sea offering the visitors aunforgettable night.

Capo Vaticano:

The coastline of Capo Vaticano stretches from the Bay of Riaci to that of S. Maria. Nearby lies the mythical beach of Torre Ruffa steeped in legend and history. Underneath the extreme tip of the promontory run little beaches, the biggest of which is Praia del Fuoco divided by huge crags which rise out of the waters and reach up to the sky almost to the height of the Cape.

Some of these beaches can only be reached by the sea which in these stretches is crystal-clear. The sand is white and very fine, the sea limpid and transparent and all around the colours dance radiantly as if animated by the sun and the breeze through the dwarf palm trees and cacti, myrtle, broom, geraniums and wild poppies.

All the beaches and all the seashores have always used the tip of the Promontory of Capo Vaticano as a reference point, not only geographically but also because of what it represents: an inaccessible, sacred place. It has been inaccessible throughout the long centuries – harsh, rugged, wild, arid, inhabited only by the jackdaws which populate the rocks and by foxes; it is also sacred, as are all things which possess a dreadful and inaccessible aspect.