Pizzo Old Town & Tartufo
Pizzo
A town built on a sea cliff, with Piazza della Repubblica overlooking the sea. It is the birthplace of the Italian chocolate truffle ice cream.
Pizzo is a clifftop town about 30 km northeast of Tropea. On one side of the central Piazza della Repubblica the view opens out to the sea, surrounded by ice cream shops and cafés. This is the home of Tartufo di Pizzo: hazelnut and chocolate ice cream wrapped around a molten chocolate center and coated in cocoa powder. It holds IGP certification, and each one costs a few euros in the shops. The old town has the Church of San Giorgio and Murat Castle, and the Piedigrotta cave church is by the sea, making it a good half-day outing.
Opening hours
All day
Nearby sights
- Castello Murat
- Chiesetta di Piedigrotta
- Vibo Valentia Norman-Swabian Castle
- Briatico & Torre La Rocchetta
- Zambrone & Paradiso del Sub
- Certosa di Serra San Bruno
- Michelino Beach
- Tropea Beach (Spiaggia della Rotonda)