It had not succeeded for Lydia Toraldo Serra, one of the first ten female mayors in Italy elected in the 1946 administrative elections who remained in office until 1960 and, alongside public housing and the establishment of schools, bet on tourism; the project had also failed twenty years ago when the municipal council had obtained regional funding of 1.5 million euros.
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Now Tropea, the “pearl” of Tyrrhenian tourism, will have its elevator connecting the historic center to the seafront. The “surprise” appears in the Infrastructure-Pnrr decree under discussion in the Chamber thanks to the approval of an amendment that assigns “urgency” to the work for tourism purposes.
Summer with Crowe and Dua Lipa
The summer of 2026 for the Calabrian municipality in the province of Vibo Valentia had started under the best auspices: the “gladiator” Russel Crowe announced a free concert of his band in October, the Indoor Garden Party, and the pop singer Dua Lipa stopped here during her honeymoon with her husband, actor Callum Turner. Tropea then entered twelfth place in the Panorama tourism – Mare Italia ranking of the Jfc Observatory.
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The funding
But the most welcome news for Mayor Giovanni Macrì comes from Rome: because in the Infrastructure Pnrr decree, in article 4, among the “Urgent provisions regarding investments in infrastructure for the tourism sector” a funding of 2.5 million to the Calabrian municipality appeared for «an elevator intended to connect the historic center and the seafront, also to support the tourist enhancement of the areas involved».
The amendment is signed by Gianluca Caramanna, deputy of Brothers of Italy and advisor to the Ministry of Tourism, first with Daniela Santanchè and now with Gianmarco Mazzi. The total expenditure is divided into 1.8 million euros for 2027 and 0.7 million euros for 2028 and the resources must be used «under penalty of revocation» by December 31, 2028.
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