1. ^[https://books.google.com/books?id=Ey4PAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA214&lpg=PA214&dq=I+would+certainly+choose+the+village+castle+and+woods+in+the+neighbourhood+of+tropea&source=bl&ots=5CS9zWE8_i&sig=qcHonKcsZIl-B2zEHUQZqTEiSew&hl=en&ei=LH1iS7GyONSj8Abgn7iXAw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CAcQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=I%20would%20certainly%20choose%20the%20village%20castle%20and%20woods%20in%20the%20neighbourhood%20of%20tropea&f=false Route of Lieutenant-General Sir Miles Nightingall, K.C.B. overland from India] (In a series of letters) Author: John Hanson, Captain. Publisher: London : Printed for T. Baker, 1820. p. 214 Quote: "...and if I wished to select a picture of repose and fertility I would certainly choose the village, castle and woods in the neighbourhood of Tropea"
2. ^prolocotropea.eu
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