One of the most popular event that course every 3 May and is known of all people as the party of "Tri da Cruci". The oder event is the "Processione della Madonna dell'Isola" this is a religion background , is a popular tradition that the people of tropea are attached and is more suggestive to view because the event doing on a board of boat. The manifestation more important naturally is called " Estate Tropeana" and consist in films show and concert varied, folkloristic spectacle, ect...

In this occasion, where all the square is through of the frenzy unusual due preparations, to commemorate the Santa Croce's invention, that is reconnect at the time that at the square start risered a little temple with three cross. The recurrence to get on the our days is full of the pagan rites and Christian , of simbol and significances. In epochs varied during the last ages this territory was under the Turkish and Saracen's domination, that they goes round for the road of the town on camels back scattering terror between popolation. But there was many occasions where the people of Tropea won against Turkish getting of and burning ours boats ( we mention the Lepanto's battle where the Tropean's boats will contribute in decisive mode at the victory Christian fleet). For to celebrate this events the people preparing outline of the boats full of fireworks which are hung along the entire wing off and then are given their fire a fireworks display of lights, of colors and barrels. Having continued the festivities with traditional folk games, the festival ends tonight with the boys taunted the ancient enemy, building a silhouette of a camel is also packed with fireworks and the pace of " caricatumbula" drums accompany the dance of "camiuzzu i focu" dancing, shoot and eventually dying.