Vibo Valentia ( it : Vibo Valentia ) is an Italian city in Calabria of 33.957 inhabitants . Vibo Valentia is a city and comune ( municipality ) in the Calabria region of southern Italy , near the Tyrrhenian Sea . It is the capital of the province of Vibo Valentia , and is an agricultural , commercial and tourist center ( the most famous places nearby are Tropea , Ricadi and Pizzo ) .