Despite its history, natural and cultural richness, Calabria is one of the most underrated region of Italy. Calabrian culture is...

The term apotropaic derives from the Greek “αποτρέπειν”, “apotrépein” ” meaning to ward off” and refers to symbols, rituals and objects...

The Nido di Seta Cooperative was founded in 2014 in San Floro, a town in the province of Catanzaro, which at the turn of the 18th and...

Sweets, preparations, embellishments, penances and rituals are the constant ingredients of every Calabrian festival and Easter is no...

Driving along 106 Jonica-road, you may stumble upon many archeological attractions. Such peculiar places are not always well signaled and...

On the day of Holy Friday (before Easter Day) is celebrated in Catanzaro ‘A Naca (dialect word meaning “the cradle”, from the Greek...

Food is a vital expression of local culture and traditions, linked to a territory and its history with the methods of production,...

In Soriano Calabro, in the province of Vibo Valentia, typical sweets of the Calabrian gastronomic tradition are produced: mostaccioli....

JUMP - Gioventù in riSalto, che da anni è coinvolta in progetti europei ed internazionali, con partners storici e di diversi Paesi,...

The backwash of the crystal clear sea of the Gulf of Sant’Eufemia prepares the visitor for a scenery that only this place can offer. A...

19 March is the national Father’s Day, strongly based on Christian values, as it is associated with Jesus’ father, St Joseph. This moment...

In local peasant communities, time was marked by an annual cycle of festivals and ceremonies. Today recognized as intangible heritage,...

In the territory of the municipality of Monasterace Marina, along the lower Ionian coast of the province of Reggio Calabria, there is one...

The word carnival comes from the Latin carnem levare (to remove the flesh), as it referred to the banquet held on Shrove Tuesday. Shrove...

Traditional Calabrian music is rooted in sounds and dances that for centuries have marked moments and anniversaries in the life of local...

Gerocarne is a small village located on the Tyrrhenian side of the “Calabrian Serre”. Doubts remain about the origin of the name, which...

Calabria offers to the eye of the visitor the charm of the sacred with its spiritual side made of places of faith and religious worship....

It’s almost Carnival in Italy and we are ready to celebrate these days with many sweets and cultural traditions preceding the period of...

Popular love songs have always been at the heart of Calabrian tradition. When a young man fell in love with a girl, he would go to her...

Mysteriously hidden in the Calabrian woods there are archeological sites with megaliths as protagonists. Whether they are evidence of...