“A place is known only when you go there several times, you talk to the locals to collect local testimonies”. Satriano has very ancient...

In Satriano many women used to needlepoint and embroidery, technique which they learned by the nuns of the monastery which you can find...

The native land is the soil from which people draw the necessary elements for their growth and development. Mimmo Rotella, exponent of...

Today I will present to you how an ancient watering technique, which is still used in a marvelous garden in Badolato, works. This system...

“Listen to a Calabrian peasant singing as he follows his oxen along the furrow, or as he shakes the branches of his olive tree. That...

By the 6th century B.C. in the south of Italy the Byzantines had come into power. Under their rule, Calabria and towns such as Stilo and...

In Calabria, a region rich in forests, woodworking has always been widespread throughout the territory: "connected to the production of...

Calabria abounds in myths and legends, and today we focus on a belief that has fascinated other cultures located in remote places far...

What does it mean to live in Calabria? Many will answer: enjoy an excellent climate, excellent food, excellent sea, excellent landscapes...

Until a few decades ago, the systems and units of measurement prescribed by Ferdinand I of Aragon in the ancient Kingdom of Naples were...

The desire to learn through exploration is not a new phenomenon, it also provides a link to the past. During the 17th and 18th centuries...

The word catóju comes from the Greek catagheou and means a room on ground floor or in the basement. The changes in the use of the catóju...

«A wonderful myth about the origin of soap is it was a gift to humanity from the Roman Goddess Sapo. Burnt offerings were made at her...

We are in the central square of Satriano (a town in the province of Catanzaro), Piazza Spirito Santo, better known as ‘Bicocca’*, the...

Collective memory is related to history and has an identity function.The construction of a collective memory is instrumental in fostering...

We sell food, clothes, technology, services, opinions, souls. But putting a whole village for sale? I mean, the place where you used to...

While legend has it that the first inhabitants of Calabria were the sons of the ingenious Daedalus, builder of the famous Minotaur’s...

“Crepa l’invidia” means “Should die your envy” and by walking around in Badolato, you will find this writing at some catojo (dialect word...

Close your eyes and imagine walking down a street of a beautiful Medieval village built on a hill. You are barefoot and your varijli*,...

According to UNESCO “one language disappears on average every two weeks, taking with it an entire cultural and intellectual heritage.” ...