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...

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...

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

Every year, on 2 February, the custom of ‘Candelora’ is celebrated. The first evidence of this feast dates back to the 4th century, when...

There is something unique in Calabria: its hills are covered by olive trees. Olive trees each two years are harvested and from its fruits...

The European continent has been the cradle of the most advanced civilisations that have influenced the rest of the world.In a delicate...

In the 16th century the Gregorian Reform changed the way we keep track of dates. Behind this event we find three key characters with a...

We are in the north-eastern area of Aspromonte National Park, called “Valley of the Great stones”, in the municipalities of San Luca and...

In ancient times, the territories of Calabria were known as Ausonia, the ancient Greek name for lower Italy, after the name of a...

Among the greatest names in the 17th century, among the many talented artists to emerge, one name stands alone: Mattia Preti. Son of...

By putting a stone next to another stone, which will be put next to another one and so on, you can build up dry stone walls. For the...

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...

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...

«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...

The tale of a community starts from what makes it unique. A population identifies itself in cultural expressions that pass on its history...

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

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