It is no secret that southern Italy was a Greek colony in ancient times, just…
Tag: Calabria
Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni has reaffirmed the government’s commitment to securing Italy’s borders, following a successful police operation in Calabria that dismantled a transnational human trafficking gang. Emphasizing the importance of legal migration, Meloni and Interior Minister Matteo Piantedosi stressed the need to eradicate modern-day slave trade networks and criticized policies that inadvertently support criminal interests.
The Italian olive sector faces challenges due to recent negative climate impacts, causing below-average harvests and a drop in global rankings. For the 2024/25 season, ISMEA reports Italian producers are expected to produce around 224,000 tons, placing Italy fifth globally. Northern regions show recovery, but declines in the south, especially Apulia, impact overall production. Climate changes have stressed plants, increase diseases, and affected regions like Calabria and Sicily.
Bova is a charming village in Bovesia, one of the two Griko-speaking areas of southern Italy, and is recognized as one of the most beautiful villages in Italy. With a rich history linked to the legendary Greek queen Oichista, Bova features archaeological finds that date back to the Neolithic period. The village’s documented history begins in the early 11th century, when the Normans established dominance in the region, overcoming the Arabs and Byzantines.
A brand new DNA study found that the modern populations of southern Italy, Sicily, Greece…
At least 11 people died and 64 are missing after two shipwrecks off southern Italy. RESQSHIP rescued 51 survivors from a sinking boat, finding 10 bodies aboard. Another boat from Turkey caught fire near Calabria, leaving 64 missing and 11 rescued. These incidents highlight the Mediterranean migrant crisis, prompting calls for better search-and-rescue operations and safer migration routes.
On this day, we remember the life of the Italiote-Greek Giuseppe Musolino, the “King of…
Something great is happening on the other side of the Ionian. We are talking about…
Delianuova [Greko: Δέλια] is a Grecanico town of 3,200 inhabitants, in the Metropolitan City of…
A brand new DNA study found that the modern populations of southern Italy, Sicily, Greece…
The Sunday of Orthodoxy was celebrated on March 5 by the Christian Orthodox population of…
A handful of young people have decided to put themselves at the forefront to preserve…
‘Magna Graecia: The Greko of Calabria’ looks at the Greko communities of Calabria in the southernmost part of the Italian peninsula, a group of people who have maintained their millennia-old links to their ancient and medieval Hellenic past through their language and culture.
Bova is one of the Greek-Bovesian speaking villages of Bovesia, one of the two Griko-speaking…
With a history spanning well over two centuries, it Greek influence across southern Italy (Magna…
On this day, we remember the life of the Italiote-Greek Giuseppe Musolino, the “King of…
Delianuova [Greko: Δέλια] is a Grecanico town of 3,200 inhabitants, in the Metropolitan City of…
On the occasion of the bicentenary of Greece’s struggle to conquer its independence, the Bova…
Francesco Siviglia: The luthier keeping the Calabrian lyra and Italiote-Greek music traditions alive
“If I had stayed in Germany, I’d be rich by now. But here in Calabria…
An estimated four million students return to school in Italy today as classes reopen, in…