Locride
With over eighty kilometres of coastline, which extend wild and unspoilt along the lower Jonio, Locride represents one of the major tourist and cultural attractions in Calabria.
With scattered ancient vestiges of Magna Graecia – here, the poleis of Locri Epizefiri and Kaulon stood - Locride, with its forty-two municipalities, offers the travellers multiple possibilities to make one’s stay a unique experience.
Whether it is visiting the remains of the ancient temple on the Monasterace marina, attending one of the international concerts of Roccella Jazz or the folk music of the Kaulonia Taranta Festival, wherever you find yourself in this territory, the combination of nature, art, and history, and the sense of hospitality, turns out to be the key to immersing yourself in the discovery of a region that has ancient roots.
If the Costa dei Gelsomini is the main centre for those who love beaches and the crystal-clear sea, the rugged mountain hinterland offers new opportunities to discover.
Polsi and its Sanctuary dedicated to Madonna della Montagna, the Byzantine itineraries of Staiti, the ancient systems of control and communication of the dozens of towers and castles, the Cathedral of Gerace, an early medieval jewel studied all over the world, are just some of the example of the treasures waiting to be discovered.
The offering of food and wine worthily completes the riches that the area has to offer, from the Greco di Bianco wine, to cured meats and cheeses, such as the Caciocavallo di Ciminà, a type of cheese, still produced today according to the ancient traditions of the Aspromonte shepherds.
Gerace: The Medieval Heart of Greek Calabria
The town of Gerace, the Orange Flag of the Italian Touring Club and one of the most beautiful villages in Italy, is a place where you can breathe in medieval air. Noteworthy are the remains from the period, in addition to the Cathedral and the Church of San Francesco, with the entire village preserv [...]
Gioiosa Jonica: one of the beauties from Magna Grecia
Overlooking the ancient Ionian Sea routes, in the eastern part of the metropolitan city, Gioiosa Jonica is one of the most memorable centres of Magna Grecia. It is a lively and heartfelt memory thanks to the coexistence of millenary traditions with a contemporary world made of fun, culture, and hosp [...]
Locri: the cradle of Calabrian Hellenism
Homeland of Zaleuco, first legislator of the western world and of the ancient Greek poet Nosside, the town of Locri is the fulcrum of Greek culture in Italy. Among the pristine sea setting of the Riviera dei Gelsomini and hectares of ancient olive groves, it is the most important archaeological area [...]
Mammola, the village of ancient flavours
Suspended halfway between the sea and the sky and situated between the mysterious woods of the Serre Calabresi and the primitive landscape of Aspromonte – of which it is considered the door to the National Park – the town of Mammola stands in all of its beauty like a work of art from the ancient pas [...]
Marina di Gioiosa Jonica: the town of the Blue Flag
It is the crystal-clear sea that welcomes visitors to the town of Marina di Gioisa Jonica, 107 kilometres from Reggio Calabria, one of the most characteristic cities of Locride. It is a small gem where you can taste and discover the beauties of the Calabrian agriculture of excellence: oil, sweets, a [...]
Monasterace: the vestiges of an ancient time
Softly nestled between the heights of the Stilaro and Allaro valleys and the crystal clear waters of the Ioanian Sea, the town of Monasterace has been proudly exhibited since ancient times, whose memory has been carved among the stones of the Doric temple of Apollo on the beach, in the motifs of the [...]