Calabria

There exists today a tiny enclave of Calabrian Greeks, Greek-speaking people in Reggio Calabria that seem to have survived millennia.

The mystery over the Riace Bronzes, two magnificent ancient Greek statues, remains, more than half a century after the day they were recovered off the coast of the Italian region of Calabria in August of 1972. To this day, archaeologists...

Italy's Crotone football team has legions of dedicated fans who proudly hail the team's Greek origins in their chants and banners.

There are two minority Greek languages officially recognized in Italy's south. Greko and Griko -- both spoken by the "Calabrian Greeks" -- are both timeless testaments to the ancient Greeks' colonization of southern Italy in the 8th and 7th...

An Italian town in the southern region of Calabria, is offering homes for 1 euro ($ 1.10) to encourage people to move there and help restore.

Greeks have been migrating to what is now the nation of Italy for many centuries, beginning before even the creation of the Roman Empire. However, in more recent times, the first wave of Greek migrants moved to Venice a bit...

In Calabria, southern Italy, archaeology students while excavating came across the largest Greek mosaic, dating between 320 and 150 B.C. that depicts dragons and dolphins. The mosaic from Magna Grecia has been unearthed in Monasterace Marina, ancient Kaulonia. It is...

The two most famous ancient Greek statues of Southern Italy – the Riace bronzes- have been outside the museum in which they should be hosted for three years now, due to extension and renovation works, and it remains unknown...

Young studens of Calabria will not be taught the Greek language this year because, due to financial crisis, Italian Ministry of Education has cut its expenses and thus, they will not pay any teachers of Greek. Tito Schillaci, secretary of...

A different sort of concert offering a rather interesting ticket will take place in Athens, organized by the Greek Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation(ERT), in collaboration with the city's Municipality, the Greek Therapy Center for Dependent Individuals(KETHEA) and the Doctors of...