A Ghost Town in Calabria
By Francesca Politi – JUMP Team “The appearance of Pentedattilo is perfectly magical … Wild spires of stone shoot up into the air, barren…
The most famous monolith in Calabria
By Francesca Politi – JUMP Team We are in the north-eastern area of Aspromonte National Park, called “Valley of the Great stones”, in the…
49 years since the discovery of the Riace Bronzes (460–450 BC)
By Francesca Politi – JUMP Team 16th of August 1972: a great day for the artistic and archaeological heritage of Calabria. The Ionian Sea…
Old Water Mills in Calabria
By Francesca Politi – JUMP Team Hold back your hand from the mill, you grinding girls; even if the cockcrow heralds the dawn, sleep…
Linguistic influences around Calabrian Dialects
By Francesca Politi – JUMP Team In ancient times, the territories of Calabria were known as Ausonia, the ancient Greek name for lower Italy,…
The pagghiari: the summer houses of the farmers of Badolato in the old time
Written by Sonia Simpatico – JUMP Team If you take a walk on the free and most desert beaches of Badolato, in front of…
Proverbs: pearls of folk wisdom
By Francesca Politi – JUMP Team Almost every culture has its unique proverbs. Those short, metaphorical expressions, part of every spoken language, reflect the…
Diving in the history of a memorable beach resort in Badolato, Southern Italy
By Sonia Simpatico – JUMP team August the 20th 1982, Lido Solesi, Badolato, Southern Italy Vincenzo is one of many Italian boys, son of…
«A language is a dialect with an army and navy»
By Francesca Politi – JUMP Team «A language is a dialect with an army and navy» is a famous humorous affirmation about defining languages.…
The extraordinary creative sphere of Mattia Preti, the “Cavaliere Calabrese”
By Francesca Politi – JUMP Team Among the greatest names in the 17th century, among the many talented artists to emerge, one name stands…