Calabria

Rabarama

Rabarama is the pseudonym of the sculptor of this work. When you walk along the promenade in Reggio di Calabria in southern Italy, you will never fail to see this. Not…

Calabria

Everyday Walk

In Reggio di Calabria in southern Italy, there is a promenade called Lungomare Falcomata. We had a walk here together with a great many local people in an evening. First, we…

Calabria

Kouros

This is the profile of Kouros in the museum in Reggio di Calabria, in Italy. According to the curator, this one is as valuable as the Bronzes of Riace, from Greece, in…

Calabria

Treasure of Calabria

If you ask someone from Calabria what you should see there, he or she would say “The Bronzes of Riace”. These are the statues found by a diver, who was diving…

Italy

Very Good Seafood

When we arrived in Reggio di Calabria in southern Italy, it was lunch time, so the first thing we did was looking for a restaurant. The efficient person at our B&B…

Calabria

Excellent B&B

During our summer holiday in Calabria in southern Italy, we moved from Roccella Jonica to Reggio di Calabria, the biggest city, one day earlier than our plan. We stayed one night…

Calabria

Cattolica

The highlight of Stilo, in Calabria in southern Italy, is Cattolica, a small chapel. The shape looked like one of those Orthodox churches we saw in Macedonia or somewhere. The curator…

Calabria

To Stilo by Taxi

One of the other places we wanted to go to in Calabria in southern Italy was a town called Stilo, which is on the slope of a mountain. We looked up…

Calabria

Various Items Made From Bergamot

Calabria, in Italy, is famous for producing bergamot orange. Bergamot is a kind of citrus fruit, but it cannot be eaten on its own and is used for perfumes and tea. There…