Calabria

If you ask a non-Italian to mention the most beautiful Italian landscape the answers may vary from the rolling hills of Tuscany, to the canals of Venice or the ancient ruins of Rome. Few people will say the rugged mountains, clean coastline, small villages and mouthwatering cuisine of Calabria. Calabria is a well-kept secret. The area has remained undiscovered enough to make visitors feel like adventurers in a new world.

Calabria was once part of the Greek Empire, and it shows in the names of some of the cities that derive directly from the Greek language and also in many of the historic treasures. After the Greeks, Calabria was colonized by many other powerful populations like the Romans, Byzantines, Lombards, French and Spanish, finally becoming part of the Italian Republic in 1861. Each population had a strong influence on the culture and cuisine of Calabria and that is precisely what makes the area so special and different.

Links: http://www.regione.calabria.it