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Calabrian Greek
The Calabrian dialect of Greek, or [comune
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Province of Reggio Calabria
The Province of Reggio Calabria ( it, Provincia di Reggio Calabria) was a province in the Calabria region of Italy. It was the southernmost province in mainland Italy and is separated from the island of Sicily by the Strait of Messina. The capital ...
in the
Italian
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region
Calabria
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, located about south of
Catanzaro
Catanzaro (, or ; scn, label= Catanzarese, Catanzaru ; , or , ''Katastaríoi Lokrói''; ; la, Catacium), also known as the "City of the two Seas", is an Italian city of 86,183 inhabitants (2020), the capital of the Calabria region and of its p ...
and about northeast of
Reggio Calabria
Reggio di Calabria ( scn, label= Southern Calabrian, Riggiu; el, label= Calabrian Greek, Ρήγι, Rìji), usually referred to as Reggio Calabria, or simply Reggio by its inhabitants, is the largest city in Calabria. It has an estimated popul ...
. The ruins of the
ancient Greek
Ancient Greek includes the forms of the Greek language used in ancient Greece and the ancient world from around 1500 BC to 300 BC. It is often roughly divided into the following periods: Mycenaean Greek (), Dark Ages (), the Archaic peri ...
city
Caulonia
Caulonia is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Reggio Calabria in the Italian region Calabria, located about southwest of Catanzaro and about northeast of Reggio Calabria in the Stilaro Valley. Originally it was known as Castelvetere ...
are located a short distance north of the ''
frazione
A ''frazione'' (plural: ) is a type of subdivision of a ''comune'' (municipality) in Italy, often a small village or hamlet outside the main town. Most ''frazioni'' were created during the Fascist era (1922–1943) as a way to consolidate territ ...
'' Monasterace Marina, on the coast. Also north of Monasterace Marina is the
Monasterace Archeological Museum
The Museo Archeologico di Monasterace (''Monasterace Archeological Museum'') is a museum in Monasterace, southern Italy. It houses a collection of finds from the ancient Greek city Caulonia, of which the archaeological site is located close to th ...
, where finds from Caulonia are exhibited.
See also
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Monasterace Archeological Museum
The Museo Archeologico di Monasterace (''Monasterace Archeological Museum'') is a museum in Monasterace, southern Italy. It houses a collection of finds from the ancient Greek city Caulonia, of which the archaeological site is located close to th ...
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Monasterace-Stilo railway station
Monasterace-Stilo (Italian: ''Stazione di Monasterace-Stilo'') is a railway station in Monasterace, Italy. The station is located on the Jonica railway . The train services are operated by Trenitalia
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Vallata dello Stilaro
The Vallata dello Stilaro is a valley in the Province of Reggio Calabria of Southern Italy. It takes its name from river that flow in the area, the Stilaro.
The principal settlements present in the valley are Bivongi, Monasterace, Pazzano a ...
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Punta Stilo Lighthouse
Punta Stilo Lighthouse ( it, Faro di Punta Stilo) is an active lighthouse on the Ionian Sea along the coast of Calabria in the municipality of Monasterace, Italy.
Description
The work to build the tower started in 1891 and the light was lit the f ...
References
Cities and towns in Calabria
Vallata dello Stilaro
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