Locri Epizephiri

The name “Locride” originated from an area in central Greece, that the Achei left in the fifth century b.C. for Capo Zefirio, now known as Capo Bruzzano.

The magno-greek period (from the 7th century b.C. to the 2nd century A.D) is the most splendid era for the Locride; it is the period of Locri Epizephiri and Kaulon settlements founded by the Greek colonists in the 7th century b.C.

Many villages, perched on Aspromonte's slopes, date back to the Norman and Medieval Ages, with churches and monasteries, castles and stately homes as well as archaelogical sites.

The most important are: Locri Epizephiri and Kaulon excavations dating back to ancient Greece, the Roman Villa of Casignana and the Naniglio, another Roman Villa, in Gioiosa Jonica dating back to II century A.D., Gerace's Cathedral and the Cattolica di Stilo from Byzantine period. The Santa Barbara Monastery in Mammola is today the museum park of modern art called MUSABA where the international artist Nik Spatari works and lives.

La Locride prende il suo nome da una regione della Grecia centrale, da cui nell'VIII secolo a.C., partirono gli Achei, per approdare a Capo Zefirio, l'odierno Capo Bruzzano. Il periodo Magnogreco (dal VII sec. a.C. al II sec. d.C.) è per la Locride quello di maggiore splendore, in cui si distinguono in particolare gli insediamenti di Locri Epizephiri e Kaulonia, entrambi fondati dai coloni greci nel secolo VII a.C.