Capo Colonna: the single Doric column keeping watch over the Ionian
On Calabria's Ionian tip, at Capo Colonna near Crotone, a single Doric column remains: the last witness of the great sanctuary of Hera.
Jun 23, 2026Calabria is a land still waiting to be discovered, far from mass tourism. Among the hidden villages of the Aspromonte and the Sila, the Arbereshe towns, the wild Ionian coast and the abandoned villages of the interior, here you travel slowly among nature, Greek history and living traditions. Explore one of the most authentic regions of the South.
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On Calabria's Ionian tip, at Capo Colonna near Crotone, a single Doric column remains: the last witness of the great sanctuary of Hera.
Jun 23, 2026
Perched at 800 metres between the Aspromonte and the Ionian, Bova is the capital of the Greek-speaking area and guards one of Italy's most ancient linguistic minorities.
Jun 21, 2026