My favorite region

Calabria is divided for 5 provinces

Italy in total has 20 regions.All of them I have not yet visited.But where I have been the most I like Calabria.Once when you have stepped on the ground of this part of Italy you can understand why.Like has said one writer L.Répaci once:

3 km from Sicily

"The day when God decided to create Calabria,He found 15 000 km2 clay and permitted himself to be the greatest artist of the world.Thought that this should be perfect place for about 2 millions habitants.He started his work and Calabria he managed to do more beautiful than it were Riviera and Japanese islands."

Polistena-City of peace

This region is situated in south,is surrounded by Basilicata,Campania and Puglia.3 kilometres away is Sicily.Residents are about 2 million,the capital of this region is Catanzaro.Calabria is not very turistic place,there is maybe 2-3 cities where tourists enter,for example Reggio Calabria and Tropea,which is the favourite place to enjoy the vacation for german people.Another cities are not popular among the tourists,'cause in this region you cannot find signs on the road,showing you the way to the next city,some of them are pierced by a bullets,as well is dangerous to wonder around alone.Better way to go around there is if you know someone who can show you the way of very magical places,like some little villages in Apromonte,Pentedattilo(little abandoned village in mountains).

Pentedattilo

North-italians rarely go there,only if they know some person from there or if their parents,grandparents are from there.They tell this to be the society that lives in 19th century,and open-minded people never would survive there.But to have a vacation there is marvellous experience.
From this region comes "ndrangheta" most feared clan of maffia,more structured and stronger than was once Cosa nostra,although the last one is more known over the world from movies and books about it's founder Corleone."Ndrangheta" roots come from Reggio Calabria,but has spread all over the world,it's "branches" you can find in North-Italy,America,North-Europe.Where stay big money stay as well person dealing with part of mafia.
"Calabria is a dream,the sea there is fantastic,people are beautiful,"told one of my co-worker,venezuelana,who lived there for 4 years and dream one day to return.

Castle of Scilla

People there have their own language,dialect of calabrese,which varies city by city,after every 3 kilometres it is little bit different.People there do not use italian to communicate,some of them even do not understand it.Specially old people,they only use dialect,even though after unifying Italy official language is italian.So if you're lost you cannot ask the way,'cause is impossible to understand the language,even if you speak good italian.Probably this increases the fear to visit the place.
My first visit to this place was in year of 2010,and ever since I love this place.I visited mostly the places south of Calabria.Like Tropea,Scilla,Pentedatillo and Reggio Calabria.This place is not full of beautiful houses like Venice or Florence,but it will catch your heart with it's semplicity and beautiful nature.Gives you another type of experience which you just cannot forget so easily.

Street view in Scilla

Who speak italian,can watch one comedy of Antonio Albanese "Qualunquemente"  ,which has funny point of view of Calabria and it's politicians.