Nice video on Calabria! Both my mom and dad were born and raised there and came to America in about 1929 from Reggio Calabria. I believe it was one of the first regions to be called Italy. Hope all my ancesters there now are all well and ok. Anthony Joseph Lucchese
Yes, I hope your relatives are doing well. You're right about the name Italia. It derives from the Oenotrian people in the area of Calabria who called themselves the Itali after their king Italo. I've written a lot about Reggio, both in my book, Calabria: The Other Italy and on my blog. And you can visit the beautiful city on the Strait of Messina on one of my small-group tours!
So happy to see this! My grandparents are from Calabria, and I’ve always wanted to go there.
Calabria is a beautiful region - consider joining this excellent tour!
Nice video on Calabria! Both my mom and dad were born and raised there and came to America in about 1929 from Reggio Calabria. I believe it was one of the first regions to be called Italy.
Hope all my ancesters there now are all well and ok.
Anthony Joseph Lucchese
Yes, I hope your relatives are doing well. You're right about the name Italia. It derives from the Oenotrian people in the area of Calabria who called themselves the Itali after their king Italo. I've written a lot about Reggio, both in my book, Calabria: The Other Italy and on my blog. And you can visit the beautiful city on the Strait of Messina on one of my small-group tours!
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