| The artistic heritage of Reggio Calabria’s province
reflects its historical events and guards priceless treasures of
prehistorical times and Magna Graecia’s culture. This journey will
take us into all those places that still witness the culture of this
land , like the byzantine –norman spirituality, S.Giovanni Terrestì
Basilica in Bivongi or Gerace’s Cathedral, or some private buildings,
like Villa Caristo in Stignano, built in the XVIII century, Villa
Palizzi in Casignana, which still presents an untouched floor mosaic,
and Villa del Naniglio in Gioiosa Jonica. The art of the past is
connected to the traditional craftmanship that, thanks to the shops
that have been passed on from generation to generation, is still
active especially in small centres where most of the valuable
materials of nature are available. Like the renowned Seminara
ceramics: among them the apotropaiche masks, that were said to keep
the evil spirits away and that today have assumed a mainly
decorative role. Weaving is another art that goes back to the greeks
and romans. Like then, the working of the broom plant allows to
produced fabrics of good quality and strenght.
Art and culture intertwine in symbols and popular traditions and are
proposed over and over in folkloristic and religious festivals that
are a typical characteristic of the province.
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The historical photo of the finding of the Bronzi di
Riace
Photo Archive Province of Reggio Calabria - Photo by: Ugo Franco |
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Caristo Villa
Photo Archive Province of Reggio Calabria - Photo by: Paula Kajzar |
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Teresti monastery
Photo Archive Province of Reggio Calabria - Photo by: Ugo Franco |
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Art and culture
