#caulonia

Caulonia, Calabria, Italy

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Apollo

* Caulonia, Magna Graecia

* 525-500 BCE

* silver

* Berlin State Museums, Numismatic Collection

https://smb.museum-digital.de/index.php?t=objekt&oges=144745&cachesLoaded=true

I’ve ordered a lot from Caulonia, and she always is super sweet. She sells apparel in sets, or individually, but both for discounted prices. Her thread is super organized and she always restocks items. 

Today I spent 380g on items from her, it wasn’t my first order and it won’t be the last :) I got a bunch of gold silk items and some of the new gilded rose thorn items. Super reasonable and fast responses always. 

Caulonia, Calabria, Italy

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Caulonia, Calabria, Italy

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View of Caulonia, Calabria, Italy

Caulonia, Calabria, Italy

The old town of Caulonia sits about 300m in elevation keeping watch on the coast and is spread across three hills that gives it lots of character, the town keeps its roots deep maybe in an effort to not fall into the valley below. Wandering through the maze of alleys you can still feel the medieval layout of the place and see traces of its origin with some Byzantine influence in places though most of the buildings still standing are from 17/18th century.

The town was originally named Castelvetere whose origins are uncertain but its documented history starts around 11th century, the name changed to its current one when historians in the 19th century thought the town was founded as Kaulon, an ancient Magna Greco colony. The old village is well off the tourist track and sees few visitors other than those returning diaspora families trying to find their roots and distant relatives, most searchers coming from the US, Canada, Australia and Argentina.

One of the things that keeps this town in peoples minds is the Caulonia Tarantella Festival that has been celebrated for over a decade now, the 4 day festival attracts thousands to come for the traditional folk dancing of Calabria.

Photos by Aaron Peterson

Caulonia, Calabria, Italy

Photos by @angelpicture