1

2

We come from the

South of Italy, we

could say we are “the

toe of the boot”.

Our Region is a

peninsula with about

800 kms of coast.

In our logo you can

see the blue of the

sea around our

emblem which

shows a column that

reminds us of Magna

Graecia and the

“Pino loricato”, a

rare species of tree

you can find on our

mountains.

(CS)

(CZ)

(RC)

(KR)

(VV)

3

includes the schools of three towns:Cerisano, Marano Marchesato, Marano Principato. Its name “Istituto Comprensivo” refers to the fact it’s made of 3 sections: pre-primary, primary and middle school. There are about 200 pupils.

Students take a musical instrument lesson once a week. The best of them have extra lessons of musique d'ensemble to play in our Orchestra, our icing on the cake.

There are Laboratories of Science, Art and Computer, in some classes there are also Interactive Whiteboards and I-Pads .

OUR SCHOOL

4

Our orchestra won some important prizes in national

competitions, this urges us to always do our best.

5

Cerisano, Marano Marchesato e MaranoPrincipato are close to each other and about 10 kms far from Cosenza, whose district they are part. They are situated on the “Serre”, some mountains around Cosenza, at about 30 kms far from the Tyrrhenian coast. Their old town centres consist of picturesque alleys with ancient churches and buildings.

OUR VILLAGES

6

is the ancient capital of the Brettii (IV BC); during the Roman Empire, it was an important stop on the Popilia Road, linking Rome to Sicily.

COSENZA

The old inner city – with its Norman Castle, the Cathedral, the

narrow streets, the ancient buildings, the churches and the

cloisters - is an interesting example of a Medieval town.

Alaric, king of the Visigoths, died here in AD 412.

History tells us he was buried with his horse

and his treasure into the bed of the Busento River.

7

The Cosenza’s “Duomo” is a fascinating example of Romanesque architecture.

This Cathedral is now “Patrimony witness of peace and culture”

protected by UNESCO.It was unvelied by the Holy Roman

Emperor Frederick II in 1222.

In that occasion, the emperor gave the city

of Cosenza the “stauroteca”, a golden

cross with preciousstones. It keeps a

relic, a piece of the Jesus’ cross.

8

The Rendano,

The RENDANO THEATRE

9

Cosenza,Mazzini Street

10

The University of Calabria isvery close to Cosenza. It’s a campus where students can live and study. There are 22 laurea degree courses. The state-of-the-art engineeringcourse is one of the mostimportant in Italy.

11

OUR

REGION

CALABRIAMountains between two seas

12

Calabria was inhabited since Palaeolithic times. In the province of Cosenza there’s a

cave where you can see a graffito representing an ox

made about 11.000 years ago. The Oenotrians were an

ancient population who settled in the Cosenza surroundings. A

legendary king of them wasItalus, so that they were called

Italics and their land Italia; later, when the Romans united

the various regions into a whole, this name identified the

entire Italian Peninsula. So our land gave the name to

our nation!

Bos primigenius graffito

Above you can

see the name

“Italia” on the

Calabrian territory

13

The Greeks founded colonies during the VIII century BC which soon became so rich and powerful that the entire Calabria became known as “Magna Graecia”.

Numerous populations and cultures have arrived in Calabria from the Mediterranean Area for centuries

Column of HeraLacinia’s

temple, Crotone

14

After Roman domination so many people came and occupied Calabria!

Byzantines, Saracens, Normans, Longobards, Goths, Arabs…

So our culture became richer and our attitude outgoing and open to the

new: we are people and a land of contrasts!

Norman Castle, Cosenza

15

CODEX PURPUREUS - Rossano (CS) - a greatexample of miniature

Byzantin art.

We have places whose names remind us of these people: e.g. the townLongobardi (CS) or the territory in province of Cosenza called

Librandi from the name Liutprando, the ancient Longobardi’s king.

THE SARACEN TOWER - San

Nicola Arcella (CS)

16

In Calabria there are some important ethnic-linguistic minorities, in

particular Albanian and Waldensian ones, which speak their ancient

languages and still have their traditions

From XV to XVIII century lots ofAlbanians left their country andcame to the Cosenza area, wherestill now there are some townswho live following that culture.

In the XVI century a Waldensiancommunity came from South-Franceto Calabria because of religiousreasons, settling on a hill facing thesea near Cosenza.

17

ALA

RIC

O, I

MA

GE

FRO

M IT

S S

EAL

18

There are also some volcanoes, mainlyestinguished.

One is into the sea in front of ourTyrrhenian coast: it is the Marsili, it’s 3000

metres high and it’s alive…

19

In Calabria there are hot mineral

springs, particularly in the Cosenza

district. The most important is called “Terme

Luigiane”: its water has the highest grade of

precious minerals in Europe, so that people

come here to care of their health and beauty.

Nymphes Cavern – Cerchiara(Cosenza, Pollino Park)

20

We have 3 National Parks that represent

the largest mountainous area in the South of

Italy : Pollino, Sila, Aspromonte where you

can find lots of animal and flora species.

Our region is

not so rich

and there

aren’t so

many

industries.

So the

principal

source of our

economy is

the beauty of

our

landscapes.

Calabria

has lots of

hills and its

mountains

are quite

high until

about

2000 metres.

21

Calabria

The wolf is the symbol of

Cosenza football team

because Sila was its habitat

in the past.

Sila is about 30 Kms from

Cosenza. There you can trek, fish

trouts, ski, go horse-riding…

Enjoy it all the year round!

22

Because of its long and quite narrow shape, no place in Calabria is more than 50 Kms far from the sea.

RESOURCE :

FISHING

HISTORY:

UNDERWATER ARCHEOLOGY

(GREEK COLONIZATION : MAGNA GRAECIA)

COMMUNICATION ROUTE:

TRAVELLING, COMMERCE

FUN & TOURISM:

BEACHES

THE SEA FOR US

IS

SPORT:

SWIMMING, SCUBA DIVING, SAILING

2323

HISTORYOur seas – both

Tyrrhenian and

Ionian - are full of

ancient treasures.

The Greek ships -

that carried

statues, amphores, v

arious goods from

their islands to

Calabria, called

“Megàlē Hellàs” –

sunk with their

shipments.

Their wrecks still lie

at the bottom of the

sea .24

These two big bronze statues were casually found in 1972 by a diver at about 250 metres from Riace coast

(Reggio Calabria) at a depth of about 7 metres.

They date back to 480 BC and are one of the most beautiful examples

of the Greek perfection in ClassicalArt.

HISTORY

25

Near Crotone, an ancient city foundedby the Greeks, there is THE LARGEST

ITALIAN PROTECTED MARINE AREA –about 15000 hectares – , a real

archeological marine field where youcan see how our sea is rich of

priceless treasures.

26

HISTORY

The Bretti and SeaMuseum of Cetraro– 55 kms far fromCosenza – contains

objects , such asamphores found in the wrecks lying in

the sea nearby.

COMMUNICATION ROUTE

We’ve always used the sea as a convenient way to move for, travelling and yachting

In Calabria there’s animportant

portcontainer in Gioia Tauro

(Reggio Calabria).

trading

27

If you want to go from Calabria to Sicily you have to take a ferryboat. Do you know it’s possible going by train? But there’s no tunnel under the water level, you can enter the ship staying

in your coach train!

COMMUNICATION ROUTE

28

Near to Cosenza, there’s a little prize winningshipyard, Mistral Barche, that builds boatsfrom design to the launch.

COMMUNICATION ROUTE

29

Diamante (CS)

Fishing has always been an important activity for the

Calabrian people.

The Medi rranean sea

gi ves us a l ot of

seaf ood, most of al l

t he “LI TTLE BLUE FI SH”: anchovi es, sardi ne, mac

kerel s... I t i s al so pl ent y of

sea

breams, shri mps, mul l et

s and, i n part i cul ar i n t he Sout h

Cal abri a, and

30

LAMPARA

Their coloured stripes refer to their

owner and tell how many years they

are involved with the sea

PARANZA

The lamps are needed to lure fish

during the nocturnal fishing

SPATARA

It’s a very special boat, very tall and

long, used for fishing the swordfish

Anchovies31

The Sila’s forest has been giving

the wood used to build boats

since the ancient Greek and

Roman times. It gave also the

“pece brettia”, the tar for covering

and waterproof ships.

The “maestri d’ascia” (masters

in using axe), especially at the

Ionian seaside near

Cosenza, still build fishing

boats proceeding in an ancient

way. 32

Statue of San Francesco di

Paola, into the Tyrrhenian sea, in

front of Paola (Cosenza)

In Calabria there are Scuba

Diving centres

33

An important diving centre isin Paola, 35 kms fromCosenza, where Piero Greco founded an importantassociation for teachingpeople with Down syndrome and the blind people to dive. It’s the only example in Europe ofsuch a significant activity.

34

Swimming, diving, snorkelling

are pleasant

activities you can

enjoy in our seas

and especially in

the water of our

Marine Parks, like

that of Belmonte

Calabro, 60 kms far

from Cosenza:

the Regional

Around it, at a depth of about 56 metres , there’s the

black coral, (anthipatella subpinnata) a tropical species

very rare in the Mediterranean Sea; its name refers

to the colour of its skeleton which is black.

Marine Park of Isca Rocks

35

36

37

38

Lots of immigrants

arrive to Italy from

Africa and the Middle

East using old boats

(called “carrette del

mare”) and facing a

dangerous and

difficult voyage of

Hope. They arrive

exhausted, thirsty and

hungry in very bad

hygenic conditions.

Some women give

birth to their babies

on the boat.

Sea: a means of hope, a travel for the change

39

Calabria: a land which receives and helps .

Calabria is used toacceptingstrangers , so there are lots ofvolunteers and important centresto receive and host them. “Sant’Anna”, in Crotone, was anair force base camp and now it isthe biggest“Centro di accoglienza” in Europe.

The ItalianIntegration Minister

Kyenge visiting the Sant’Anna Centre.