The master potters of Gerocarne
By Francesco Tirinato – Jump Team Gerocarne is a small village located on the Tyrrhenian side of the “Calabrian Serre”. Doubts remain about the origin…
Famous Poznań Ice Festival hosting competitions of ice sculpture carving
There are several famous ice festivals held around the world, hosting competitions of ice sculpture carving. One of them is organized in Poznan, the…
The symbology of the tree. The Christmas tree and the tree of life in the Calabria region
By Erika Gerardini – JUMP Team (Italy) It’s Christmas and we all hope that our loved ones are spending their best time, relaxing, in…
The Monumental Nativity Scene in Soriano Calabro
By Francesco Tirinato – JUMP Team (Italy) We are in the small town of Soriano Calabro (in the province of Vibo Valentia), which between…
Charcoal Production in Calabria
By Francesca Politi – JUMP Team (Italy) We can say that making charcoal is the mother of all modern crafts: for several millennia burning…
Roberto Giglio: The ghost whisperer from Badolato, Southern Italy
By Sonia Simpatico – JUMP Team (Italy) Each of the small historical centres located on the Ionian coast of Calabria has been affected by…
Old Water Mills in Calabria
By Francesca Politi – JUMP Team Hold back your hand from the mill, you grinding girls; even if the cockcrow heralds the dawn, sleep…
The pagghiari: the summer houses of the farmers of Badolato in the old time
Written by Sonia Simpatico – JUMP Team If you take a walk on the free and most desert beaches of Badolato, in front of…
Dry stone walls listed in the world heritage by UNESCO: an example in Badolato, Southern Italy
By Sonia Simpatico – JUMP team By putting a stone next to another stone, which will be put next to another one and so…
Needlepoint and embroidery: ancient traditions in Satriano, Southern Italy
By Sonia Simpatico – JUMP team In Satriano many women used to needlepoint and embroidery, technique which they learned by the nuns of the…