Getting to Know Grecia Salentina

| Wed, 09/14/2022 - 13:06
View of Soleto

Grecia Salentina is the name given to a segment of Salento where Griko 鈥 a dialect of Greek 鈥 is still spoken. The area comprises nine villages 鈥 Calimera, Martano, Castrignano dei Greci, Corigliano d'Otranto, Melpignano, Soleto, Sternatia, Zollino and Martignano 鈥 located inland within the 鈥渢riangle鈥 of Lecce, Galatina and Maglie.

How Grecia Salentina came to be Church in Melpignano / Photo by Lorenzo Guadenzi via Flickr

The origins of the Grikos are something of a m

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