It was founded by the fishermen of the Geracese coast who built it just opposite a building that sold salt. The Church of Santa Caterina dates back to 1843 and was the first place of worship in the seaside village. Today, the area offers visitors the opportunity to explore archaeological remains whilst being immersed in a typical Mediterranean environment that boasts a wealth of beautiful scenery and nature, especially in the hilly area. The fact that no modern settlements have been built over the ancient city has facilitated archaeological explorations which, since the end of the 19th century, have been focussed on discovering the main features of Epizephyrian Locris. These have unearthed important architectural remains from the Greek-Roman and late ancient ages. The enchanting colony of Epizephyrian Locris was the centre of Magna Graecia’s restless political and artistic life and outlived the entire Roman period until the Arab raids and malaria led to its abandonment.Įpizephyrian Locris is one of Calabria’s most famous archaeological areas thanks to its numerous excavations within the vast urban areas inside the walls of the Greek era. It was a Greek colony founded at the end of the 8th century BC by Greek refugees who settled on the coast. Homeland of Zaleucus, the first legislator of the western world, and Nossis, a gentle and loving poetess, the city of Lokroi was one of the most important centres of the Calabrian Magna Graecia. The enchanting colony of Epizephyrian Locris was once at the centre of the restless political and artistic life of Magna Graecia. The town is famous for its important archaeological area known as Epizeph-yrian Locris which is situated near the new town centre and is often de-scribed as the pillar of Calabrian archaeology. Its territory extends as far as the Jasmine Riviera (the Ionian coastal area named after its cultiva-tion of jasmine) which has been thriving since the 1920s.
The town of Locri is located on the slopes of Aspromonte in an intensely populated area of the province of Reggio Calabria.
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