Not farfrom Reggio Calabria, deep into the beautiful Aspromonte National Park  and at the heart of the Griko-speaking area of the region (Griko is a dialect, vestige of the  old presence of the Greeks here), curious travelers will find one of the country’s most famous ghost towns, Pentedattilo. 

From North to South, the ghost towns of Italy are many, result of a mix between economic necessities and territorial dangers: Bussana Vecchia, in Liguria, and Apice Vecchia, in Campania, were abandoned because of a earthquake;  Craco, in Basilicata, because of a landslide and Savogno, in Lombardia, fell victim to its people’s necessity to find work in nearby cities and towns.