Crotone is a city in southern Italy located on the Ionian Sea. Founded in 710 BC as a Greek colony, it was an important city in Magna Graecia, known for its athletes and the philosopher Pythagoras' school. Today Crotone has a population of around 60,000 and remains an important cultural and industrial center in Calabria.

1. The Institute "Maria Grazia Cutuli" presents: Crotone

2. Crotone is a city in Calabria , southern Italy , on the Ionian Sea . Founded circa 710 BC as the Achaean colony of Croton ( Greek : Κρωτονας; Latin : Crotona), it was known as Cotrone from the Middle Ages until 1928 , when its name was changed to Crotone. In 1996 it became the capital of the newly established Province of Crotone . As of December 31 , 2004 , its population was 60,517. CROTONE

13. Food and Wine Crotone is at the same time a seaside and agricultural town. These two aspects interlace and produce ex­clusive gastronomic specialties such as the Mustica or the Sardella bottled in oil and hot pepper and other spices. In Crotone and along the coast fish cooked in several ways is a main course. The “Cavatelli”, a kind of homemade “orecchictte” seasoned with gravy and grated ripe cheese, are a characteristic and tasty dish. Crotone and its neighborhood are rich in vines of noble and old origins, the wines produced are well known all over the world. They are Ciro and Melissa, two inimitable red wines, sweet-smelling and strong table wines. Ciro has two variations: the rose and the white wine. Ciro, the gods' wine, was offered after the Olympic games to the winners. Among the sweets, we must remember the “pitta in chiusa”, a puff pastry flavored with wine and filled with walnuts, raisins and candied fruits, pre­pared like a rose and baked or fried in olive oil

26. Folck Dance This traditional folk dance is from the region of Calabria. It tells a beautiful love story. The setting is a pristine village in Calabria where life is pure and simple.

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