Grecia Salentina: Southern Italy's Greek Community

Grecia Salentina: Southern Italy's Greek Community

Nine villages in southern Italy known as La Grecia Salentina have maintained aspects of the Greek language and culture for centuries. Image: School kids at a village of Grecia Salentina holding Greek and Italian flags. Credit: Facebook/Greek Presidency Nine villages in southern Italy collectively known as La Grecia Salentina (Salentine Greece) or, in the local dialect, Griko have maintained aspects of the Greek language and culture that have sur…