Bovesia
Location map of the Griko-speaking areas Grecìa Salentina and Bovesia
Bovesia, otherwise known as Grecìa Calabra (Calabrian Greece), is one of the two remaining Griko-speaking areas in southern Italy, the other being Grecìa Salentina. It is located at the tip of Calabria, near Reggio, and consists of nine villages. Its population is significantly smaller than the one of Grecìa Salentina.
It consists of the villages: Bova and Bova Marina (3870 inhabitants), Palizzi and Palizzi Marina, Condofuri, Gallicianò and Amendolea, Roccaforte Del Greco, Roghudi and Roghudi Nuovo
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