Sybaris was an important ancient Greek city situated on the coast of the Gulf of Taranto in modern Calabria, Italy.
Remains of the theatre of Sybaris
Noummos of Sybaris with characteristic bull symbol, c. 550–510 BC
Noummos of Sybaris, c. 452–446 BC. Poseidon with a trident is on the obverse and the bull symbol on the reverse, suggesting a link with Poseidonia.
Calabria is a region in southern Italy. It is a peninsula bordered by Basilicata to the north, the Ionian Sea to the east, the Strait of Messina to the southwest, which separates it from Sicily, and the Tyrrhenian Sea to the west. It has almost 2 million residents across a total area of 15,222 km2 (5,877 sq mi). Catanzaro is the region's capital.
Cliff at Tropea
Pollino National Park
La Sila National Park
Calabria in a photo from the ISS