the Greek language is spoken, although the Greek of Calabria is still used here in an increasingly domestic environment. Linguistics provides elements for a very ancient chronological dating, the presence of vocabulary, syntactic forms and particular verbs, in fact, reports the origin of the center in the 7th century BC. Gallicianò is known throughout the area for the high conservatism of Greek traditions, not only in the linguistic but also musical, gastronomic and ritual contexts. Religious Architecture - In the year 1999 the construction of the small Orthodox church of Panaghìa tis Elladas (Madonna di Grecia) was completed. The Byzantine church, built by renovating a stone house in the upper part of the town, is open to worship and represents the testimony, in a renewed ecumenical climate, of a return from Orthodox pilgrims to Greek worship sites. The renovation is due to the figure of architect Domenico Nucera of Gallicianò. A few years ago, a small community of Greek Orthodox monks was re-established for centuries. The name comes from the Byzantine church of the same name with its annexed monastery, whose ruins are located in a locality near Gallicianò, which is called "Grecia". - The Church of San Giovanni Battista, located in the main square of the center (Alimos Square), is the Catholic Church of the village. Ancient building, already an arcipretale church, has a marble statue of S. Giovanni, a work of the eighteenth century of Gagini's school, two ancient sailors, and two bells dating back to 1508 and 1683. - The tourist who visits Gallicianò along the main road encounters as the first monument, located just outside the town, the calvary. The structure has two distinct elements: an octagonal fence with a fountain in a newsstand; The second element is an arched newsstand, featuring a mosaic and a Greek cross. The whole structure is built in local stone. Civil architectures - The former municipal building, located in Alimos Square. This is the largest building in the city center, with attractive front decorations. - The small ethnographic museum was created by collecting tools used in everyday life by the ancestors of the villagers. There are broom covers, musulupare (traditional cheese molds), zampogne, lire and other rare objects that affect lovers of cultural anthropology. A room faithfully reproduces the life of the ancient inhabitants of Gallicianò. - The House of Music preserves typical instruments (zampogne, lire, tamburelli, organetti). - The