I just joined the community and was greeted with a message asking me to introduce myself. I could do that!

My daughter, Jesse, and I started a website (yet another one!) during the time she was living in a small town called Praia A Mare in Calabria. Hard to believe that was just 4 years ago. Since that time we've worked hard to develop one of the most comprehensive sources of information about Italy on the Net...but with a special focus on the southern regions, which are extraordinarily beautiful, but not exactly "on the map" as far as tourism is concerned. Jesse has focused on photographing dozens and dozens of towns and villages, and I'm doing a lot writing, editing and webmastering.

Now we're working a very big project we call Calabria 2010 - a massive homecoming for the millions of people all over the world who can trace their ancestry to Calabria.

So...are you Calabrese? Do you know anyone who has ancestors from Calabria or who still has relatives in Calabria? If so we can really use your help!

The Homecoming will take place in the summer of 2010.



We have also created a special registration system where offshore Calabrese can register and then send a message to their Calabrese friends and families asking them to register.
We would appreciate the help if anyone who is Calabrese, or who knows someone who is Calabrese to get the word out.


Thanks for reading this message!

Very best wishes to all!
Vian Andrews
www.italianvisits.com