Reggio di Calabria Travel Forum

Can anyone give me any information on Delianuova? I hope to some day soon be able to visit there where my family originally came from. Thank you!

I drove through the place a couple of years ago. It's a dead ordinary small Calabrian town in the mountains, which is to say that it's architecturally drab and undistinguished with no particular attractions beyond its beautiful setting, and very sleepy and remote. My chief recollection of Delianuova was that absolutely everything was closed for siesta, and the drive up from Reggio di Calabria via the interior road was one of the most beautiful drives I've ever done.

I backpacked all over Italy in 2003. I, like you, were in search of my family in Delianuova. It was beautiful! the hospitality was better in deli than anywhere that I have ever been...and I have been alot of places. I left from Villa san Giovanni by bus to get there. It was a pretty crazy ride because there are so many mountains. When I got to deli I just spoke my last name to the bus driver and he pulled up to a small house and told me to get out. The house had an intercom system and a stranger spoke very fast into it. I could only make out my last name that he was saying. About 2 mins later a whole family came out from the house and hugged me and took me inside. with in a minute of being in the house there was already a plate of food in front of me. Since I wasnt fluent in Italian they found a woman who lived down the street to translate for me. I spent about 5 days in Delianuova and didnt pay a cent for room and board or food! each night a different familys kids my own age would take me out on the town. I was even able to go to the main "governmental" building where they kept records of birth,death, and marriages. I spent about 4 hours sorting through what they had and I found a ton of family in my family tree! I even got to hang out with 2 fourth cousins that I didnt even know existed! I would definitaly recomend going there. It is beautiful and charming! Good Luck! If you need anymore info. just hit me up with an e-mail. Musicsoulpeace@gmail.com

I couldn't have described Delianuova any better myself! Very accommodating folks - it's like going to grandma's house...

For any that come across this thread and are interested, we have a lot of genealogical data at our site which includes practically every family that descends from Delianuova. Feel free to stop by, join (free), read stories of our visits, view photos, and research your ancestry. We also have some travel tips that may help.

Best Regards,
Mark
www.yetto.com