Pictures from Riace

Riace is a tiny village in Calabria, Italy. It is nestled in the hillside, with houses that climb up and down the streets. (And "aha moment"...many folks from Calabria settled in San Francisco which is also a hilly environment.) 

The homes are narrow with no front yards     

The roofs are made of tile....and eventhough the roofs are old, the satellite dishes are modern

The streets were designed for people and carts not for cars...

The village is like many in this part of Calabria and the south of Italy.

The village church

The homes all have electricity and modern plumbing, but they were not built that way.

It is also famous for the "Bronzes." Two life size bronze statues were found underwater in 1974 . They are Greek from 650 B . What is strange is they are missing a spear and a shield and no other bronzes have been found. Why are these two the only two found?