With this book, another "uncritical" penetration into an area of ​​"Greek memory" is attempted, where the monuments are not only ruined buildings, but living people, who still today retain names, toponyms, experiences and a distinctly Greek dialect. The book is the fruit of the author's long and moving contact with the Greek-speaking inhabitants of Apulia and Calabria in Lower Italy. Angel Mergianou has dedicated her life to studying the region and communicating with its people. Thus, beyond the scientific knowledge of things, she offers a series of experiences that refer to her familiarity with the place and its inhabitants. Responding to the growing interest of the Greek public in the ongoing Greek testimony in Lower Italy, "Akritas" Publications is reissuing this volume, believing that it offers a basic guide to this important phenomenon of Greek duration.