Bova Marina

Bova Marina (Calabrian Greek: Γιαλός του Βούα, Jalò tu Vunà; Calabrian: A Marìna) is a comune (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Reggio Calabria in the Italian region Calabria, located about 120 kilometres (75 mi) southwest of Catanzaro and about 30 kilometres (19 mi) southeast of Reggio Calabria.

As evidenced by the above Greek place names, Bova Marina is one of the places where the Greek–Calabrian dialect is still spoken, a remnant of the ancient Greek colonization of Magna Graecia (South Italy and Sicily).

In 1983, during excavations for roadwork, the ruins of the Bova Marina Synagogue were discovered.

The building consisted of two square rooms, the first serving as a vestibule.

The mosaic floor has a border with a motif of leaves and fruits and contains sixteen squares with geometric designs (the rosette and the so-called "Solomon's knot"), which leave room for the symbols of the menorah (in the centre), of 'ethrog (the cedar) and the palm branch (right) and the shofar (left).