Girifalco is a comune and town in the province of Catanzaro in the Calabria region of southern Italy.

It was founded by the inhabitants of Caria and Toco, who, in order to escape the devastating Saracen raids, decided to move to the heights.

Among the noble families, who obtained their investiture, there were the Borgia of Squillace, the Carafa of Soriano, the Ravaschieri and the Caracciolo.

Some scholars refer to the homonymous Italian term, indicating ‘a species of falcon (from the ancient northern word “geirfalk”), others make it derive from the Greek “kur Falkos”.

In spite of the lack of earlier records, this is often cited as the first Masonic Lodge in Italy.