Palazzo Raho

Palazzo Raho is a historic building in the town of Zollino, serving as a cultural hub. It currently hosts, within the premises of the municipal library, a permanent exhibition on the culture and religion of the Grecìa Salentina.\n\nThe exhibition, curated by Kurumuny and following the theme of religion, collects in its seven sections the main testimonies and traditions that characterize the municipal territory and the Griko culture: the territory of the Grecìa Salentina and the origins of the Griko language, the Byzantine village of Apigliano, the figure of the scholar and humanist Sergio Stiso, the end of the Greek rite in Zollino, I Passiuna tu Christù, and the work of Dominican Tondi.\n\nThe installation aims to be a tool for safeguarding and enhancing the area’s distinctive character, heavily influenced by Greco-Byzantine civilization. The Ellenic linguistic island is an important tourist attraction, especially for those interested in worship and religious rites that over the centuries have connected the Terra d’Otranto with neighboring towns along the eastern Adriatic coast.