Legends of Italy and the world
The legends of Italy, region by region
Tap a region on the map and meet whoever lives in its stories: goblins, fairies, dragons, saints, ghosts and true tales that read like legends. Every card has the story to read or listen to, the sources, and a sticker to collect. There are 100 Italian legends and 200 myths from around the world.
Where to start
The Janare of BeneventoBenevento, on the Sabato river · witches
ColapesceMessina, Capo Peloro · sea hero
The Benandantieastern Friuli, between Cividale and Udine · dream warriors
The Bàsura of the Grotte di ToiranoGrotte di Toirano · cave
Attila and the Colle del Castello of UdineUdine · hill
The Legend of the TortellinoCastelfranco Emilia · playful legend
The Ghost of AzzurrinaMontebello Castle, Poggio Torriana · ghost
La BefanaUrbania and all of Italy · character
The Wolf of GubbioGubbio · tradition
The GiubianaBrianza and the Como area · witchThe 20 regions
Every region has its own page, with the map, five legends and its neighbouring regions.
PiedmontThe Masche · The Babàu · The Ponte del Diavolo of Lanzo
Aosta ValleyThe Legend of the Lago Blu · The Torre di Bramafam · The Devils of Val Veny
LiguriaSan Fruttuoso and the Dragon · The Bàsura of the Grotte di Toirano · The Basilisk of Genoa
LombardyTarantasio, the Dragon of Lake Gerundo · The Colonna del Diavolo of Sant'Ambrogio · The Dama Bianca of Padernello
Trentino-South TyrolThe Kingdom of the Fanes · King Laurin and the Rose Garden · The Salvanèl
VenetoThe Mazzariol · The Anguane of the Buso · Romeo and Juliet in Verona
Friuli-Venezia GiuliaThe Agane · The Benandanti · The Orcolat
Emilia-RomagnaThe Mazapégul · The Borda · The Legend of the Due Torri
MarcheThe Apennine Sibyl · La Befana · Lago di Pilato
TuscanyThe Linchetto · The Buffardello · The Legend of Pia de' Tolomei
UmbriaThe Dragon of Terni (Thyrus) · Agilla and Trasimeno · The Wolf of Gubbio
LazioThe Mazzamurello · Nero's Ghost and the Walnut Tree of Piazza del Popolo · La Bocca della Verità
Campania'O Munaciello · La Bella 'Mbriana · The Janare of Benevento
AbruzzoThe Pantafica · The Werewolf · La Bella Addormentata della Majella
MoliseThe Uomo Cervo of Castelnuovo al Volturno · The Mysteries of Campobasso · The Devil of Tufara
ApuliaLu Scazzamurrieddu · Pizzomunno and Cristalda · Tarantism and the Taranta
BasilicataThe Monachicchio · The Masciara · The Maggio of Accettura
CalabriaThe Rocca del Drago of Roghudi · Scylla and Charybdis · The Fata Morgana
SicilyColapesce · The Pupi and Orlando · The Donne di Fora
SardiniaThe Janas · Sa Musca Macedda · The Mamuthones of MamoiadaAnd the rest of the world
Gods of the North and magic foxes, pyramids and feathered serpents: 14 mythologies, each with its own family tree of the gods.
Open the world mapTheme trails
The same creatures in faraway places: follow a thread from one legend to the next.
Play and collect
For every legend you open you can take the card for your album. In the quiz, eight right answers out of ten win a golden card.
Who's behind this
Ciro Simone Irmici
I build websites, apps and games. I built the Atlas with artificial intelligence and I check every card and every source myself. I am not a scholar of mythology: I tell these legends with respect and always say where they come from. If you know a legend from your town, write to me.
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