a town in the Hither Calabria, standing on the site of the ancient Croton, though not occupying the same extent of ground: (See Croton). It is fortified with strong walls, and a castle erected by Charles V. Its private buildings are poor and forlorn, the streets dismal and narrow. Cheese and corn are the principal commodities. For the storage of corn, there are ranges of granaries in the suburbs; and the annual export is about 200,000 tomoti. The cheese is tolerably good; but has a great deal of that hot acrid taste so common to all cheese made with goats milk. The wine is not unpleasant, and appears susceptible of improvement by better management in the making and keeping.