a town of Naples province of Calabria Ultra, on a hill near the coast, 30 miles N.N.E. of Cape Spartivento. In the middle ages this was a place of great strength, but frequent earthquakes, and particularly that of 1783, have reduced its citadel to ruins. The cathedral, a handsome Gothic edifice, was overwhelmed by the same catastrophe, and now only a small portion of its crypt remains available for public worship. In the vicinity are the remains of the ancient city of Locri Epizephyrii. Gerace seems to have been built in a great measure of the materials of the ancient city,—the fine marble columns of the cathedral are evidently spoils of ancient temples. Pop. 4800.