Starting in the late 1800s, the pilgrimage of St. Michael became a mass event, with groups of devotees from all over Italy travelling to the Gargano, either on foot or in characteristic carts. In particular, pilgrims would gather at the sacred mountains on 8 May and 29 September, [...].
The ancient centre of Atina was located around Colle Santo Stefano, the site of the future Roman city, in an area that controlled the Melfa river. Immediately north-east of the centre were the Meta and Mainarde Mountains, rich deposits of silver, copper and iron. It is very likely that Atina controlled part of these [...].
34 were the innocent Atina civilians who died during the German occupation and many more were injured and maimed during the bombing of the town and surrounding area. Filippo Amato Giacinto Bartolummuci, Cristina Bastianelli, Maria Bastianelli, Teresa Bove, Fortunato Bracciale Cleto Caira, Ernesto Caira, Silvio Caira, Paolo Carbone, Orazio Coppola, Carmela Corsi Lucia D'Annunzio, Enrico De Angelis, Francesco De Angelis, Mario De Ciantis, Vincenzo Del Prete, Giovanna Delicata, Michele Delicata, Angela Di [...].
On 18 May 1944, the Allied forces finally succeeded in liberating Monte Cassino after many months of fighting. The Germans had already begun their retreat towards Sora and were aiming to fall back to another line of defence known as the Winter Line. Before moving, they had […]
1 World War 1915-1918 SO THAT THE REMEMBER OF THE SACRIFICE OF THE FATHERS LASTING IN THEIR FATHERHOODS AND SO THAT THE LOVE AND FAITH OF ITALY MAKE THE PEOPLE OF ATINAPOSE THIS MONUMENT TO THE CITIZENS DUCKNOWN IN THE WAR THAT DESTROYED THE FOREIGN EMPIRE.UNGARIC EMPIRE1915-1918 SICILIANS WHO DIED IN THE FIELDA 1915 DIDUCA LUIGI. RECTORI MICHELANGDE DUCA ARCANGELO VISOCCHI ANG.NICOLADE ROSA ANTONIO CAIRA BENEDETTODELUCA FORTUNATO CORSI [...]
The Archaeological Museum of Atina and the Val di Comino (the new name adopted in 2010 to replace that of the original civic museum established in 1978) is housed in a former school building which, with its elegant classical-style façade, overlooks Via Vittorio Emanuele II. A building constructed in the 1920s […]
The Archaeological Museum of Atina and the Comino Valley (this is the new name which, since 2010, has replaced that of the original Civic Museum established in 1978) is housed in a former school building which, with its elegant classical-style façade, overlooks Via Vittorio Emanuele II. The building was constructed in the 1920s at the expense […]
The urban layout of Atina dates back to medieval times and is centred on the Church of the Assumption, built on the site of the Temple of Saturn, and on the palace constructed by the Dukes of Cantelme in the 14th century on the site of a pre-existing fortress; this original urban centre was served by three main roads which are still connected by […]
The urban layout of Atina dates back to medieval times and is centred on the Church of the Assumption, built on the site of the Temple of Saturn, and on the palace constructed by the Dukes of Cantelmo in the 14th century on the site of a pre-existing fortress; this original urban centre was served by three main roads that are still […]
According to the most reliable reconstruction, up until the mid-fourteenth century, the town layout of Atina was divided into three main areas: Santo Stefano (the hill near the Convent of San Francesco, or “Torretta”), the Colle della Torre (the present-day historic centre) and Santa Maria (the present-day cemetery), of which the first […]
