The beginnings The pleasant and fertile Comino Valley has seen a lot throughout its long history: from the passage of migratory peoples, invading armies, kings, emperors and popes, to memorable battles, devastating natural phenomena such as earthquakes and floods, and not lacking a good dose of other calamities, such as the [...]
Tag: Alfonso Visocchi
A social and political rise similar to that of the Bosco family was achieved within a few decades in the province by the Visocchi family from Atina. Pasquale Visocchi Pasquale Visocchi (1817-1908) belonged to a rich and influential family of landowners in the province. A wealthy landowner, in 1845 he opened a medium-sized paper mill in Atina, which in 1870 occupied 160 [...].
