In the heart of the Comino Valley, Atina has always guarded its religious traditions with devotion. Among these, the celebrations in honour of the patron saint St. Mark, on 28 April, and those dedicated to St. Secondinus, on 16 May, represented the most eagerly awaited moment of the year in the 18th century. The patron saints' days were not only events of faith, [...].
Atina, in the heart of the Comino Valley, boasts a unique urban layout, the result of centuries of history. It began with the splendid late-Roman domus and continued into the Middle Ages, when the compact historic core took shape, with defensive walls, narrow alleys, and houses leaning against each other. Over time, the continuous change of the urban layout led to the progressive isolation of the [...].
There is a point in Atina where time seems suspended, a place where legend, faith and history still coexist: it is the Spianata di San Marco, the wide natural terrace that joins the heart of the village to Mount Santa Croce, now called Colle. The name itself evokes ancient suggestions: here, over the centuries, pilgrims have walked [...]
