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Antonio Denti and Philip Pullella

INSANE: Italian medieval mountain hamlet reborn as city appeal dims | Rare Historical Photos

Residents of Rocca Calascio enjoy a sunny day in the small village of Rocca Calascio, Italy, February 25, 2022. REUTERS/Remo Casilli

When the sun comes up over the castle of Rocca Calascio, a mountain hamlet high up in the central Italian Apennines, it is like a silent, red thunder.

One such sunrise struck Franco Cagnoli with an almost spiritual calling that led him on a personal mission to revive the medieval village that had been abandoned in 1957.

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