After the second, deadly earthquake of 2016, the one that hit Umbria at the end of October, speaking of Castelluccio di Norcia does bring a lump to one’s throat. This small, quaint hamlet high up in the Apennines, some 28 km from Norcia, once counted about 150 residents and was known for the amazing views it gifted on the valley and mountains around. Winding little streets and stone houses, Castelluccio was a little corner of old-fashioned, central-Italian beauty.

But since that day, since the 30th of October 2016, almost nothing of Castelluccio remains, as the earthquake almost wiped the village off the face of the Earth. There are plans for reconstruction, but so far it’s been a hard and long path.