Category: Stories

Today we want to take a trip back in time, to a year that for our community of San Donato Val di Comino marks the beginning of a thousand-year history: the distant 778 A.D. It is in this special month that we ideally celebrate the "birth" of the original nucleus of our beloved village, an event that has [...]

San Donato Val di Comino is not only enchanted villages and lush nature; it is also a place where every stone, every mountain ravine, holds fragments of a history that does not want to be forgotten. Today we take you to discover one of the most intense and touching pages of our past, linked to a place with an evocative name: [...]

The calendar marks May 1, a date that all over the world is synonymous with the struggle and demand for workers' rights. In San Donato Val di Comino, this day takes on a special significance, linked to a historical event that marked the community. It was 1908 when, for the first time, they [...]

"De Sancto Donato" is a historical document dated 778 AD, considered the earliest manuscript in which the territory of San Donato Val di Comino is mentioned. This valuable document is the oldest written record of the entire Comino Valley. The manuscript is kept in the Vatican library and represents a transcript of an authentic precept, [...]

In June 1999, 78-year-old Richard Adler and his wife Jehudit left Haifa, Israel, for a trip that took them to Vienna. There they were welcomed by cousins Barbara Kintaert and Peter Koppe. Together, they recalled the tragic events of the Nazi death camps, where Jehudit's family members lost their lives, the [...]

March 16, 1914 marks a historic turning point for transportation in the Comino Valley. On this date, automobile service was inaugurated between Cassino and Sora, passing through Atina, San Donato Val di Comino, and Alvito, thanks to the Società Anonima "Sacsa." This event revolutionized connections in the region, making travel more [...]

One of the most moving and meaningful stories from our village concerns Vincenzo Piselli, a brave man whose life and sacrifice deserve to be remembered. Born June 22, 1910 in San Donato Val di Comino, Vincenzo Piselli, affectionately called "Pasquale" in honor of his grandfather, was a kind and hardworking man. He worked as a blacksmith and [...]