Triora

Village of witches. Absolutely beautiful place, but with a dark history.

At the end of the 16th Century the region was hit by the plague, acid rains and herds were dying. The inhabitants of the region wanted a scapegoat, but were unable to find one so women were accused of all the bad things happening; some were also accused of cannibalism and infanticide. Between 1587 and 1589 forty girls (one was 13 years old) and one boy were accused of witchcraft; some died under torture, others were burned at the stake.