Attilio Licciardi, mayor of Ustica.
| Chris Caravella's Virtual
Tour of Ustica
Municipal Office |
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| Towards the back of
town along Via Petriera is the beautiful municipal office, the seat of
government for the comune di Ustica. This building was once the University
of Ustica which was begun by some of the political prisoners who wanted
a better education for their children and those of the local population.
Since it's colonization in the 1760's until after World War II, Ustica
was used to confine dissidents.
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On the way to the municpal office, we stopped to visit with Vito's aunt. Her home is shrouded by a grapevine that has a trunk the size of a tree. Grape clusters can be seen in the upper right hand corner. |
Angelina Ailara, the oldest resident of Ustica at 99 years, relaxing under the grapevine trellis. |