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This medieval tower was originally the residence of a witchcraft accused family.
This quaint Italian hamlet was the site of several brutal witch trials and executions during the late 15th and early 16th centuries. Today, there is a plaque on a 60-foot-tall medieval tower, known as Torre Federici or Torre della Famiglia Federici, commemorating the violent events. Nestled along the Oglio River, among northern Italy’s Alpine foothills, the tower is located in the quaint hamlet of Sonico. One of the earliest official documents to mention the settlement dates back to the 14th century when a bishop named Enrico Da Sessa expanded his landholdings to include Sonico. De Sessa was the first owner of the medieval tower, though it’s unclear if he built it.
