About
The small village of Albe in the Abruzzo region remained loyal to Roma until an earthquake devastated it.
Albe, located on the outskirts of Marsica, has a lot of history for a town its size. After the catastrophic earthquake on Marsica in 1915, the area around S. Pietro hill was chosen as a site to accommodate part of the survivors of the tragedy. Some years later, the temporary wooden shacks were converted into anti-seismic buildings and the site became a stable settlement. During WWII, Albe was considered a place of strategic relevance for the Nazi forces—field marshall Kesserling placed a battery of anti aircraft guns on the northern terrace of the town and the entire area was occupied.
