The year 2021 witnessed a flurry of events centred on the 700th anniversary of Dante’s death and a small, inconspicuous town in the historic region of Ciociaria south of Rome chose to celebrate its very own, small connection with “il Sommo Poeta”.

Patrica rests, partly hidden from sight, on a hill that descends gently from the eastern edges of the Lepini mountains, overlooking the Sacco valley and in the shadow of Monte Cacume.