Giardino della Memoria – Memorial Garden in Lucoli |
- Travel/Tourism
- Lifestyle/Culture
- Earthquake in L’Aquila
At the foot of each tree are the names of the supporters of the project |
Planted trees belong to species in danger of extinction |
The community of Galway has organized a concert to help Lucoli |
If your Italian is up to it you can read about it in La Pazienza Degli Alberi Ed Il Sospirato Impianto D’irrigazione and also here.
We did not return to Lucoli until 2010, a year after the earthquake. The land was still beautiful, although now achingly so, as it was marked by destruction. Whole towns lay in rubble, and so many buildings were boarded up and closed to inhabitants.