The places of resistance not to forget. Several years have passed since the Italians regained the freedom denied by years of war, invasions and persecutions, thus closing one of the ugliest pages in the history of the world. April 25, 1945 marks an important watershed between death and life, oppression and democracy, decline and rebirth. A date to remember not only to honor the heroes of the past, to pay homage to partisans and anti-fascists who fought bravely against the Germans. But also and above all to pass on to future generations a lesson that does not make us fall back into the old obscurantisms.
The online comparator of Hundredrooms tourist accommodationfor this reason it suggests a historical itinerary, made up of stops, events and symbolic places of the Italian Resistance that tourists could visit, perhaps with their children in tow, to educate them from an early age to the values ​​of peace and mutual respect between peoples. Piazza Quattro Giornate, Naples
Among the places of the Resistance Piazza Quattro Giornate. So called in memory of the uprisings that broke out in the Campania capital between 27 and 30 September 1943, which went down in history with the name of Four Days of Naples. The revolutionary episode earned the population the Gold Medal for military valor. The insurrection in fact allowed the Allied forces to find, upon their arrival, on 1 October 1943, a city already free from German occupation thanks to the courage of the inhabitants. To spend April 25 in the Neapolitan city, you can rent tourist accommodation at an average price of 123 euros per night. Memorial of the Fosse Ardeatine, Rome
Lazio also has its highly symbolic place of memory, created in memory of the cruel massacre perpetrated by the Nazis in Rome on 24 March 1944 in the pozzolana quarries of via Ardeatina. Despite its simplicity, the work conveys feelings of dismay and indignation. As a whole, the shrine includes the caves where the massacre was consummated, the mausoleum where the bodies rest. A group of sculptures symbolizes the 335 martyrs. The average price for an overnight stay in Rome on 25 April is 130 euros per night. Cassibile, Sicily
Among the places of the Resistance we remember Cassibile. The small fraction of Syracuse is famous for the signing of the historic armistice secretly signed on September 3, 1943, with which the Kingdom of Italy put an end to hostilities against the Allies. The “Stone of Peace” was immediately placed in the exact place of the signature and was subsequently stolen. Today, thanks to the commitment of the Lamba Doria association, a new plaque has been repositioned in memory of this important historical page, although not exactly in the place of the signature, where a resort now stands. For those curious to see it, tourist accommodations are available in Cassibile with an average price of 93 euros per night. History museums in Veneto
The Veneto region offers several museums for lovers of the last century of history. The Museum dedicated to Agostino Piol, Gold Medal for Resistance, is located in the municipality of Limana and contains a rich photographic repertoire. Also not to be missed are the Museum of the Risorgimento and of the Resistance of Vicenza and the National Museum of Internment, based in Padua. Here the lacerating experience of deportations to Nazi concentration camps is told through images and historical material. In Venetian cities, the average price for an overnight stay in a tourist apartment is 114 euros per night. Alassio, Liguria
A tourist who is curious to experience the authentic spirit of the Resistance could go to this town in the province of Savona, which hosts the Popular Festival of Resistance every year, with good music, stands and entertainment for the little ones. The anniversary here is so heartfelt that, four years ago, the Commissioner who administered the municipality notified the Anpi of the disapproval of “Whistling the Wind”, a symbolic song of the Italian Resistance, due to its “too divisive” character, banning it . The episode triggered a heated controversy and ended with the agreement that it would be the middle school of Alassio to decide which songs to play. Those who want to spend the day of April 25 here can choose from many holiday homes that cost an average of 100 euros per night. Monument-Ossuary to the fallen partisans, Bologna
Inaugurated on October 31, 1959, it was commissioned by the mayor Giuseppe Dozza. He commissioned Piero Bottoni, a leading exponent of Rationalism in Italy and close to the positions of Le Corbusier, for the construction. The circular monument was built so that the viewer can go “underground with the dead”. So said Bottoni himself. Those dead who fought for freedom now rest in niches placed along the internal walls of the work. In the center it presents a basin containing water and five symbolic figures that are projected, in fact, from the bottom upwards. The city offers a very wide range of tourist apartments where you can stay at an average price of 97 euros per night for the week of April 25th.
