Albergo speranza

The Carceri Nuove were occupied by the Germans after 8 September 1943. From the ‘German wing’, which housed political prisoners, partisans, Jews and often civilians arrested in reprisal, people left to face two fates: execution or deportation. In the block where Le Nuove Prison stands, until 1943 there was a small hotel: the Albergo Speranza, destroyed during the bombing. What remained when the Speranza was also bombed? Moments, experiences and encounters that shine through even when everything around is dark.