The witches of Triora

Triora

Triora, an elite member of I Borghi Piú Belli d'Italia, a list of the top 100 most beautiful medieval citadels in Italy. Source: Alessandro Vecchi

In 1587 dozens of alleged witches were arrested and tortured in Triora, an isolated mountain village between Piedmont and Liguria. Two years later, the inquiry was silenced and the women involved were deported to Genoa, their fate never to be known. What happened to the witches of Triora?



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