Articles

Stories, insights and curiosities about San Vito Romano written by the community.

San Vito Romano: the rhythm of the fields and the voice of the bonfires

San Vito Romano: the rhythm of the fields and the voice of the bonfires

📅 17 October 2026

The columns of smoke from pruning bonfires rising from the valley at dawn: a photographic and poetic project between art, land and memory.

San Vito, lovingly set down on its hill

San Vito, lovingly set down on its hill

📅 16 October 2026

A photo-art piece that imagines divine hands and angels placing San Vito Romano on its hill among the Monti Prenestini: an invitation to see the village as a gift to look after.

Under the shade that was no longer there

Under the shade that was no longer there

📅 15 October 2026

In the little square near the Arco dell'Ospitale, the pizzutello grape pergola of Grandpa Giovanni's tavern returns, imagined: small tables, card games and the conviviality of a village that knows how to come together.

Photo contest: "San Vito Romano: the sun redraws the outlines"

Photo contest: "San Vito Romano: the sun redraws the outlines"

📅 14 October 2026

The post introducing the first edition of the photo contest dedicated to San Vito Romano: how to take part, deadlines and voting.

The archipoetry of "La Loglia"

The archipoetry of "La Loglia"

📅 13 October 2026

Under the old beams of the Loglia, on an autumn evening: where the scent of roast chestnuts meets the memory of the village.

"San Vito Lavers": our mothers' wet Facebook

"San Vito Lavers": our mothers' wet Facebook

📅 13 October 2026

A journey through memory to the old public wash-house of San Vito Romano, when the washing was done out of the house and stories were told to everyone.

The SanVitoRomano Lovers website is online

The SanVitoRomano Lovers website is online

📅 12 October 2026

The post introducing the community's website: what is in it, who it is for and how to take part.

The Cona di San Martino: where time still stands still

The Cona di San Martino: where time still stands still

📅 10 October 2026

A journey back in time to the Cona di San Martino, the humble wayside shrine where the farmers of San Vito Romano stopped to rest and pray on their way back from the fields.

A wartime position on the San Vito Romano–Bellegra road

A wartime position on the San Vito Romano–Bellegra road

📅 10 October 2026

A journey back to 1944 along the provincial road to Bellegra, just before Monte Casali: a mortar position of the Caesar Line and the wartime ordnance that resurfaced during roadworks.

Welcome to 1550

Welcome to 1550

📅 9 October 2026

A journey through time in Piazza Governo Vecchio, when San Vito was the "Castrum Sancti Viti": the blacksmith's forge, the farrier and the hidden gate of the village.

Photos from the Past

Photos from the Past

📅 28 September 2026

A gallery of old photos and vintage postcards of San Vito Romano, to rediscover what the town used to look like.

San Vito Romano, the village in the Prenestini Mountains

San Vito Romano, the village in the Prenestini Mountains

📅 22 September 2026

An overview portrait of San Vito Romano, its historic centre, greenery and village life.

Il Bar 2000

Il Bar 2000

📅 24 September 2026

A historic bar in San Vito Romano, for years the town's meeting place and still alive today in the community's memories.