There’s something rather wonderful about the notion of a casa del popolo. Admittedly, this might not be immediately obvious at a first glance. Walking past these buildings, which literally translate as being ‘houses of the people,’ you might well get the impression that they’re just run-down bars like so many others. It’s true, they tend to be inconspicuous.
The reality is though, that these community centres are far more than just ramshackle pubs. They are veritable institutions that still play an important part in Italian life, as educational vehicles, places for art and culture and as nuclei for neighbourhood activism.
