Giannino Broggio and his wife Romina Trischetti had longed for this day. In a video shared by DW, Trischetti can be seen standing before a wall, watching the shadow of her hand. In their town, sunlight was a rare thing. Until 2006, the town of Viganella remained enshrouded in darkness for at least three months a year.
People abandoned the town and flocked to the surrounding villages, where they could bask in the Sun. Those who still chose to live in Viganella found themselves isolated as they couldn’t socialize in the absence of sunlight. Eventually, Franco Midali, the town’s then-mayor, got committed to bringing light to the village.
