Both the islands of Santo Stefano and Ventotene, once imprisonment places, one for those convicted to life sentence and the other one for exiles, especially war prisoners and regime’s opponents, appear very different today. Still, they are considered the real cradle of modern Europe, and powerful symbols that constantly honour their past and the hard fight for freedom and justice conducted by many of their captives.

Hidden for more than 60 years in a wardrobe forgotten in a secluded room in the headquarters of the military attorney general in Rome were files containing the names of Nazis and Fascists of the Salò Republic, responsible for the hundreds of massacres in Italy