Labro

Its origins?

Its foundation is attributed to the De’ Nobili family, of which it became a fief in 956 AD by concession of the Germanic emperor Otto I, but the findings of archaeological value attest how, already in the prehistoric age, people took refuge in its elevated territory, in order to escape the unhealthy climate of Lake Velino. During the medieval period Labro became famous for fighting numerous wars against the nearby castles. Following the war against the Fortress of Luco, in the second half of the 15th century, the De’ Nobili family lost the lordship of Labro and the castle that dominated the upper part of the village. Later on, a part of Labro was donated to San Giovanni in Laterano to receive help against the Normans in return, so that only the ring of walls remained to the family. On these walls, in the 16th century, Giordano De’ Nobili built an imposing palace, today still visible and owned by the Nobili Vitelleschi family. At the end of the 1960s the ancient, almost completely depopulated village inspired a Belgian architect who undertook an important urban restoration, succeeding in faithfully restoring palaces, houses and gradually alleys and squares.