Editorial photo #13781550 Human Interest

School Of Barbiana, Don Lorenzo Milani Legacy Site, Vicchio, Tuscany, Italy

The church and small cemetery of Barbiana are seen from an elevated position above the hillside near Vicchio, Tuscany, Italy, on April 7, 2026. The ochre-plastered church building and the walled cemetery with its iron gate are visible below, embedded in the spring woodland of the Mugello Apennines. In the far background, the Mugello valley is glimpsed between the trees. The site, where Don Lorenzo Milani served as parish priest from 1954 to 1967, is maintained by the Fondazione Don Lorenzo Milani as a heritage and educational destination. (Photo by Matteo Della Torre/NurPhoto)