A church stands isolated from other buildings in the small town of Rocca Calascio, close to Santo Stefano di Sessanio in the province of L'Aquila in Abruzzo, inside the national park of the Gran Sasso e Monti della Laga, Italy
A church stands isolated from other buildings in the small town of Rocca Calascio, close to Santo Stefano di Sessanio in the province of L'Aquila in Abruzzo, inside the national park of the Gran Sasso e Monti della Laga, Italy, September 6, 2016. Santo Stefano di Sessanio counts a population of 114 inhabitants, the lowest in the history of the town. Many of it's inhabitants emigrated abroad or in larger cities in Italy in search for work. The people that have stayed behind are determined to bring back the town to life by regenerating the local economy. REUTERS/Siegfried Modola
