I've seen several of these in my various bus journeys up and down the Via Cassia. As far as I can make out, (Italian only on Wikipedia) they were built to house roadmen (and their families) who were responsible for the maintenance of a 3 or 4km stretch of the road. They also appear to have offered emergency accommodation to stranded travellers. Many are now derelict, and some are for sale, if you fancy it.
How much would a Casa Cantoniera set you back?
ReplyDeleteHere you are, Anon, got a couple of hundred thousand euros?
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