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At nearly 80 years old and having traveled over 300 km, an Italian teacher transformed a van into a library and rekindled the love of books in forgotten villages in southern Europe.

By: Valdemar Medei

Jan 24, 2026
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Republished by We the Italians

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At nearly 80 years old and having traveled over 300 km, an Italian teacher transformed a van into a library and rekindled the love of books in forgotten villages in southern Europe.
Few people would be willing to transform their retirement into a traveling cultural mission. Even fewer would do it driving a small van along the narrow, winding roads of rural Italy. But the protagonist of this story did exactly thatโ€ฆ
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