A trial for superstition and witchcraft in 1735 in Alghero.

 Our story is set in the XVIII century, in Alghero, enclosed in the old town, defined by the harbour, by the countryside, from here you come and go, crossing the town gateway. People move around the alleys, through churches and buildings, where the population lives, stops by and makes small talks by the windows, at night men take shelter in taverns, looking for some consolation after a hard day at work. Throughout these places, people observe each other, listen to each other and share experience with each other. It is like if those men and women were still there, in some corner of the Alguer vella (the old Alghero), at the crossroad of the alleys, muttering in the streets, exchanging news and information. Continue reading Maria Cosseddu, the witch. →