Figure 1.--These children in Bergamo at Porta Nuova are participating in a day camp during summer 1930. |
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We have some limited historical information about summer camps in Italy. The Scouts before World War I began organizing summer camps, but the number was fairly limited. Summer camps became an activity organized by the Balilla after the Government banned Scoutung in the 1920s. Italian Fascism was not as absolute as the NAZIs. Thus although Scouting was banned, groups such as companies were allowed to organize summer camps for the children of their workers. Thus there was some non-Balilla camps. We do not know of there was any effort by the Baillla to cordinate or influence the colonia. The colonia estiva were normally located at sea-side resports and very popular. They continued after World War II. Scouting was revived and Scout camping revived. There were also camps opened by church groups. The Communist Party (CPI) was very important after the War. They never organized a Young Pioneer movement as done in the Soviet Union nd satellite countries. The CPI did operate summer camps. v Summer camping is now a popular activity with Italian children.
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