Atina

The village has ancient origins: according to legend, it was founded by Saturn in the mythical Golden Age. Historical and literary sources attest with reasonable certainty to its existence in pre-Roman times: it is well known that in a passage of the Aeneid Virgil included it among the cities that prepared the weapons to help Turno against Aeneas.

Palazzo Cantelmo, also known as the ducal palace, was built after the 1349 earthquake on the same site as the d'Aquino fortress.

It is currently the seat of the municipality. It has been restored several times over the years. A Roman bas-relief is depicted on the main door. Inside there is the chapel of Sant'Onofrio. In front of the façade there is a togated statue from the Roman era; in the inner courtyard there are several epigraphs and remains of columns.

Corso Vittorio Emanuele is home to the museum, with five exhibition halls, containing artefacts from Atina and surrounding Valcomino villages. The archaeological material consists of inscriptions, pre-Roman and Roman ceramics, mosaics and burials with funerary objects. Three 14th century frescoes from the ducal palace are remarkable. The library is rich in volumes of considerable interest for the history and archaeology of the Comino Valley.

Remains of polygonal walls - built at different times with various types (3 manors) - are found in the centre and adjacent areas.  Several Roman inscriptions are embedded in the buildings of the historic centre, while in the cemetery area of San Marco there are the remains of a Roman domus.