Ventimigilia Images

After authorities closed the transit camp near the Roja River in Ventimiglia last July, migrants and refugees have no choice but to live on the streets, along railway tracks, in abandoned buildings, or on the beach. Italy 2021 © Francesca Volpi

Every evening, in a parking lot in front of the cemetery in Ventimiglia, volunteers distribute hot meals and clothes to people on the move. Italy 2021 © Francesca Volpi

Delia owns a bar near the Ventimiglia train station. She invites migrants and refugees to her restaurant. Filippo, a local in his sixties and nearing retirement, comes in every day to drink coffee and see if there is a new family he can host at his house. Italy 2021 © Francesca Volpi