Love in lockdown: How a couple distanced by Italy's regional restrictions stays connected

Courtesy of Elisa Spreafico and Stefano De Palo

• Elisa Spreafico is a 24-year-old student living in northeast Italy with her parents and brothers.
• Since early March, she's been separated from her boyfriend, Stefano De Palo, who is locked down in his apartment in the coastal town of Pietra Ligure, more than 100 miles away.
• The couple stays connected through calls and texts, and they take turns reading a book together every night.
• The pandemic has cast doubt over the couple's immediate future plans, but they do notice people around them are more generous than before.
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They should have been sharing a gelato in the spring sunshine. 

Instead, under some of the most severe restrictions on movement placed anywhere in Europe, Elisa Spreafico is separated from her boyfriend, Stefano De Palo, with more than 100 miles of Italian mountains, countryside and deserted roads in between them. 

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