zz ese : ▁) ▁is ▁a ▁comune ▁ ▁in ▁the ▁province ▁of ▁L ' A qu ila ▁in ▁the ▁Ab ru z zo ▁region ▁of ▁Italy . ▁ ▁It ▁is ▁located ▁on ▁the ▁shore ▁of ▁the ▁L ago ▁di ▁Bar rea , ▁a ▁lake ▁created ▁after ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁building ▁of ▁a ▁dam ▁on ▁the ▁river ▁Sang ro . ▁ ▁History ▁The ▁village ▁ ▁of ▁Bar rea ▁ ▁desc ends ▁from ▁the ▁pre - R oman ▁population ▁of ▁the ▁Sam n ites , ▁who ▁linked ▁their ▁destin ies ▁to ▁the ▁village . ▁Currently , ▁along ▁the ▁sh ores ▁of ▁the ▁lake ▁or ▁in ▁the ▁nearby ▁arch ae ological ▁site ▁of ▁Alf ed ena , ▁traces ▁ab ound ▁from ▁this ▁period . ▁There ▁is ▁a ▁document ▁from ▁the ▁year ▁ 9 9 6 ▁in ▁which ▁the ▁ancient ▁name ▁of ▁Bar rea , ▁Vall is ▁ ▁Reg ia , ▁first ▁appears . ▁This ▁document ▁also ▁mentions ▁that ▁Bar rea ▁was ▁given ▁to ▁the ▁Duke ▁of ▁S pole to ▁during ▁the ▁dark ▁fe ud al ▁times ▁in ▁Italy , ▁a ▁period ▁noted ▁for ▁its ▁an arch ic ▁reg imes ▁and ▁bar bar ic ▁ra ids . ▁ ▁Perhaps ▁mainly ▁to ▁protect ▁themselves ▁from ▁the ▁fier ce ▁ra id ▁of ▁the ▁H uns , ▁the ▁inhabitants ▁of ▁the ▁valley ▁floor ▁shelter ed ▁near ▁a ▁Bened ict ine ▁monaster y ▁in ▁a ▁strateg ic ▁position ▁on ▁the ▁precip ice ▁of ▁the ▁river ▁Sang ro . ▁Even ▁today ▁the ▁monaster y ▁still ▁exists ▁and ▁has ▁with