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I thought a lot about an interesting (but not so famous) place, and at finally I've found this one:
Tenuta Torrone della Colombara, in Livorno Ferraris (Vercelli province)
Since 1500 this building is owned by families that direct the rice cultivation in the surrounding areas. It is like a 500 years old farm for the cultivation of rice only in practice.
Nowadays they produce a particular variant "carnaroli rice", a really high quality one (carnaroli is the rice for the risotto).
The building once hosted an autonomous community, something like a little village that lived around rice cultivation. Nowadays the history of those people is shown in a rice museum, hosted in the same building.
The building also hosts the machines necessary for preparing the rice for selling.
Anyway, here's a look at Moncalieri, a town on the outskirts of Turin. It should be a suburb but it doesn't have the typical appearance of one. In fact, it has a rich history having fought with Turin for centuries and having lost the control of the area in the XII century
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Originally Posted by Urania93
I thought a lot about an interesting (but not so famous) place, and at finally I've found this one:
Tenuta Torrone della Colombara, in Livorno Ferraris (Vercelli province)
Since 1500 this building is owned by families that direct the rice cultivation in the surrounding areas. It is like a 500 years old farm for the cultivation of rice only in practice.
Nowadays they produce a particular variant "carnaroli rice", a really high quality one (carnaroli is the rice for the risotto).
The building once hosted an autonomous community, something like a little village that lived around rice cultivation. Nowadays the history of those people is shown in a rice museum, hosted in the same building.
The building also hosts the machines necessary for preparing the rice for selling.
Equally if not more beautiful than it's famous " sister " Lake Louise, is lesser known ( at least outside of Canada ) Moraine Lake.
I Agree. Louse and Peyto are more well know, but Moraine stands there in beauty. Same history here with "Laguna del Desierto". Its less visited than oters Argentine lakes, but is one of the most beautiful.
When people visit Saint Peter's Square or the Uffizi, how often people wonder where the marble used by Michelangelo, Bernini and the like comes from? Well, most of it comes from the marble quarries in the mountains above Carrara, the Apuan Alps which actually are just one of several mountain ranges in the Appennines. The place where most caves are located is Colonnata, also known for its lard.
A panoramic look of Colonnata and nearby quarries:
Most everyone has heard of Niagara Falls, but may not of heard about the town Niagara on the Lake. It's a touristy place, set in one of Ontario's wine region.
On this island, there are only 15 people and more than 100 cats.
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