The barks of Armo’s pine trees bear evidence of a lost practice, relegated to souvenirs of a time when everything the forest had to offer was tapped into. This was the case with resin, a valuable compound prior to the advent of organic chemistry....
La Segheria "veneziana" è perfettamente funzionante e rappresenta un esempio di archeologia industriale per la Valle. È situata in località Cola, comune di Valvestino, in laterale destra sulla strada Provinciale per Magasa a una distanza di circa mt. 300 dalla rotatoria....
Each member brought the milk produced by their own cows to the dairy every day and had the “right to their turn”, i.e., to process it into cheese and butter in proportion to the milk supplied....
The “calchera” was used to produce quicklime by firing limestone extracted from local rocks. Partially dug into the ground, it was dry-lined with other stones and barrel-shaped with a small door for lighting and feeding the fire which had to burn non-stop at a steady...
A borgo Cima Rest è possibile scrutare i corpi celesti dall’Osservatorio Astronomico, posto a 1200 metri di quota, in una zona ancora poco contaminata dall’invadenza delle luci artificiali....
Located along the Toscolano creek, the old Turano Watermill is a rare example of a historically important mill which still holds its original millstones....
The Museum documents stories and traditions shaping the territory. Inside one of the typical straw-roofed hayloft, all furnishings are part of the set up, chiefly items used in agriculture, craftsmanship and dairy....