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Conzano and Pinocchio
Tuesday 16th June 2026 There’s an extraordinary collection of all things Pinocchio in Conzano. It is housed in the Vidua House Museum. I’m not able to establish why
Conzano Day 4
Tuesday 16th June 2026 Another busy day in the village of Conzano with an official population of 932. We visited Piazza Accatino (my grandmother’s family name) to buy some ch
Conzano Day 3
Monday 15th June 2026 Today was a 2 bus day plus a hire car. We took a local bus (in fact 2) into Alessandria to collect a hire car so we can extend our sightseeing to the other
Conzano Day 2
Sunday 14th June 2026 We set off down via Mezzavilla (our street) this morning in search of No 25 the former home of my grandmother’s family but along the way we got chatting
Conzano Day 1
Saturday 13th June 2026 We are staying in Conzano for one week where we have rented a villa. It is one of the few houses available for rent in this small hilltop village. My father
Bologna to Conzano
Friday 12th June 2026 Today was a 3 train day plus a taxi ride, but it almost wasn’t. As we were travelling on Wednesday we caught the notice that yet another infamous Italia