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Torino Day 1
Saturday 20th June 2026 Italy is in the grip of a heatwave. 35C during the day and still 29C at 10pm. Fortunately the tall buildings and the many kilometres of porticos provide g
Conzano to Torino (Turin)
Friday 19th June 2026 Early start, well for us anyway considering we are on holidays. Time to farewell Conzano and move onto Turin. We drove the hire car back to Alessandria and ca
Farewell to Conzano
Friday 19th June 2026 Just a few more images of Conzano before we leave. via Mezzavilla 25 was where my grandmother grew up. No doubt this house has changed since then, however the
Conzano via Mezzavilla 70
Our home for one week at via Mezzavilla 70. The property extends from via Mezzavilla down a sloping driveway towards the edge of the hilltop. In the past it was part of a contadini
Conzano Day 6
Thursday 18th June 2026 We took a drive in the countryside in search of Casina Dorera – the Angelino farmhouse. We think we finally found it but it is not being used as a far
Conzano by night
Wednesday 17th June 2026 The church bells are still ringing, along with the town clock, and it’s 11pm. Choir practice at the church has just finished. Diners at Uvo Blu (th
Conzano Day 5
Wednesday 17th June 2026 There is another museum in Conzano – Immigration as Art, set up during the past 2 years by an Australian couple Stephen Copland and Meredith Brice. I
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