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A Buddhist Monk in Monferrato could be a white fly. A Buddhist monk who built a temple following a divine dream is definitively a person we would strive to meet! Shoryo Tarabini...

16 November, 2016 /

Each historical building is the evidence of past cultures, and the small church of Beata Vergine delle Grazie in Casorzo hides something quite special about it. The walls are a diary...

01 August, 2016 /

Living in a medieval castle is the dream of every child (and even of many adults, such as myself for example). And if we add very good home cooking, stunning...

03 June, 2016 /

Occasionally you come across English speaking foreigners who have chosen to permanently call the Monferrato their home. Renowned photographer, Anne Conway (originally from Guildford, UK) has lived and worked in...

19 May, 2016 /

Update: check the complete list of public UNESCO's Infernot below. I’ll start with a sort of ‘coming-out’: I didn’t know what Infernot were, until about a year ago. One afternoon a council...

01 April, 2016 /

Sometimes it takes just a little imagination and empathy to transform a business into something more. This is what Davide and Mara Mazzucco have done and now Case nel Verde...

17 February, 2016 /

While stroking a bunch of soft little bunnies, Daniela, a genuine down-to-earth young lady, is feeding them and introducing us to her mother Laura. Laura is a talkative and gracious...

23 October, 2015 /

It’s hard not to be impressed by Edoardo’s personality, he is excited, very talkative and full of stories, facts and anecdotes about the art and cultural scene of the 70s: a...

24 August, 2015 /

Folk is here to stay! Beneath the blazing heat of the mid-June Monferrato sun, folk gather to dance. They gather in the village of Coniolo, well-known as the village of Roses and...

01 July, 2015 /