Monferrato

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ORESTE BUZIO INSIDE HIS FARM HOUE'S OFFICE IN VIGNALE MONFERRATO. THE FARM WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1860, AND ITS STORY IS STRICTLY CONNECTED WITH THAT OF THE SCENIC VILLAGE IN MONFERRATO REGION, WHICH BECAME FAMOUS FOR DANCE AND BARBERA AND GRIGNOLINO WINES.

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A CHILD PLAYS WITH HIS DOG IN FAMILY'S HAZELNUT ORCHARD IN MONCESTINO (ALESSANDRIA PROVINCE). THE VILLAGE IS LOCATED ON PO WEST BANK, NEARBY THE NORTHERN LIMITI OF MONFERRATO. HAZELNUTS AND OTHER LOCAL PRODUCTS ARE DIRECTLY SELLED BY FARMERS AT

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A FAMILY WALK IN SACRO MONTE DI CREA PARK, LOCATED ON ONE OF THE HIGHEST PART OF BASSO MONFERRATO HILLS. THE SACRALIZATION OF THIS HILL IS PROBABLY DUE TO SAINT EUSEBIO, VERCELLI BISHOP. THE LEGEND SAYS THAT IN FOURTH CENTURY THE SAINT ESCAPED FROM ARIANI PERSECUTION, TAKING REFUGE IN THIS PLACE, AND THUS MOVING HERE ALSO A STATUE OF THE VIRGIN.

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