Salame Cocciopesto
In the ground floor kitchen, we have laid a Terrazzo floor using the Cocciopesto method. The term Cocciopesto or Opus Signinum dates back to Roman times and refers to a lime-bound screed …
Parquet Barrique
Viticulture was an essential part of the agricultural business based in this house for centuries. Along with the buildings we inherited…
Stink Bug
One year after our arrival in Ticino, the tiger mosquito appeared in Cavigliano. It followed the transport routes of the globalized world. Information leaflets were distributed to fight the invasive species. At the same time, attention was being drawn to the neophytes …
Walls have ears …
… and the walls of the Cortiletto have seen a lot of things. The stone walls, which are about 60 cm thick and up to 300 years old, were originally plastered with lime and then repeatedly painted over. These layers of paint …
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