Canon EOS 250D | 59mm | 1/160s | f/8 | ISO 100 Taken on 20/06/2020. Deep in 'Valle Vermenagna' ('Vermegnana Valley') in the province of Cuneo is a small village called Vernante. Having made my way to the historic centre, which was conveniently just opposite the train station, I spotted a series of murals along the street that were positioned (well, painted) in such a way that it was as though they were jumping out at me. And, when I'd reached the end of the village, it suddenly hit me: all the murals were of Pinocchio. I then retraced my steps and took a close and careful look at each mural depicting the puppet child; it felt like I was stepping back in time and remembering my childhood. For children, it must be fun walking around the village and piecing together the story of Pinocchio; it's an impressive way to turn the ordinary into something very extraordinary. It turns out that the illustrator of Pinocchio, Attilio Mussino, spent the last years of his life in Vernante. To pay homage to the famous illustrator, the two painters Bartolomeo Cavallera and Bruno Carletto worked together to revive the scenes of the famous Pinocchio novel on the walls of the village. Clever concept 💡 Over the years more and more murals can be seen peeping put from the walls much to the enjoyment and amazement of locals and visitors alike. It's times like this that I'm reminded of 'Bella Italia'. 𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗼 𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲: You can get to Vernante by train from Cuneo with final stops at Limone Piemonte and/or Ventimiglia. ______________________________________ #Vernante #Ig_Cuneo #ValleVermenagna #IgersIalia #Italy #ILikeItaly #Piedmont #Raw_Italy #Italy_Illife #TheHub_Piemonte #BellezzedItalia #OK_Streets #Street_Perfection #Streets_OfTheWorld #BestStreetPics #Canon #ItaliaMiPiaci #Ig_Piemonte #Piemonte_Illife #SiViaggiare_Piemonte #MegaPiemonte #BeautifulPlaces #Italy_InUnoScatto #ScattoIt #RoadToPiemonte #PiemonteDaScoprire #ItalyTrip #TravellingTheWorld #Total_Italy #Pinocchio (at Vernante) https://www.instagram.com/p/CNfxNX9FUSk/?igshid=9rbvn0nsl1io