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IS VANCHIGLIA A MUDDY PLACE OR ONE OF WILLOW TREES?Vanchiglia sounds a bit bizarre and its origin as far as we know confirms this oddity. Its name might derive from veng,meaning mud, or ving, meaning willows, or vallis iuncea, which means valley of reeds, but a modern visitor finds it hard to imagine this place covered in green fields. |
FRED BUSCAGLIONEVia Bava was the home of Fred Buscaglione for many years. The famous writer of the song "Eri piccola così" probably took inspiration from the liveliness of this popular neighbourhood.Via Bava, 26 bis |
CASA ANTONELLIThe home of a great architect certainly cannot be like that of all the others. In fact the building in corso San Maurizio where Alessandro Antonelli lived for many years, boasts the presence of porticoes, which distinguish it from the other houses.Corso S. Maurizio, between Via Vanchiglia e Via G. di Barolo |
ASSOCIASSION PIEMONTÈISASince 1957 when it was founded, the Associassion Piemontèisa has been collecting, preserving and diffusing popular Piedmontese traditions. As well as performances, conferences, publications and other initiatives in Turinese schools it also deals in international activities, such as the founding of world centres whose aim is the promotion of Piedmontese culture. Up to today there is a centre in Rosario, Argentina, and one in Castello, Brazil.Via Vanchiglia, 6 |
THE LONGEST SANDWICH IN THE WORLDVanchiglia's record is 500 m. of bread spread with delicious Gianduja chocolate, in fact it became a Guinness record in May 1999, with great pleasure of its inhabitants, who ate it afterwards.. |
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