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MUSEUM OF RURAL CIVILIZATION AND CRAFTS OF THE ENZA RIVER VALLEY

Museo della Civiltą Contadina e Artigianale della Val d'Enza
Copellini, 13 - Villa Aiola
Montecchio Emilia

E-mail
lusettifantuzzi@lusettifantuzzi.191.it

The museum was set up in 1977 and gathers together objects and work tools from the rural world, particularly those connected with the production of Parmigiano-Reggiano (Parmesan) cheese. Near the museum, you can visit two historical dairies used for cheese production. One dates back to the 18th-century and has an open wood fire; the other is more recent and is operated by steam.

 
How to get there:
north-east, approximately 2 Km from the centre of Montecchio Emilia.
 
Telephone
0039/522/871271-871115 - La Barchessa Association
Guided tours are possible upon phone agreements.
           





Last update: 05/14/2010
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