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The Chiorri Winemakers Company is a vineyard under family management, which with special care from their very own vines, produces D.O.C. Colli Perugini and IGT dell'Umbria white, red and rosè wines. The family, together with the help of experienced workers,...
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The first traces of Bisol family in the heart of the Prosecco D.O.C area date to the 16th century and are contained in a census carried out for fiscal reasons by the aristocratic Venetian family Da Pola, who were landowners of the leading the very prestigious...
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Country House Palazzone was built in medieval times and is located not far from Rocca Ripesena in the area northwest of Orvieto, in Umbria. This building is an exceptional example of a country residence: it possesses all the characteristics of a town...
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The CASTELLO di BOSSI is located in the commune of Castelnuovo Berardenga, on the road that leaves the old Chiantigiana road, at Pianella, and ascends to Brolio amidst evergreen forests and long rows of vines. With its centuries-old trees, its fossil...
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Hundred and ten years of vinegrowing starter at the end of 1800 when Francesco Marcato bought the first 3 hectares of vineyards in Roncà. Afetr few years he started to produce also the white wine Soave with the Garganega and Trebbiano di Soave grapes....
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Aurisina Filters
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Continuing from Trieste along the coastal road, just before the tunnel of Grignano we come to via Piccard, which leads to this special beach by going down the cul de sac on the left.
At the end of this track, just follow the steps on the left and you will find yourself on a pebble beach where fresh water currents flow. These are the fresh waters that gush from one of the underground branches of the River Timavo, and are collected in the 19th century building clearly visible from the small harbour and commonly called the Castelletto.
Here a complex system of underground tanks and pumps collects water from pools that, after passing through various filters, is purified (hence it is thought comes the name of the beach) and goes to supply the city.
Point of interest
The Castelletto filters were first built in 1854 to supply water to the steam locomotives of the Trieste-Vienna railway line, which was vital for the trade of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. For this reason, the strategic location and its equipment were manned by an entire artillery company until 1915.