The "Cava Madre" of Candoglia-Mergozzo
The “Cava Madre”, literally “the Mother Quarry”, is where the Duomo of Milan was born. Not only a pun. A guided visit at the “Cava” will make you discover how the Mountain moved to the city and became a Cathedral. The heavy marble, coming out from the deep of the earth, floating on waters, like in a surrealistic dream, after a trip of more than sixty miles, finally reached the town, on the foot of the “Madonnina”, the emblem of the metropolis.
Don’t miss the “Veneranda Fabbrica del Duomo” laboratories, where, since seven centuries, the same shapes are carved in the pink marble, to make the dream of Milan come true every day.
Surroundings:
Vogogna and its beautiful Castle
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Mergozzo with its enchanting lake, reachable by bike, cycling along Toce river cycle path.
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For more information visit the official information website!