Ten things to know about Ivrea, the 54th UNESCO site in Italy

The city of Ivrea is the 54th Italian site of Unesco, while the Prosecco hills are postponed to 2019 Valdobbiadene and Conegliano

For the Minister of Cultural Heritage, Alberto Bonisoli, Ivrea represents "the ideal city of the industrial revolution of the twentieth century." A recognition that goes to a humanist conception of the work of the world. Adriano Olivetti, born and developed by the community movement and here fully realized, in which the economic, social and cultural well-being of employees is considered an integral part of the production process ". [19659005] But what makes the Piedmontese town so special? Here are 10 things to know about the ancient Italian Silicon Valley

1 – Olivetti, the father's founder & # 39; : Most of Ivrea's development occurred in the 30's and 60's under the direction of Adriano Olivetti, a period in which the Olivetti company produced typewriters, calculators mechanical and computers

2 – The architecture of the building to build Ivrea: The shape of the city and the urban buildings of Ivrea were designed by some of the most Italian architects and planners known from this period. The city is made up of 70% of buildings for production, administration, social services and residential uses, which reflect the ideas of the community movement.

3 – Kind on a glacier : Bathed by the Dora Baltea River, a tributary of the Po, is located in an area formed by a large Pleistocene glacier, which has transported over time many debris which formed a series of morainal reliefs, including the so-called Serra Morenica, considered to be the longest, mbadive and straight hill in Europe, about 25 km

4 – The Carnival : The historical carnival of Ivrea, read on Wikipedia, known for the famous "battle of oranges" dates back to 1808, the year in which the Napoleonic Empire ordered to unify local carnivals in a single left. The legend on which is built most of the carnival tells that Violetta, the daughter of a miller, promised to marry Toniotto, rebelled against the claims of the feudal lord who claimed the right to juice primae noctis. Claiming to accept the invitation after going to the castle of San Maurizio he killed the tyrant with a dagger that he had hidden in his hair and gave the signal to people who rose against the nobles. The sword at the orange placed in its summit wants to recall the head of the tyrant killed. The Historical Carnival of Ivrea is a unique event, recognized as an Italian event of international importance, since 1956.

5 – I The palace that "writes" : At Ivrea there There is a palace in the shape of a typewriter. The Serra was chiana and originally contained a distinctive hotel, where every "key to write" represented a hotel room. In the building there was also a conference room and a swimming pool, but with time the hotel was transformed into mini-apartments and the conference room at the cinema.

6 – Ancient Cinema : Built in 1910, the Giuseppe Boaro cinema is one of the first in Italy. It is located almost at the entrance to Via Palestro, the main street of the historic center. The cinema, largely renovated and modernized, is still active and houses the only room for 3D projections of the city.

7 – The Jewish Community: Ivrea is a small but significant community since the 15th century. Jewish. The synagogue of the nineteenth century and the Jewish cemetery of via Mulini remain the proof of its history.

8 – The University for the Third Age: On the initiative of some citizens was born the "Third People's University" age and continuing education (UNI3Ivrea) " Founded more than 30 years ago, it offers a considerable offer of courses and currently has about 1500 members and offers about 80 courses organized on several levels.

9 – Citizens move with Jungo: In addition to the car Ivrea offers the Jungo, already prevalent in Rimini, Trento and in the province of Bergamo.The idea behind Jungo is to encourage and encourage motorists on the move to board people who go in the same direction, ensuring maximum mobility, safety, economy and precise regulation in the use of the service; each member of the system is provided with a personal "card" to show in place of the inch "clbadic" raised hitchhiking: the affic card age, released after proper registration and after verification by the organization of the requirements, allows motorist (not necessarily registered in the system) to recognize the "jongonauta" and approach gladly because guaranteed in terms of security.

10 – Near the immigrants: The Ivrea municipality was for years a service of orientation, information, reception and support to the 39 integration for European and non-European immigrants. In particular, the range of services designed and implemented for immigrant (EU and non-EU) citizens and their families aims to promote the enjoyment of civil rights, to remove the social and cultural barriers that prevent the full integration of these citizens in the municipal territory.

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