A Monferrato valley in the morning fog
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Walking in the fog

Umberto Eco, born in Alessandria, described fog like few others. And I, who come from the Land of the Sun, have learned to love it.

«Camminare nella nebbia è più bello che camminare nella neve calpestandola con gli scarponi, perché la nebbia non ti conforta solo dal basso ma anche dall'alto, non la insudici, non la distruggi, ti scivola affettuosa d'intorno e si ricompone dopo il tuo passaggio…»

— Umberto Eco

Umberto Eco, born in Alessandria, described fog like few others could. And I, who come from the Land of the Sun, have learned to love it.

And honestly, how could you not love it?!

Fog wraps around you, softens every outline, leaves room for the imagination. It is silent, intangible, yet present. Walking in the fog changes how you perceive space and time: it is an invitation to slow down, to feel more than to see.

Where? At 7.30 in the morning, at Tenuta Santa Caterina in Grazzano Badoglio, in Monferrato.