Week 29: CIGLIANO

CIGLIANO, the self-proclaimed CENTRO del mondo (center of the world). Cigliano is a town of about 4,600 lying in the province of Vercelli in the region of Piemonte. And the next time you eat risotto made of arborio rice, you have the great farmers of Cigliano to thank.

The red rooftops:

La piazza centrale:

The grand arcade. If you were in Bologna or Torino, this arcade would extend for blocks and blocks, but this is the entire grand arcade of Cigliano.

A little street corner:

La CHIESA:

I was told not to include this picture because it makes Cigliano seem too run down and desolate, but I said that I thought it was evocative. (Anyway, know that this was added under protest.)