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A visit to the mill at the Aino preindustrial craft centre in Val Poschiavo

The Aino pre-industrial craft centre in San Carlo di Poschiavo, canton Graubünden, is one of the few complexes in Switzerland still existing today to house a functioning sawmill, forge and mill – all powered by water. (Raffaella Rossello, swissinfo.ch)

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Opening the door on 19th century rural life

This content was published on A few people huddle around the burning embers: an old woman sits on a wooden bench, a man and a couple of barefoot toddlers stand. The door is kept ajar to let out the choking fumes. This is the type of 19th century scene that unfolded at the start of each day in villages of…

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Italian Swiss… or Swiss Italians?

This content was published on Gili, director of the Historical Archive in Lugano, argues that the Ticenesi can be both Swiss and Italian at the same time. The dual nature of canton Ticino is a matter of history. Having belonged to the Duchy of Milan, it was ceded to the Swiss confederates at the beginning of the 16th century –…

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