Vernante, The Murals

As we walked the town, it became apparent that this was a town of murals...more than 150 of them...all depicting scenes from Italy's favorite children's book, Pinocchio. The original illustrator of the book, Attilio Mussino, lived the last years of his life in Vernante, and two locals, Bruno Carlet and Meo Cavallera, have adorned the town with murals depicting scenes from the books. We're not huge Pinocchio fans, but illustrators rarely get such attention, and it was fun to track them down and get a few pix. There is also a Pinocchio museum and several sculptures around town.

Outside the TI, which was closed, as was everything else, for May Day

"Funtana"

On the elementary school building