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The Weirs of the Agliena
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The Weirs of the Agliena
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Francesca
May 24, 2020
Hiking
The path along the river allows you to rediscover NATURE and HISTORY: along the path that runs alongside meadows, woods, olive groves and vineyards animated by various animals, there are as many as 27 bridles ("cliffs and expansion tanks aimed at regulating the floods during rains torrential and create downstream water reserves to be used in dry periods ", as described in the information signs), water engineering works attributed to Leonardo da Vinci.
"The water you touch from rivers is the last of what went and the first of what comes. So is life." Leonardo da Vinci
"The water you touch from rivers is the last of what went and the first of what comes. So is life." Leonardo da Vinci
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•Andreas Binder
August 22, 2021
Hiking
Old barrages of the stream for the management of the valley floor.
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Elevation 180 m
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