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Francesco | Cyclo Ergo Sum

September 8, 2025

A short walk from the center of Bardineto, an inland village in the Bormida Valley known for its excellent potatoes and porcini mushrooms, stands a cluster of four or five mushroom-shaped wooden houses, reminiscent of those in the famous cartoon by French cartoonist Peyo. In reality, they are the remains of a unique project dating back to the 1960s by Mario de Bernardi, a passionate enthusiast of construction and mushrooms, a local specialty. The small houses, built among centuries-old chestnut, beech, and birch trees, were not designed to be dedicated to the mythical blue inhabitants, but rather to mushrooms, whose appearance they resemble. The village houses were originally private homes and were rented out for a time as vacation rentals, so they are equipped with furniture and accessories such as a barbecue, oven, and firewood storage room.

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iCycle

October 22, 2018

The charm of the past years comes to light here.

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December 11, 2018

The detour is worthwhile, above all, because of the absurdity of this place: Who builds such things in the middle of the forest (though - where to place the otherwise mushroom house?) ???

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Location: Bardineto, Savona, Liguria, Italy

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