in the square there is a beautiful panel which tells the story of Pavese in summary and with fragments taken from his works: it is worth a short stop and then perhaps going deeper by visiting the various places located in the surrounding area

"He didn't envy cars, he knew that in a car you travel through but you don't know a land.
On foot, ..you really go into the countryside, take paths and skirt the vineyards, see everything.
It's the same difference as looking at water and jumping into it.

Cesare Pavese - The beautiful summer

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Fabrizio Garofolo

March 9, 2026

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Santo Stefano Belbo was immortalized by the writing of Cesare Pavese, an intellectual who, through his works, particularly The Moon and the Bonfires, narrated the history and traditions of a town, immortalizing its people and making its places legendary. A poet, translator, editor, and writer, he is considered one of the greatest and most important Italian intellectuals of the 20th century.

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