Piemonte; the secret that needs to be told

In “Personal Legends of Piemonte” I invite you into the lives of 12 Piemontesi, along with a short story to introduce each interview.

What a cast of characters. Work, family, tradition, magic and ‘campanilismo’ shape these people’s lives. A region, a tribe so attached to their land they make it appear magical.

Their world may seem simple, some lives may even feel like a fairy tale - yet this is their reality.

Piemonte; the secret that needs to be told.

In “Personal Legends of Piemonte” I invite you into the lives of 12 Piemontesi, along with a short story to introduce each interview.

What a cast of characters. Work, family, tradition, magic and ‘campanilismo’ shape these people’s lives. A region, a tribe so attached to their land they make it appear magical.

Their world may seem simple, some lives may even feel like a fairy tale - yet this is their reality.

Italians are attached to their land, especially Anna

Anna’s from Piemonte, a northern Italian living in the the province of Asti, nestled up against the Italian, Swiss and French Alps.

I spent 7 years in Piemonte and Anna’s spent a lifetime learning everything there is to know about herbs and their healing powers. She continues her lessons and offers monthly hikes, now famous, in a town called Olmo Gentile. People come with their own knowledge, handed down by nonna but continue to learn and gather herbs as precious as jewels as we place them in our paper bags.

I interviewed her for my book, “Personal Legends of Piemonte”. Readers often say she is their favorite interview.

Italians are often attached to their land, especially the Piemontesi, in particular; Anna Fila Robbatino.