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Como’s Nostalgia For…..Wash Houses
The wash house (Lavatoio in Italian) is a common architectural feature across Italy and no less so in the mountain communities around Lake Como. Technological and social changes have rendered them almost entirely redundant yet many still remain and a significant number have even been renovated and restored. Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, Culture, Folklore, History, Lake, Places of interest, Uncategorized
Tagged cleaning, Como, Food, Lake Como, laundry, lavandaia, lavatoio, nature, nostalgia, travel, wash house
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