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Dear bloggers,

today I would like to introduce you Pesariis, a small town in the north-east of Italy, near Udine. It is part of the municipality of Prato Carnico, located in Friuli Venezia Giulia. The population number 178 inhabitants, grouped in 99 families.

The local economy is focused on the production of watches; the country, despite its small size, is one of the most important Italian centers for the production of watches, and home to an important Clock Museum.

The name of the village derives from the presence of the customs that controlled the commercial traffic between two places.

A key figure in the development of watchmaking industry, according to popular tradition, is Mr. Solari, around 1700.

The main hypothesis identifies him with a Genoese pirate in exile, which established in the northern territories of the Venetian Republic to escape his enemies and creditors, and started the construction of watches using his knowledge of mechanics and astronomy.
Other hypotheses see on Mr. Solari a Venetian spy or a tax collector of the Venetian Republic.

A more solid theory about this industry is linked to the migratory movements that characterized the area in which traders met the countries of Bavaria where the fields of mechanics and watchmaking were already highly developed and once they returned at home, they brought with them all the secrets of this Industry.

Since 2000, the administration initiated a project called "The country of the clocks", which envisaged the construction of 24 monumental clocks in the center of the town representing the local industry evolution: the path includes 10 monumental watches and 2 monumental sundials watches.

There are a lot of clocks. There is the planetary clock.

The water turbine clock.

There is an ancient clock painted on a house.

The perpetual giant calendar clock, inspired by the ancient tower clocks, reinterpreted with modern graphics.

A clock-inspired fountain with water.

A large clock on the vertical vane type as those used in airports and stations.

The sundial clock.

And other clocks made with solar panels.

Another one, the musical clock, with music box, equipped with a mechanism that can play different tunes.

The clock with bells.

Talking of “time”, in this small town the hours seem to run really slow, in perfect harmony with the slow pace that the authentic villages of Italy “Borghi autentici d’Italia” (which also Pesariis is part) do own.

If you want to reach Pesariis, it takes one hour from Udine by car, but it’s worth it because you can enjoy the view of the Alps in northern Italy and the cool weather especially during Summer time.

Thank you for reading!

Guenda