ITALY - ROLETTO (TO)
It's a “balma”
(shelter under a rock)
It's made of stones.
It's from Balma Boves, an area at 652 m above the sea level, not far from Roletto.
It's dates back to prehistoric times.
People lived there till 1950.
It was an agricultural microcosm (shelter for animals, oven to bake the bread, old wash)
The village houses were built under a big rock roof that provided shelter.
Houses had one or two rooms and were heated by burning wood.
It's made of stones.
It's from Balma Boves, an area at 652 m above the sea level, not far from Roletto.
It's dates back to prehistoric times.
People lived there till 1950.
It was an agricultural microcosm (shelter for animals, oven to bake the bread, old wash)
The village houses were built under a big rock roof that provided shelter.
Houses had one or two rooms and were heated by burning wood.