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A walk with the locals resonates with you

Walking with us in San Lorenzo Dorsino isn’t a walking tour. After all, we Greeters aren’t guides. We’re pensioners, housewives, and teachers.

Walk with us and we’ll show you where we played hide and seek as children, the walls we climbed to go and pick blackberries, the alleys and benches where the local grandmothers met to crochet.
One of the villagers we meet may even offer us a cup of coffee, open the doors to their home museum, and show us their vegetable patch.

A group of six people, consisting of adults and children, is gathered in a stone-paved street, next to a clear wall on which hang three large relief works, probably made of wood, depicting historical or traditional scenes. The low sun creates long shadows on the pavement, illuminating the figures with a warm light. Two elderly women are in the foreground, one with white hair and a green suit who seems involved in a conversation, while the other, wearing a white T-shirt and glasses, is smiling. In the background, a man with glasses and two younger girls look at the wall and the artwork, while a child holds the hand of the woman in white. The atmosphere is relaxed, evoking a moment of socialisation and cultural discovery. | © Filippo Frizzera, 2024
Visits take place either in San Lorenzo in Banale and Dorsino, the village’s two hamlets.
An elderly woman with short white hair smiles as she poses on a cobbled street in the village of San Lorenzo Dorsino. She wears a green outfit consisting of trousers and a sleeveless blouse with a black and white geometric pattern. On her feet she wears comfortable sandals. Behind her are stone houses with wooden windows and flower pots on the balconies. On the left, a lush vine grows along a low wall. The warm sunlight illuminates the scene, giving it a cosy and serene atmosphere. | © Filippo Frizzera, 2024
Nella Rigotti was San Lorenzo Dorsino’s kindergarten teacher for 42 years. Her sister-in-law convinced her to become a Greeter.
Two middle-aged women are conversing in a mountain village. One is wearing a white T-shirt, black shorts and pink trainers, with a shoulder bag and a watch on her wrist. The other is wearing a floral cover-up in orange tones, grey leggings and neon yellow trainers. In the background we see a stone bell tower with a peaked roof, houses with sloping roofs and a view of the mountains. A row of coloured flags crosses the scene, adding a festive touch. The atmosphere is relaxed and convivial. | © Filippo Frizzera, 2024
Let’s swap stories. Just like friends do on a walk around the village.

No two walks are the same. We take turns to walk with you but it’s your questions, passions, and interests that shape our conversations.

Just like all other Greeters in the world, we’re volunteers. This is our way of taking care of the village, ensuring the title of “I Borghi più belli d’Italia” doesn’t just mean the prettiest building and streets, but also includes its people: the councillors, the locals, and the tourists.

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