The Museum of Arts and Industry, of the Forum Omegna, is set in four rooms, on two floors.  Admission is free.  If you find yourself in Omegna, pay the place a visit.  It will not take up too much of your time, and I found it to be a pleasant way to spend part of…

After a light lunch, back in the apartment, the rain seemed to stop, and so, we took advantage of the situation, and headed back outside. The Forum of Omegna, or the Museum of Arts and Industry of Omegna, is located in the Parco della Fantasia “Gianni Rodari,” a park area filled with sculptures from Rodari’s…

Our fourth day in Omegna began like the ones before it: Wet and cloudy.  Seeing some breaks in the clouds, we chose to head out, this time starting our day with a walk along the river. The river walk ends in a sort of parking lot.  Once you come out of there, you find yourself…

The city’s hospital, the Ospedale “Madonna del Popolo,” can be found at Lungolago Buozzi, #25. The rain, which had been threatening to fall all day, finally arrived, and so, we turned around, and headed back towards the apartment. After a rest at the apartment, we headed out for the evening.  For dinner, we chose Al…

The Casa Rodari is at Via Giuseppe Mazzini, #56.  It is the house where the celebrated writer, Gianni Rodari, was born in 1920.  Famous for his children’s fantasy books, Rodari was the first Italian to win the Hans Christian Andersen Prize, in 1970. Even though it was looking more and more like rain, we decided…