The tunnel you are walking through is carved into one of the oldest and largest houses in the village, the “Casa dei Cosneri,” home to the large and wealthy Cosner family of Mezzano.

The tunnel has a salesà stone floor, which you now know well, and leads you to a small portico with barrel-vaulted ceilings, decorated with a symbolic fresco. Take a look at the old door on your right, too; naturally, behind it is a cellar and storage room. Over the centuries, how many times must that door have been opened, how many times closed, and how many people must have passed through it!

This time, the symbol of the eye suggests that you look at—and you will only be able to do so by getting closer—two things.

The first is on your left, down the little staircase carefully. The information panel will explain everything.

The second is in the meadow in front of you, just outside the tunnel: “Manifestazione” (Manifestation), a woodpile to which everyone can give whatever meaning they wish. I will only tell you that the geometric structures symbolically represent the energy that creates and manifests itself.

If you now look down, at the base of the road there is another woodpile: “Cerco un centro di gravità permanente” (I’m Looking for a Permanent Centre of Gravity). I dare to call it a woodpile of balance: the large electric-blue arrow draws your attention to the vertical log at the bottom, which on its own supports the entire sculpture, the result of an incredible interplay of joints, interlocking pieces and levers.

But it is time to get back into position. If you have seen everything from above, continue following the arrow; if you went down, well… you’ll have to climb back up!

Follow the little lane right alongside the house. Right at the corner, you’ll find a vine older than you, older than me, and older than many others put together.