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Vercelli and its rice fields
Hidden wonders among the waters of the Vercelli area
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What it is and where it is
From Vercelli all around, today rice is a monoculture and characterizes the landscape. The rice fields are terraces at elevations sloping from north to south and are populated with interesting and rare animal species in the various seasons.
Why it is special
It is special because it is a land crossed by water. The Cavour Canal runs through the whole land and with a complex structure of minor canals carries water to the rice fields following the natural slope of the land. The "paddy field system" is very important for water supplies in the area and is a very unique and special aspect.
Not to be missed
Visits to farms and rice mills cannot be missed. Farms "hide" extraordinary historical and artistic places such as the abbey of Lucedio, or the castle of Quinto, but also very interesting sites of industrial archaeology, such as old rice mills driven by water wheels, and much more. The "Rice" experience in the Vercelli area is truly unique!
A bit of history
In the rice fields of the Vercelli area, Cistercian monks arrived in the 12th century to reclaim the land and develop it in an agricultural sense. Rice is documented a couple of centuries later, but it certainly arrived not as a food, but as a spice or medicine. The first Italian rice was grown in these Vercelli fields.
Trivia
The origin of paniscia novarese and panissa vercellese is probably the same. In today's rice fields, before the Middle Ages, other grains were grown including millet, called panicum. This is the origin of the name paniscia and panissa!
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