Valentina Giordano Elena Monfalcone
Changes of Novara in the last 30 years
Interviewed in 2011, Elena Monfalcone was born in 1976. She is an entrepreneur. in the texile industry and in the preservation of cultural heritage. She points out the main beauties of Novara and in particular of Sant'Antonio neighbourhood, whose history and changes she describes in details.
She highligths the connection between the city and the rural landscape; a connection that appears also from the main food of the city: rice, gorgonzola cheese, polenta, salam d'la duja salami.
Video table of contents
- Identity of Novara
- Centre of Novara, Cupola and Baptistery of St. Gaudenzio church
- Plain, rice and mosquitoes
- Sant’Antonio neighbourhood
- Gorgonzola cheese
- Frogs
- "Sant’Antonio" neighbourhood and its changes
- Immigration Issues
- Fashion Industry in Novara and its crisis
- Commuting to Milan
- Feast of St. Anthony and St. Gaudenzio
- Vibrancy of the cultural life in Novara
- Banking Institutions in Novara
- Walking in the city centre: past and present
Interview information
Country: IT
Region: Piemonte
City: Novara
District: NO
Altitude: 162m s.l.m.
Elena Monfalcone
Date of birth: 07-06-1976
City: Novara
School: University
Profession: Entrepreneur
Languages: Italiano
Document by: Luca Percivalle
Video by: Luca Percivalle
Created: 20-12-2010
