Pinocchio
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Many of us have grown up with the story of Pinocchio. Set in Tuscany, the tale recounts the mischievous adventures of an animated marionette puppet called Pinocchio and his father, the poor woodcarver Geppetto.
Before its publication as The Adventures of Pinocchio in 1883, Carlo Collodi’s magical story appeared in serial form in a weekly children’s supplement to the newspaper Il Fanfulla.
The author, Carlo Lorenzini, used the pen name Carlo Collodi in honour of his mother’s Tuscan village: Collodi.
Each May, Pinocchio’s fictional birthday is celebrated in the town of Collodi, in Pescia,Tuscany. The town has an interactive Pinocchio Park, which was built in 1956. The park is a great place to spend the day with family surrounded by greenery, art and architecture, and to introduce children to the Italian fairy tale.
