POFFABRO
Poffabro is an open-air museum in the heart of the Colvera Valley. Its “magical power� is in the spell-like effect of flush-cut stones and wooden balconies, straightforward and austere elements that also add a sense of intimacy and reflection to the enclosed courtyards, or the long rows of 16th and 17th-cen-
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tury houses. The beauty of the village lies in the humble stone pillars, staircases, balustrades and arches, which are in perfect harmony with the surrounding nature. The Covera Valley, where Poffabro stands, has had heavy foot traffic since the Roman times, as it was crossed at the foot of
Mount Raut by the road that opened the way to the north through the Alps from the military colony of Julia Concordia. The area contains traces of ancient settlements, but the first concrete evidence is found in the archives of the bishop of Concordia. In fact, already in the 11th century, the Parish of Pof-
