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TOURGUIDE
TOUR GUIDE
Have a nice tour!
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TOURGUIDE
Biella is an old town founded in the Middle Ages. It became quite famous in the
eighteenth century thanks to its textile industries.
The largest park in Biella is "Giardini Zumaglini", which takes its name from a local
botanist called Maurizio Zumaglini. In the park you can find a fountain representing a
bear, the symbol of Biella, a playground and one of the best cafés and ice-cream
shops in Biella called “Lo chalet”.
Via Italia is one of the most popular streets in Biella. It’s a pedestrian area so you can
walk safely. Halfway you can find the biggest church, Il Duomo (the cathedral) and
next to it the Baptistery. Those two buildings are the most important monuments of
our town. The Baptistery was built on Roman remains and is the symbol of the
conversion of the town to Christianity. The structure is characterized by four
semicircular apses on four sides of a central square. The church of Santa Maria in
Piano, which is usually called Il Duomo, was built later in 1402, in place of an older
church. It was renamed after Santo Stefano when it was selected in 1772 as The
Cathedral. The interior is divided into three aisles, in which you can see some
frescoes from the older building.
The “Funicolare”(cableway) was built in 1885 and it is a famous means of transport
that allows people to reach “Piazzo” without too much effort.
“Piazzo” is the medieval village which was constructed in 1160, and it is considered
as the historical part of the town. There are many interesting places to visit there.
The first you reach by exiting the Funicolare is Piazza Cisterna. Famous for its
arcades, it used to be the town centre, the place where the market was held and
where the seat of municipality was placed. Other than that you can find the famous
academy of music” Perosi”.
Menabrea is an old local brewery set up in 1846. It exports its products all over the
world, and has made Biella popular in beer industry.
The” Teatro Sociale Villani” is the biggest theatre in Biella. It was built in 1875 and
nowadays it hosts local and national companies performing any kind of plays, from
musicals to classical comedies and tragedies.
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QUIZPOINT
QUIZ POINT
If you need help you can ask people around the town!
Good luck!
Liceo Scientifico “A. Avogadro” Biella
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QUIZPOINT–OLDPLACES
Write the names of these places
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QUIZPOINT– MISSINGELEMENTS
Draw the missing elements in these pictures
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QUIZPOINT– ITALIANCITIES
Locate these italian cities
- ROMA
- TORINO
- MILANO
- BIELLA
- VENEZIA
- NAPOLI
- FIRENZE
- RIMINI
- CAGLIARI
- PALERMO
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QUIZPOINT– CROSSWORDS
ACROSS DOWN
1) Where is Oropa?
7) Amedeo Avogadro
8) What you shouldn’t make in a
test
9) Chlorine
10) It is a motorbike model by
honda
11) Typical italian food
14) Art Istitution
15) You have to find it
16) Brave New World mixed
18) Not imaginary
21) Internet Protocol address
23) Neve
26) “Azienda Sanitaria Locale (Local
Health Unit)
28) God (in Italian)
29) It’s there!
37) One, single (prefix)
39) Business
40) Italian article
41) Preposition of the hypothetical
clauses
43) Czech Republic
46) Go in Latin (verb)
47) You have to find it
50) Sweden, Catalonia, Germany,
Ireland and?
51) Mix AT
54) Airl(ines)
55) All day all night (song)
56) Opposite to West
1) Biella typical beer
2) Biella’s shopping centre
3) Urea Reduction Ratio
4) You don’t do that
5) A means of transport
6) A comparison term
7) Stop
9) Centro Studi Amministrativi
( Administration study center)
11) PIL mixed
12) Avogadro Liceum
13) Aldous Huxley
15) Business administration in German
16) Prom
17) Biella district
19) Oh yes! (or Chiara’s nickname)
20) The longest Italian river
22) The historical centre of Biella
24) A typical Italian chocolate
25) When you are on Facebook you are
surfing the …
27) Multiple sclerosis (ms) in Italian
28) Catholic priest
30) High school
38) What would the world be without … ?
(“Che mondo sarebbe senza …?”)
42) Party
44) Rebellion (ex: 1820/21 + 48 in Europe)
45) There
47) Central Intelligence Service
48) Sea
49) The Big Apple
52) Arte
53) At the end of the alphabet
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QUIZPOINT– TRUEORFALSE
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“Polenta e Osei” is a typical Piedmont dish
V
F
In “Bagna Cauda” there are anchovies
V
F
Biella is famous for its wool production
V
F
The Baptistery is bigger than the Cathedral
V
F
The most famous street is via Piemonte
V
F
The biggest green public park is “Giardini Zumaglini”
V
F
Cafés in via Italia are less than 4
V
F
Half dead rabbit weighs more than half living rabbit
V
F
The animal symbol of Biella is the bear
V
F
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QUIZ POINT - SUDOKU
Solve this Sudoku with the letters of the words “BIELLA CITY” and
number 1
Liceo Scientifico “A. Avogadro” Biella
