AdvertisementA magical model village of Italian landmarks faces a fight to survive after it was discovered crumbling and overgrown in a Welsh woodland. The stunning collection of over 30 iconic buildings and structures features a 6ft Rialto Bridge from Venice, a pint-size Duomo from Florence and a miniature Leaning Tower of Pisa. But the collection which has been hidden in countryside faces ruin after becoming reclaimed by nature and falling into disrepair. Farmer Mr Bourne would also recycle dumped items - and used an old wash boiler to mould the dome of his Tempietto. Before his death in 2009 Mr Bourne said: 'Italy is a beautiful but impossible mistress - and Wales is the wife I love to leave.'
Source: Daily Mail June 02, 2021 15:08 UTC