In 1969, a man named Bruno in Battaglia, Italy, began selling food and wine under a tree. The next day, he sold even more. That small experiment gave birth to his family restaurant, Ai Pioppi, which became one of the passions of his life and his entire family.
Photo 1. Customers at the restaurant sliding down a slide
Photo 2. A mini carousel built from metal and ropes
Photo 3. One of Bruno's first creations for his forest restaurant. A month after making his first sale in the shade of a large tree, Bruno met a blacksmith who taught him how to weld. At that moment, the Italian didn't realize that this experience would completely change the course of his life.
Photo 4. A very large slide, built over several decades by the owner of the family restaurant, Ai Pioppi
Traveling fairs and amusement park festivals began to advertise Bruno's restaurant, and he came up with the idea to build his own carnival and amusement park to attract even more people to Ai Pioppi.
The documentary made about the family business, the Ai Pioppi restaurant
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Photo 5. The network of miniature trains stretches for several hundred meters.
Photo 6. A wheel specific to a real amusement park
Photo 7. Several slides that guests can enjoy at Ai Pioppi
Photo 8. Bruno, the elderly Italian who after 40 years of work in the forest fulfilled his dream.
Once he realized this was the way to attract customers, Bruno began building his own amusement park, using the trade he learned from the blacksmith.
Although at first, his friends and family thought he was crazy for his project, now, 40 years after the start of the first carousel wheel, they are extremely happy and still apologize for not believing in Bruno's vision.
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