Osteria Ai Pioppi is a restaurant located in Nervesa della Battaglia, Italy. The restaurant's main attraction is a human-powered playground.[2][3]
| Osteria Ai Pioppi | |
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 Bruno, the founder and his family in 1969. | |
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  Location within Italy | |
| Restaurant information | |
| Established | June 15, 1969 |
| Rating | 4.4/5 on Google Maps[1] |
| Street address | Via VIII Armata, 76 |
| City | Nervesa della Battaglia |
| State | TV |
| Postal/ZIP Code | 31040 |
| Country | Italy |
| Coordinates | 45°50′36″N 12°10′50″E / 45.843218°N 12.180442°E |
| Website | http://aipioppi.com/ |
History
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In 1969, the restaurant began as a small outdoor sausage and wine stand built by Bruno Ferrin. When Bruno needed hooks to hang sausages, he turned to a blacksmith, but was told he could make the hooks himself. This led to Bruno taking an interest in welding, and he began to weld pieces of metal together for the children who visited his restaurant. This welding project grew until Bruno had welded an entire amusement park of rides that were all human powered.[4]
Attractions
editA list of attractions that can be found at the playground outside the restaurant includes:[5]
- Death Ride [6]
- Slide with Jumping
- 3-lane slide
- Vitruvian Man
- Roller Curve
- Ballerina
- Hill
- Bob
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References
edit- ^ "Google Maps". Google Maps. Retrieved 2017-08-18.
- ^ "Ai Pioppi Playground". Atlas Obscura. Retrieved 2017-08-18.
- ^ "Man Spends 40 Years Building Giant Kinetic Carnival Rides to Advertise Family Restaurant in Italy". Colossal. 2013-10-14. Retrieved 2017-08-18.
- ^ "La nostra storia". Osteria ai Pioppi (in Italian). 2015-01-05. Retrieved 2017-08-18.
- ^ "Parco giochi". Osteria ai Pioppi (in Italian). 2016-02-10. Retrieved 2017-08-18.
- ^ Tom Scott (2015-04-06), The Human-Powered, Giant Theme Park Playground: Ai Pioppi, retrieved 2017-08-18