When we think of Italy with its climate, we imagine it as a country where the sun shines all year round. Instead, it's not always like that. The resorts located in the north of Italy have a similar climate to the Polish one: even here in winter it is cold and often there is no sun.

An example of the country where the sun is scarce is Viganella, a small town located in Piedmont , above Domodossola. It is located in the middle of a dark and narrow valley, whose mountainous walls prohibit the sun from illuminating it for a period from early November to early February, which wants say about 80 long, cold and especially dark days (in Poland we know him very well...). Precisely because of the lack of sun, the sundial was not installed on the parish Church a few years ago.

Anyway, it was like this until 2007 when a large mirror was installed in the town 8 m wide by 5 m in height. Its role is to give a type of artificial insolation, obtained thanks to the reflection of the 'captured' sun rays upstream of the country at 1050 meters above sea level, where in winter on sunny days the sun is kept from 9 am to 3 pm. And in fact it is, the sun appears in Viganella even in the long dark months, and the inhabitants are happy about it. In addition to the main purpose, the mirror can also be used for scientific, experimental, educational and astronomy purposes.

Not to mention advertising for the country, because since the mirror was installed, Viganella has been visited by many journalists: Italians, Swiss, English, Japanese and perhaps even Poles. So if you happen here, pay a visit to Viganella and with your own eyes observe the miracle of resourcefulness and human ingenion. And remember when: from November to February between 9 am and 3 pm.