Pinocchio and Pisa?

Question

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I know the story about Pinocchio is Italian and takes place in Italy, but when I was in Italy in the summer of 2005, I noticed, that almost every souvenir in Pisa had to do with the leaning tower or Pinocchio. I also saw a few Pinocchio souvenirs in Florence, but I saw none in Milan, Naples, Rome or Venice. Since then, I've tried to find out if Pinocchio is specifically linked to Pisa, or if that just was a coincidence. I thought Pinocchio might have come from Pisa, but I haven't found any signs of that. Can you help me?

Answer 1

The world's most famous puppet was born in Collodi, Tuscany, Italy.

It was in this little terracotta village that the author of Pinocchio, Carlo Lorenzini, lived as a child and returned to again and again as an adult. Carlo began writing Pinocchio in the kitchen of Collodi's grand Villa Garzoni where his uncle was chef. He chose the pseudynom of Collodi when the story was first published in 1883.

The village of Collodi, which is 60 kms north-west of Florence, is in two halves. Spilling down a wooded hill - a waterfall of cottages - is Old Collodi, bordered either side by olive trees.

Collodi is near Pisa and Lucca.

Ciao from Italy!! :-)

Answer 2

As previously written, Pinocchio's author was from Tuscany, the italian region where Pisa, Florence, Siena, Lucca, etc are located.

But there no other direct link between Pise and Pinocchio.

Also, Pinocchio story haven't any particular location (no real locations were named; some referring to italian item, but the story, scenery also can be placed everywhere)

Answer 3

The town of Pescia in Pistoia territory so not far from Pisa is the town where Carlo Lorenzini , called Collodi , the author of the Pinocchio's story was born.

We can say that the zone of Pistoia or more generally Tuscany is the region where Pinocchio's story could be imagined, but Pinocchio is Italian so any Italian region is proud to have a Pinocchio link.

Answer 4

A bit different than previous post, I think is more correctly:

The author of "The Adventures of Pinocchio", Carlo Lorenzini was born in Florence but his uncle was custodian of the Villa Garzoni and Lorenzini frequently stayed here as a child. Fond memories led him to use Collodi as his pen name and in 1956 the town decided to repay the compliment by setting up the theme park.



More about Pinocchio:

http://www.tuscanweb.com/news/?ID=170