{"id":2977,"date":"2020-01-17T16:28:21","date_gmt":"2020-01-17T15:28:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.alvino1884.it\/mulino-alvino-matera-la-storia\/"},"modified":"2020-07-14T09:22:05","modified_gmt":"2020-07-14T07:22:05","slug":"the-history-of-the-alvino-mill-in-matera","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/alvinorelais.it\/en\/the-history-of-the-alvino-mill-in-matera\/","title":{"rendered":"Alvino Mill"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-background-position:left top;--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-padding-top:0px;--awb-padding-bottom:35px;--awb-border-sizes-top:0px;--awb-border-sizes-bottom:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last\" style=\"--awb-bg-position:right bottom;--awb-bg-size:cover;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><p style=\"letter-spacing: 4px; font-size: 13px; margin-bottom: 0px;\">THE ALVINO MILL 1884<\/p>\n<h1 style=\"margin-top: 0px;\">The History<\/h1>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-clearfix\" style=\"float:left;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;width:100%;max-width:50px;\"><div class=\"fusion-separator-border sep-single sep-solid\" style=\"--awb-height:20px;--awb-amount:20px;--awb-sep-color:#cbaa5c;border-color:#cbaa5c;border-top-width:1px;\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-2 awb-text-cols fusion-text-columns-2 fusion-no-small-visibility\" style=\"--awb-columns:2;--awb-column-spacing:2em;--awb-column-min-width:100px;\"><p>At dawn on the day of the grand opening in 1884 \u201cthe city was woken by the sound of a powerful siren that inspired wonder and promised hope of progress for the population\u201d.<br \/>\nThe siren was a novelty for a city with no industry and which \u201crose with the sun and returned with its setting\u201d.<br \/>\nSoon it marked the beginning and the end of the working day even for the peasants in the countryside.<\/p>\n<p>The building was designed by the architect Leonardo Ridola. It had twenty seven rooms on three levels comprising a mill, a pasta factory, and a mechanical bakery powered by a 20 horsepower steam engine. The aim was to improve industry and to expand trade.<br \/>\nIt was, in fact, the only steam powered mill in Matera, all the others were animal powered. The three presses were able to process 30-35 hundredweights of hot dough in eight hours. The kneading, gramolating, and cutting machines processed the dough which was dried by a forced air ventilation unit.<\/p>\n<p>The mill was able to use the excellent durum wheat from the hills of Matera in an industrial production process that produced pasta of excellent quality. It was a really modern company and employed fifty workers with an annual production of about 30,000 hundredweights of pasta which was sold throughout Puglia and Basilicata.<\/p>\n<p>Vincenzo Alvino&#8217;s character and drive were demonstrated by his next project which was to establish an efficient bank to pioneer an innovative system in the financial and economic world. He established the Matera Cooperative Bank.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-3 fusion-no-medium-visibility fusion-no-large-visibility\"><p>At dawn on the day of the grand opening in 1884 \u201cthe city was woken by the sound of a powerful siren that inspired wonder and promised hope of progress for the population\u201d.<br \/>\nThe siren was a novelty for a city with no industry and which \u201crose with the sun and returned with its setting\u201d.<br \/>\nSoon it marked the beginning and the end of the working day even for the peasants in the countryside.<\/p>\n<p>The building was designed by the architect Leonardo Ridola. It had twenty seven rooms on three levels comprising a mill, a pasta factory, and a mechanical bakery powered by a 20 horsepower steam engine. The aim was to improve industry and to expand trade.<br \/>\nIt was, in fact, the only steam powered mill in Matera, all the others were animal powered. The three presses were able to process 30-35 hundredweights of hot dough in eight hours. The kneading, gramolating, and cutting machines processed the dough which was dried by a forced air ventilation unit.<\/p>\n<p>The mill was able to use the excellent durum wheat from the hills of Matera in an industrial production process that produced pasta of excellent quality. It was a really modern company and employed fifty workers with an annual production of about 30,000 hundredweights of pasta which was sold throughout Puglia and Basilicata.<\/p>\n<p>Vincenzo Alvino&#8217;s character and drive were demonstrated by his next project which was to establish an efficient bank to pioneer an innovative system in the financial and economic world. He established the Matera Cooperative Bank.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-1 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last fusion-column-no-min-height\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-margin-bottom:0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:13px;margin-bottom:13px;width:100%;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-2 fusion_builder_column_1_3 1_3 fusion-one-third fusion-column-first\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-border-color:#000000;--awb-border-style:solid;width:30.6666%; margin-right: 4%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-image-element in-legacy-container\" style=\"--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-1 hover-type-none\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"718\" height=\"479\" alt=\"Alvino mill in Matera - Historical photo\" title=\"Alvino mill in Matera &#8211; Historical photo\" src=\"https:\/\/alvinorelais.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/mulino-alvino-1.jpg\" class=\"img-responsive wp-image-2982\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alvinorelais.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/mulino-alvino-1-200x133.jpg 200w, https:\/\/alvinorelais.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/mulino-alvino-1-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/alvinorelais.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/mulino-alvino-1-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/alvinorelais.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/mulino-alvino-1.jpg 718w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-3 fusion_builder_column_1_3 1_3 fusion-one-third\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;width:30.6666%; margin-right: 4%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-image-element in-legacy-container\" style=\"--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-2 hover-type-none\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"718\" height=\"479\" alt=\"Alvino mill in Matera - Historical photo\" title=\"Alvino mill in Matera &#8211; Historical photo\" src=\"https:\/\/alvinorelais.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/mulino-alvino-2.jpg\" class=\"img-responsive wp-image-2981\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alvinorelais.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/mulino-alvino-2-200x133.jpg 200w, https:\/\/alvinorelais.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/mulino-alvino-2-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/alvinorelais.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/mulino-alvino-2-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/alvinorelais.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/mulino-alvino-2.jpg 718w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-4 fusion_builder_column_1_3 1_3 fusion-one-third fusion-column-last\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;width:30.6666%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-image-element in-legacy-container\" style=\"--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-3 hover-type-none\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"718\" height=\"479\" alt=\"Alvino mill in Matera, production\" title=\"Alvino mill in Matera, production\" src=\"https:\/\/alvinorelais.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/mulino-alvino-3.jpg\" class=\"img-responsive wp-image-2983\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alvinorelais.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/mulino-alvino-3-200x133.jpg 200w, https:\/\/alvinorelais.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/mulino-alvino-3-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/alvinorelais.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/mulino-alvino-3-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/alvinorelais.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/mulino-alvino-3.jpg 718w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-2 nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-background-position:left top;--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-padding-top:50px;--awb-padding-bottom:35px;--awb-background-color:#f4f6f8;--awb-border-sizes-top:0px;--awb-border-sizes-bottom:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-5 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last\" style=\"--awb-bg-position:right bottom;--awb-bg-size:cover;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-4\"><p style=\"letter-spacing: 4px; font-size: 13px; margin-bottom: 0px;\">QUINTO E MANFREDI<\/p>\n<h2>The \u201cPasta Lucana\u201d Venture<\/h2>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-clearfix\" style=\"float:left;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;width:100%;max-width:50px;\"><div class=\"fusion-separator-border sep-single sep-solid\" style=\"--awb-height:20px;--awb-amount:20px;--awb-sep-color:#cbaa5c;border-color:#cbaa5c;border-top-width:1px;\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-5 awb-text-cols fusion-text-columns-2 fusion-no-small-visibility\" style=\"--awb-columns:2;--awb-column-spacing:2em;--awb-column-min-width:100px;\"><p>The Alvino Mill later became &#8220;Quinto e Manfredi&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>September 1946 saw the start of the &#8220;Pasta Lucana&#8221; venture, the prize-winning mill and pasta factory run by the Quinto and Manfredi brothers.<br \/>\nIt was a company which matched the best of Italian industry.<br \/>\nThanks to a policy of continuous improvement, the pasta produced became synonymous with high quality.<br \/>\nIt was sold in the provinces of Taranto, Bari, Lecce and Naples, and was exported to the United States.<\/p>\n<p>The new management used skilled labour and innovative advertising methods for the time such as film advertising, posters, leaflets, and advertisements in local and national newspapers. A football club called &#8220;Real Lucana&#8221; was also created.<\/p>\n<p>The relationship with the employees is supportive: in situations of need they can even obtain loans for the purchase of a house or a wedding. A strong point of the company&#8217;s management is a woman, Maria Giuseppa Lazzazzera, affectionately called &#8220;Aunt Seppa&#8221;, widow of Vincenzo Quinto. With the firmness and wisdom typical of great women, she knew how to keep the work of the partners and their children behind the scenes.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-6 fusion-no-medium-visibility fusion-no-large-visibility\"><p>The Alvino Mill later became &#8220;Quinto e Manfredi&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>September 1946 saw the start of the &#8220;Pasta Lucana&#8221; venture, the prize-winning mill and pasta factory run by the Quinto and Manfredi brothers.<br \/>\nIt was a company which matched the best of Italian industry.<br \/>\nThanks to a policy of continuous improvement, the pasta produced became synonymous with high quality.<br \/>\nIt was sold in the provinces of Taranto, Bari, Lecce and Naples, and was exported to the United States.<\/p>\n<p>The new management used skilled labour and innovative advertising methods for the time such as film advertising, posters, leaflets, and advertisements in local and national newspapers. A football club called &#8220;Real Lucana&#8221; was also created.<\/p>\n<p>The relationship with the employees is supportive: in situations of need they can even obtain loans for the purchase of a house or a wedding. A strong point of the company&#8217;s management is a woman, Maria Giuseppa Lazzazzera, affectionately called &#8220;Aunt Seppa&#8221;, widow of Vincenzo Quinto. With the firmness and wisdom typical of great women, she knew how to keep the work of the partners and their children behind the scenes.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-6 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last fusion-column-no-min-height\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-margin-bottom:0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:13px;margin-bottom:13px;width:100%;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-7 fusion_builder_column_1_3 1_3 fusion-one-third fusion-column-first\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;width:30.6666%; margin-right: 4%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-image-element in-legacy-container\" style=\"--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-4 hover-type-none\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"718\" height=\"479\" alt=\"Advertising of Pasta Lucana - Alvino Mill Matera\" title=\"Advertising of Pasta Lucana &#8211; Alvino Mill Matera\" src=\"https:\/\/alvinorelais.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/mulino-alvino-pubblicita-1.jpg\" class=\"img-responsive wp-image-2986\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alvinorelais.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/mulino-alvino-pubblicita-1-200x133.jpg 200w, https:\/\/alvinorelais.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/mulino-alvino-pubblicita-1-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/alvinorelais.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/mulino-alvino-pubblicita-1-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/alvinorelais.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/mulino-alvino-pubblicita-1.jpg 718w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-8 fusion_builder_column_1_3 1_3 fusion-one-third\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;width:30.6666%; margin-right: 4%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-image-element in-legacy-container\" style=\"--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-5 hover-type-none\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"718\" height=\"479\" alt=\"Advertising of Pasta Lucana - Alvino Mill Matera\" title=\"Advertising of Pasta Lucana &#8211; Alvino Mill Matera\" src=\"https:\/\/alvinorelais.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/mulino-alvino-pubblicita-2.jpg\" class=\"img-responsive wp-image-2985\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alvinorelais.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/mulino-alvino-pubblicita-2-200x133.jpg 200w, https:\/\/alvinorelais.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/mulino-alvino-pubblicita-2-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/alvinorelais.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/mulino-alvino-pubblicita-2-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/alvinorelais.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/mulino-alvino-pubblicita-2.jpg 718w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-9 fusion_builder_column_1_3 1_3 fusion-one-third fusion-column-last\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;width:30.6666%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-image-element in-legacy-container\" style=\"--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-6 hover-type-none\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"718\" height=\"479\" alt=\"Alvino mill in Matera\" title=\"Alvino mill in Matera\" src=\"https:\/\/alvinorelais.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/mulino-alvino-pubblicita-3.jpg\" class=\"img-responsive wp-image-2984\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alvinorelais.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/mulino-alvino-pubblicita-3-200x133.jpg 200w, https:\/\/alvinorelais.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/mulino-alvino-pubblicita-3-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/alvinorelais.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/mulino-alvino-pubblicita-3-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/alvinorelais.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/mulino-alvino-pubblicita-3.jpg 718w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-3 nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling fusion-no-small-visibility fusion-no-medium-visibility\" style=\"--awb-background-position:center top;--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-padding-top:50px;--awb-padding-bottom:50px;--awb-background-color:#ffffff;--awb-border-sizes-top:0px;--awb-border-sizes-bottom:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-10 fusion_builder_column_3_5 3_5 fusion-three-fifth fusion-column-first\" style=\"--awb-padding-top:10px;--awb-padding-right:10px;--awb-padding-bottom:10px;--awb-padding-left:10px;--awb-bg-color:#ffffff;--awb-bg-color-hover:#ffffff;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-border-color:#ebeef1;--awb-border-top:1px;--awb-border-right:1px;--awb-border-bottom:1px;--awb-border-left:1px;--awb-border-style:solid;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-image-element fusion-image-align-center in-legacy-container\" style=\"text-align:center;--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><div class=\"imageframe-align-center\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-7 hover-type-none\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1241\" height=\"744\" alt=\"Alvino mill in Matera before the renovation\" title=\"Alvino mill in Matera before the renovation\" src=\"https:\/\/alvinorelais.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/alvino1884-mulino-recupero.jpg\" class=\"img-responsive wp-image-2978\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alvinorelais.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/alvino1884-mulino-recupero-200x120.jpg 200w, https:\/\/alvinorelais.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/alvino1884-mulino-recupero-400x240.jpg 400w, https:\/\/alvinorelais.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/alvino1884-mulino-recupero-600x360.jpg 600w, https:\/\/alvinorelais.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/alvino1884-mulino-recupero-800x480.jpg 800w, https:\/\/alvinorelais.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/alvino1884-mulino-recupero-1200x719.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/alvinorelais.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/alvino1884-mulino-recupero.jpg 1241w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-11 fusion_builder_column_2_5 2_5 fusion-two-fifth fusion-column-last\" style=\"--awb-padding-left:50px;--awb-bg-position:right bottom;--awb-bg-size:cover;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-7\"><p style=\"letter-spacing: 4px; font-size: 13px; margin-bottom: 0px;\">THE ALVINO MILL<\/p>\n<h2>The Restoration<\/h2>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-clearfix\" style=\"float:left;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;width:100%;max-width:50px;\"><div class=\"fusion-separator-border sep-single sep-solid\" style=\"--awb-height:20px;--awb-amount:20px;--awb-sep-color:#cbaa5c;border-color:#cbaa5c;border-top-width:1px;\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-8\"><p>After thirty years of neglect, the Alvino mill has been renovated by the entrepreneur Nicola Benedetto and interior design architect Ettore Mocchetti, whose careful restoration has enhanced its beauty and features.<br \/>\nIt is an example of urban regeneration, a distinctive building that stands out: with an architecture that preserves its historical appeal, large spaces have been created to host public events, exhibitions, theme nights, and weddings.<br \/>\nIt is a setting with an antique but perfectly contemporary charm which welcomes guests with an understated but stylish ambience.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:20px;width:100%;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-4 nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling fusion-no-large-visibility\" style=\"--awb-background-position:center top;--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-padding-top:50px;--awb-padding-bottom:50px;--awb-background-color:#ffffff;--awb-border-sizes-top:0px;--awb-border-sizes-bottom:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-12 fusion_builder_column_2_5 2_5 fusion-two-fifth fusion-column-first\" style=\"--awb-bg-position:right bottom;--awb-bg-size:cover;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-9\"><p style=\"letter-spacing: 4px; font-size: 13px; margin-bottom: 0px;\">THE ALVINO MILL<\/p>\n<h2>The Restoration<\/h2>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-clearfix\" style=\"float:left;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;width:100%;max-width:50px;\"><div class=\"fusion-separator-border sep-single sep-solid\" style=\"--awb-height:20px;--awb-amount:20px;--awb-sep-color:#cbaa5c;border-color:#cbaa5c;border-top-width:1px;\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-10\"><p>After thirty years of neglect, the Alvino mill has been renovated by the entrepreneur Nicola Benedetto and interior design architect Ettore Mocchetti, whose careful restoration has enhanced its beauty and features.<br \/>\nIt is an example of urban regeneration, a distinctive building that stands out: with an architecture that preserves its historical appeal, large spaces have been created to host public events, exhibitions, theme nights, and weddings.<br \/>\nIt is a setting with an antique but perfectly contemporary charm which welcomes guests with an understated but stylish ambience.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:20px;width:100%;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-13 fusion_builder_column_3_5 3_5 fusion-three-fifth fusion-column-last\" 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