This bank's "cheese" isn't just a figure of speech

"Italy is a geographical expression" 4/14/17 Banking on Cheese: The Bank That Uses Parmesan as Collateral Whether they're students or businesses, lots of people have to take out loans from the bank. For cheese farmers, there's a bank in Italy that will literally accept cheese as collateral for loans. This is the story of three men and millions of dollars worth of that proverbial cheddar. A Peek Into Italy's Surreal 'Ideal City' In Terni, Italy, you'll find an architectural wonder that blends classical and medieval structures with surrealist and neo-mannerist elements. Known as La Scarzuola, the architect Tomaso Buzzi considered this unbalanced, whimsical set of buildings his autobiography in stone. Inside Italy's Handmade Amusement Park In a forest in Northern Italy, a man known simply as "Bruno" has spent nearly a lifetime building an amusement park by hand. Bruno, who has no formal engineering or construction training, designed rides inspired by the movement of nature. Today, patrons can enjoy more than 40 manually-powered rides, all for free. Copyright © 2017 Great Big Story, LLC, All rights reserved.You are receiving this message because you subscribed to the Great Big Story newsletter. Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list