ITALY TUSCANY COLLODI The statue of Pinocchio and the Fairy by Emilio Greco The Parco di Pinocchio is a theme park celebrating the life and the adventures of Pinocchio through a combination of artistic creations and natural beauty The Park was created between 1957 and 1987 and it is situated at the foot of the hill village where the author of Pinocchio Carlo Collodi spent his childhood The park was inaugurated in 1956 with two artistic projects Pinocchio and the Fairy by Emilio Greco and The Square of the Mosaics by Venturino Venturi In 1972 the Paese dei Balocchi Land of Toys was added an itinerary designed by Pietro Porcinai and embellished with twenty one bronze sculptures by Pietro Consagra and constructions by the architect Marco Zanuso