An elderly man walks his dog down a quiet lane in the historic village of Andreis. Pordenone province, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, north east Italy. On the left are houses with Dalitz balconies - they are characteristic of the village and unique within Friuli. They have north-facing stone walls with south-facing wooden structures, optimising heat retention. In the Friulian Dolomites Regional Park, a
