Cherasco is home to the Istituto Internazionale di Elicicoltura, which provides technical advice for snail breeders (heliciculture is edible-snail breeding) and organises an annual snail festival (the Incontro Internazionale di Elicicoltura) in September.
Istituto Internazionale di Elicicoltura
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