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GARDENS, WASH HOUSES AND SUMPTUOUS RESIDENCES The commune of Luri is made up of sixteen hamlets scattered in a ten kilometre long valley. U Liccetu and u Fenu are the highest. Their inhabitants were called i muntagnoli (the mountain people). The habitat is grouped there. The houses, often semi-detached, are organised along the narrow streets and paved paths. A diversified village economy The hamlets enjoy a certain autonomy which is reflected in the presence of fountains, washhouses, gardens, orchards and chapels. Around them, a few agricultural buildings still bear witness to the past village economy. A few pigsties were used to raise one or two pigs for butchering. Further on, exposed to the prevailing winds, the aghje (wheat threshing floors), with their pavement still intact, recall the time of the tribbiere (wheat threshing). While the cultivation terraces, basins and watering gutters bring back memories of the vegetable gardens. Contrary to a large part of the island, the Corsican cape has developed a predominantly agricultural economy. At the beginning of the 19th century Luri produced wheat, olive oil, wine, honey and wax. In 1871 the commune had eighteen water mills. Four of them were able to run in the summer. The Luresi were nicknamed "i mulinaghji". As for livestock, five herds of goats and one of sheep, always well looked after, provided milk and wool. The livestock also included cattle. Butter and cheese were made in the Luri valley. Finally, the Luresi were engaged in sea fishing and coastal shipping from the Santa Severa marina. The American Houses In this rural and industrious Corsica of the 19th century, the Corsicans emigrated in numbers to Haiti, Santo Domingo, Puerto Rico or Paraguay. Some settled there permanently. Others returned and built sumptuous residences, symbols of their social success. Called "Palazzi americani", these houses have left a deep mark on the architecture of the Corsican villages. Some of the features (four-sloped roofs, cornices, balconies with wrought iron railings, exterior pediment, etc.) are characteristic of these unusual homes. Liccetu has two American houses. The Vecchini family and the Paravisini family.

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