Cascina Morese detta Taverna Penta

The Cascina Morese, also known as Taverna Penta, is a lonely rectangular building with courtyard, standing in the Italian countryside. Its vertical structures are rendered masonry; the flat ceilings are carried on wooden beams, and the roof is clad with the familiar local tiles of coppi and tegole. This is a bridge, of a sort, not an arch across water, but a crossing point for travellers. In its former life as a tavern, it would have offered rest and refreshment to those on the road, a pause in the journey. The name ‘Penta’ suggests a toll or payment, hinting at the practical transactions that once took place within these walls. Now it sits quietly, a plain, honest structure whose purpose is written in its bones: shelter, exchange, and the simple architecture of a pause.

Description via source. Coordinates and heritage data from the Atika atlas.