Melinda cable car opening

Italian prime minister opens world’s first cable-car system for fruit transport

2025-11-19T12:07:00+00:00By

Giorgia Meloni praises Melinda’s cable-car system, which links the cooperative’s Predaia packhouse to its innovative mountain storage

  • Italian prime minister opens world’s first cable-car system for fruit transport

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