From 29 October to 1 November in every village and in every city of art there will be guided tastings of extra virgin olive oil curated by expert tasters, musical moments among the olive trees and in the historic centers. There is also a shuttle service
Perugia, 27 October 2022 – The first, long, weekend is coming of the 25th edition from Open Oil Mills in Umbria. To kick off the event, from Saturday 29 October and until 1 November will be the municipalities of: Amelia with @ amerinolio 2022 (October 31 and November 1), Assisi who will star with Greasy – Unesco, nature, territory, oil; Janus of Umbriawith the “La Mangiaunta” (29, 30 and 31 October), Todi where it is scheduled “Colori et Olio”, Trevi who will propose “Festivol, Trevi between oil, art, music and taste “(29 and 30 October) e Trekking oil from the Olivata belt for November 1st; while a Tuoro sul Trasimeno there will be there “Oil Festival”.
Also in the villages of Arrone (Tr), Campello sul Clitunno, Castel Ritaldi, Spello, Spoleto and Trevion the day of Sunday 30 October walks will be proposed on the occasion of the “Walk among the Olives” organized by the National Association of the City of Oil.
In every village and in every city of art that is part of the Frantoi Aperti circuit in Umbria, they will be held guided tastings from extra virgin olive oil curated by expert tasters, musical moments among the olive trees and in the historical centers and a Shuttle Service connection between the historic center of the adhering municipality and the oil mills of the municipality itself.
These are the initiatives to report for the first weekend of Frantoi Aperti in Umbria:
Let’s start Friday 28 October with the give dinners “Umbrian #EVOOAmbassador – Witnesses of unique oils ”which for this first appointment will be proposed at the restaurant The Modern of Perugia where the menu will be dedicated to the new oil of Gaudenzi oil mill of Trevi; and at the restaurant The Oil Mill of Assisi where the chef Lorenzo Cantoni, will propose dishes in combination with the oil of Locci oil mill by Giano dell’Umbria.
Saturday 29 October the appointment will be with “Comic oil and DJ Set – LIVE drawing in the oil mills”Organized in collaboration with the Library of the Clouds, with a workshop to be held from 11.00 to 20.00, at the Ricci Frantoio di Montecchio (Tr), an in-depth study centered on the language of comics, with the exhibition of comic strips and cartoons, focusing on the “historical” relationship between oil and Umbria, which will be accompanied by DJ set and aperitif with tastings of freshly pressed oil.
Announcements of this edition will be the E-Bike appointments among the olive trees which, thanks to the partnership with YouMobility Bike, marketplace of sustainable mobility and in collaboration with Fiab Umbria (FIAB Perugia Pedala APS, FIAB Terni, FIAB Foligno – Environment and Bicycle, FIAB Marsciano – Friends of the Bicycle, FIAB Gubbio – Associazione Valle dell’Assino) will bring the two-wheel enthusiasts, along the paths that run through the hills of the five Dop Umbria areas, starting from Sunday 30 October in Treviwhere the pedaling among the olive trees will lead to the concert “Sounds from the Secular Olives” at the olive tree of Sant’Emiliano where to perform will be Steven Paris One Man Bandthe walk will end at the Antico Frantoio I Mandorli with a visit to the oil mill and tasting of new oil.
Monday 31 October the e-bike ride will be held at Amelia; while Tuesday 1st November it will be the turn of Todi where the e-bike ride will allow you to visit the Passo della Palomba oil mill and to the Furioso path through places that recall the tradition and culture of oil.
Another novelty of this edition will be i “Tales of Blackbeard” in the oil mill. The most famous almanac in Italy will meet the public with bread and oil around the fire, to talk about traditions linked to the seasons and the fruits of the earth and to tell about popular culture starting from a proverb about oil. These are the first scheduled appointments: Sunday 30 October at Frantoio Filippi in Giano dell’Umbria (Pg), while Monday 31 October the philosophy of the wise Blackbeard will move to Frantoio Marfuga in Campello sul Clitunno (Pg) and al Suatoni oil mill in Amelia (Tr).
Not to be missed, Sunday 30 October the appointment of the Brunch Tour – Brunch and music among the olive trees in special places in Umbria, a series of itinerant events that lead lovers of art, nature, food and wine, music and spirituality to discover special places in Umbria. The first date of the tour will be held in Todi at theSant’Antimo Abbey in Petroro, brunch will start at 12.30 and will also be reachable thanks to a walk on foot by the Ulivo e la Ginestra Association, departing at 9.30 am from the Peppucci di Todi winery (Info tel. 347 1153245).
The walk will lead to the discovery of the Todi countryside with the Martani mountains and the valley of the Todi hill to frame the journey, up to the Sant’Antimo a Petroro Abbey where lunch based on local products will be held in combination with oils of the land of Todi, which will be combined with the water of the Sources of Sassovivo in Foligno. Lunch will be accompanied by concert by the trio “I Leoni di Notte” and at the end there will be one guided tasting of extra virgin olive oil, the visit of the Abbey and the meeting with the artist Bernardo Tiraboscowhich on the occasion of the widespread exhibition of contemporary art # CHIAVEUMBRA2022_Contemporary art | Nature | Storia_ESTATICA will realize an unprecedented site-specific intervention that will be born directly on site and will be visible only on Sunday 30 October at the Church of Sant’Antimo.
The Brunch initiative is signed by VUS COM SRL, a company of the Valle Umbra Servizi group, strongly rooted in the territory and which proposes the sale of natural gas and the marketing of electricity.
Another appointment to report will be for Monday 31 October with the mini music review “Sounds of secular olive trees ” which will bring music among the olive trees of Janus of Umbria, in particular near theSecular Olive Tree of Macciano where to perform will be the “Tritone Duo”. It will also be possible to reach the concert venue thanks to the walk departing at 10.30 am from Monumental complex of San Francesco di Giano dell’Umbria.
Open mills 2022 is an event that is part of the project “Experiences along the Umbria Dop Oil Roads” – PSR for Umbria 2014-2020 – Measure 16.3.3., organized by the Strada dell’Olio Evo Dop Umbria Association, with the patronage of ENIT – National Tourism Agency, MIPAAF, Ministry of Tourism, Sviluppoumbria; in collaboration with the Umbria Region, the University of Perugia and with all the players in the Umbrian olive sector. Some of the musical moments are made with the support of the POR FESR Umbria 2014/2020 funds Az. 3.2.1. Public notice of support for live performances, “Musica tra gli Ulivi” project.
Frantoi Aperti in Umbria 2022 has the support of important companies in the area: You Mobility – Marketplace of Mobility, VUSCom, BCC of Spello and Velino, Tartufi Alfonso Fortunati, Fonti di Sassovivo, Buini Legnami, Coop Central Italy and Collestrada Shopping Center. Technical partners are: Umbria Webcam, Barbanera, PiazzaUmbra Shopping Center and Flex Village. Official Green Carrier: Trenitalia.
For more information on Open Frantoi:
info@stradaoliodopumbria.it – www.frantoiaperti.net
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