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What to do in December in Umbria and Tuscany

Living Nativity Scene, Civita di Bagnoregio 26th December, 1st of January, from 6th January to 8th January Come to discover the nativity scene in the ancient village of Civita di Bagnoregio, one of the most beautiful villages in Italy and a candidate to become a UNESCO heritage site. The nativity scene offers different scenes which, […]

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What to do in Umbria and Tuscany in October

OPENING OF THE NEW FRANTOIO DEL TRASIMENO, 1st October, Paciano With the reopening of Paciano’s state-of-the-art oil mill – and with the ultimate in technology – they are giving this long tradition a new and modern home. This moment will be celebrated with a party where all the citizens are invited. SNACK AND WORKSHOP WITH ALPACAS, […]

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What to do in September in Umbria 

Festa della cipolla di Cannara, from the 30th August to 4th September, from 6th to 11th September As every year, the historic center of the village is destined to become a real open-air restaurant with six food stands scattered in the squares and then musical, theatrical and dance performances, art exhibitions and markets every day […]

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What to do in August in Umbria and Tuscany

AGOSTO MONTEFALCHESE – MONTEFALCO, 4th August – 20th August From August 4 to 20, August Montefalchese returns, the event that will animate the summer nights of the railing of Umbria for a month. The 2022 edition is confirmed as full of events related to local history and traditions with music, performances and historical re-enactments in […]

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What to do in Umbria and Tuscany in July

UMBRIA Umbria Jazz Perugia, 8th-17th July The Umbria Jazz Festival is one of the most important jazz festivals in the world and has been held annually since 1973, usually in July, in Perugia, and surrounding cities of the region of Umbria Italy. The main Festival venues are the Santa Giuliana Arena, where the biggest names […]

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What to do in Umbria and Tuscany in June

UMBRIA Orvieto in Fiore 2022: From 3th to 5th June There are many appointments this year: workshops, markets of local products, music, tournaments, ending on Sunday 5 June with the celebration of Pentecost: fifty days after Easter, the symbolic flight of a dove over the beautiful Piazza del Duomo in Orvieto , recalls the descent […]

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OLIVE OIL NEWS: NEW AWARDS 2022

2022 is a year of rebirth – no more restrictions for tourism, sunny weather and hot temperatures, and lots of new awards have come for our Organic Extra Virgin Olive Oil Fonte della Pace. http://www.bestitalianoliveoil.com/ Here are the Fontanaro Extra virgin Olive Oil 2022 prizes: GOLD MEDAL at Japan Olive Oil Prize 2022 Japan Olive Oil […]

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Events in Umbria and Tuscany – September 2021

Dear friends, here a list of activities that you can easily reach from Fontanaro during september and October 2021. Enjoy country slow living with us!   CORTONA ART FESTIVAL – Cortona ❓ #Arts 📍 Cortona (Ar) 🗓️ 10-12 September 🔎 In Cortona, the Buskers & Food Truck Festival arrives , proposing itself as the first and only format in Italy […]

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Fontanaro Organic EVOO wins gold medal at EVO IOOC in Sicily 2021

Another important result of our Organic Extra Virgin Olive Oil: Gold medal at EVO International Olive Oil Contest® 2021 in Sicily! It is the forth consecutive gold medal after New York, Berlin and Tokyo and the prizes of Slow Food in Italy (Snails and Presidium). This result is driven by our passion for the production of […]

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Fontanaro Olive Oil is awarded with Gold Medal at NYIOOC 2021!

The passion, the enthusiasm and the choice we made to produce the organic extra virgin olive oil Fonte della Pace have been awarded for the Sixth Time with Gold Medal at NYIOOC World Olive Oil Competition 2021! The NYIOOC is by far the world’s largest and most inclusive review of olive oils from every corner […]

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