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Fontanaro wins 2021 Tripadvisor Travelers Choice Award for Vacation Rental!

  We are proud to announce that we’ve been awarded again with the TripAdvisor Travellers’ Choice Award. Fontanaro’s great travellers reviews over the last 12 months earned a place among travellers’ favourite locations in Italy. This achievement celebrates businesses that deliver fantastic experiences to travellers around the globe. Fontanaro is now ranked within the top […]

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Fontanaro Olio della Pace is awarded with gold medal at JOOP 2021!

Second gold medal of the year for Fontanaro Organic Extra Virgin Olive Oil « Olio della Pace » in Japan Olive Oil Prize 2021! It is a great honour for our organic olive oil to be awarded in Asia and in particular in Japan, one of the healthiest country in the world, and where the demand of […]

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Summer events in Umbria and Tuscany

Umbria Lavender Festival From June 19th, Assisi The lavender festival has been taking place for 12 years now in the lavender fields and gardens of the IL LAVANDETO DI ASSISI nursery in Castelnuovo di Assisi The party takes place in the 3 hectares of gardens and fields and which were created for love for greenery, […]

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Golden Medal at Berlin Global Olive Oil Awards 2021

Here the first golden medal of the year 2021 in Berlin Global Olive Oil Awards! Passion and dedication are the 2 keywords to deserve an award on Berlin GOOA which is an excellent and significant opportunity for all olive oil producers to enhance the communication, visibility and awareness of our products. The Berlin GOOA encapsulates multi-year […]

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FONTANARO ORGANIC EXTRA VIRGIN OLIVE OIL IS SLOW FOOD PRESIDIUM

It’s the sixth consecutive year for our Organic EVOO Fonte della Pace to be awarded with the Slow Food Presidium (together with the Chiocciola Prize).We are concerned to share with our friends not only quality but also health benefits of our organic oil. To be a Slow Food Presidium, it is necessary to respect these […]

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FONTANARO EVOO IS IN SLOW FOOD GUIDE 2021 AND OBTAINS THE SLOW FOOD SNAIL

We are very happy and proud to have obtained one of the 36 Slow Food snails in Italy and to be part of 2021 Slow Food Guide of Extra Virgin Olive Oils. This is a recognition attributed to excellent extra virgin olive oils considering organoleptic value, adherence to the territory and cultivars. As producers, the […]

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OLIVE OIL TIMES ARTICLE: “AT FONTANARO ESTATE, QUALITY IS EVERYTHING”

At Fontanaro Estate, Lucia Verdacchi, and Giovanni and Alina Pinelli produce high-quality extra virgin olive oil while promoting sustainability and a circular economy. The Fontanaro Estate is nestled in the hills surrounding the beautiful village of Paciano. Named after the Latin words for Peace of Janus – Pax Jani – the estate is located near the remains […]

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SLOW FOOD ARTICLE: “THE BEST WEDDING GIFT? AN OLIVE TREE!”

“FOR OUR WEDDING I GAVE MY HUSBAND AN OLIVE TREE. IT WAS 1972. WHAT PUSHED ME TO CHOOSE AN OLIVE TREE INSTEAD OF A PRECIOUS WATCH, I STILL DON’T KNOW!” NEARLY 50 YEARS HAVE PASSED, BUT LUCIA VERDACCHI REMEMBERS THAT MOMENT WELL. IL FONTANARO, AN AGRITOURISM IN PACIANO, NEAR PERUGIA, WAS FOUNDED IN 1976, BUT […]

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What to do in Umbria and Tuscany in October

Raffaello exhibition at Palazzo Baldeschi in Perugia From 18 September to 6 January 2021 An exhibit for the 500 years after his death called “Raffaello in Umbria and his heritage in the Academy” between real and virtual.  You will be able to see all Raffaello works related to Umbria, which are now located in the […]

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The New York Times talks about us!

We are very pleased to read the article about Panicale, our neighbor, in the New York Times, it’s nice to see all over the world people falling in love with our land! Panicale is just 3 km away from Paciano, you can reach it on foot and you will discover an enchanting hilltop village in […]

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