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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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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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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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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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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 August in Umbria and Tuscany

Here are some events in August in Umbria and Tuscany, don’t miss them! Picnic in Madrevite 8-9 Agosto (booking is necessary) In the usual setting of the #CantinaMadrevite, enjoy the spectacular sunset over Lake Chiusi surrounded by wine glasses, tasting, and live music. In Cantina Madrevite, Località Cimbano l, 36 – Vaiano – Castiglione del […]

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EVENTS IN JULY IN UMBRIA AND TUSCANY

Here we propose some events for this July in Umbria and Tuscany. Reopening of the Fonteverde Spa in San Casciano dei Bagni (province of Siena) 10 of July   Hours: From Monday to Thursday 10 am-6 pm Friday, Saturday, Sunday: 9 am- 8 pm Every Saturday: until midnight   TASTING TOUR AT PODERE IL CASALE […]

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What to do in January and February near Il Fontanaro

Preview of the Vino Nobile di Montepulciano February 2020 February the 14th   Every year in Montepulciano, in the heart of Tuscany, one of the most famous events in the wine sector is celebrated on Valentine’s day, with over 40 exhibitors: the Preview of Vino Nobile di Montepulciano DOCG. Now in 2020, at the twenty-seventh […]

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