by Valentina Salcedo
Walking surrounded by the evocative landscape of olive trees, which cover our hills in every part of Italy, is the unique experience offered by the National Day of the Walk among the Olive Trees, an initiative promoted by the Città dell’Olio Association, which takes place on Sunday 29 October in the 158 Italian cities.
On Sunday 29 October Friuli Venezia Giulia will be the protagonist of the seventh edition of the Walk among the Olive Trees. The walk will take place in Duino Aurisina (TS), Manzano (in the province of Udine, new this year), Muggia (TS), San Dorligo della Valle Dolina (TS) and Trieste (TS), with trekking routes, tastings of bread and oil, visits to the oil mills, olive harvesting experiences, discovering the production of olive oil through local companies.
“It is a consolidated event that takes place throughout Italy and which also includes the Municipality of Trieste and the neighboring municipalities which produce a significant, but above all excellent, quantity of olive oil – began the deputy mayor Serena Tonel -.. With this initiative aims to associate the economic, productive value with the nutritional one. It is important to safeguard territorial agriculture and enhance the typical products of each territory, as the production system of raw materials linked to the territory also means a high level of uniqueness and quality of the food. This year – continued the deputy mayor Serena Tonel – thanks to the precious collaboration with LILT (Italian League for the Fight against Cancer) and FIF (Italian Liver Foundation), the theme of the Walk is “Evo Oil & Health”. The objective is to promote awareness among participants of the health properties of EVO oil, a timeless and unbeatable ally of health, underlining its beneficial properties and promoting correct daily consumption. Even among the younger generations, there is an increasingly widespread awareness that health depends on a healthy lifestyle and a balanced diet.”
Itinerary
9:00 meeting with the guide in front of the Roman Theatre. Guided tour on a pedestrian route going up to Colle di San Giusto, then descending into the medieval part of the city with a stop at the ancient oil mill of Androna dell’Olio ending the walk at the Sartorio Museum and visit to the Civic Museum.
11.30am meeting at the museum with Professor Bruna Scaggiante, Knight of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic, professor of Molecular Biology at the Life Sciences Department of the University of Trieste, regional coordinator of LILT FVG and member of the Technical Committee Scientist of the National LILT, who will talk about the values of good nutrition and the antioxidant properties of EVO oil.
Around 12.45pm transfer by GT coach to Az. Agricola Fior Rosso of San Dorligo della Valle/Dolina (entrance from the hamlet of Francovec)
1.30pm short walk to reach the main complex of the Fior Rosso agricultural company
1.45pm light cold lunch with cured meats, cheeses and olives, local wine, canned soft drinks, 0.5 l. mineral water
3.00 pm visit to the farm and historical-naturalistic notes on the qualities of native olives
4.30pm EVO oil tasting and final toast
5.00pm return by bus
5.30pm end of the day with arrival in Piazza Oberdan
Registrations
Maximum participants: 50 people, participation is free.
Until October 28, 2023 by sending an email to info@prolocotrieste.it or writing on whatsapp at +39 335 6675029
