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Foligno |
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This territory is bursting with satisfying and appetizing offerings. The characteristic products of the Foligno area include the beans of Cave, "gobbi" (cardoons) and heart tomatoes, which are still grown in vegetable patches just outside the city walls. Particularly delicious is the freshly pressed oil from the century-old mills that continue to use the traditional oil-making method to press the olives from the rocky hillsides. The Colfiorito area is famous for its red potatoes, cheeses and dairy products, while lentils are the main crop in the town of Annifo.
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Gualdo Cattaneo |
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Olive trees and grapevines outline the territory of Gualdo Cattaneo. This is where the now infamous Grechetto dei Colli Martani is produced and there are an impressive eleven oil mills that between October and December crush the olives that produce a top-quality oil. Some of the greatest wines in the entire territory can be tasted and compared in what has become a classic summertime event (in the last week of July) known as Genius Loci. In the flourishing valley, amidst eleven fortresses and castles, the bees find all the material they need to make an excellent honey. |
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Montefalco |
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Montefalco, located in the centre of an important wine-making district, is a particularly attractive tourist destination for those interested in savouring its local products, beginning with the DOC and DOCG Montefalco wines, which include Sagrantino, in both its Dry and Sweet version, Montefalco Red and Montefalco White. The area also boasts a high-quality extra virgin olive oil bearing the DOP Umbria certification of the Martani Hills. Montefalco is also known for its delectable honey. |
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Nocera Umbra |
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In addition to its mineral waters, this territory offers remarkable specialities from the Apennine mountain area. Its grassy peaks and mountain forests, in spring and in autumn, offer a wide variety of mushrooms that, together with truffles and other forest products, wild herbs and greens, characterize the local cuisine. And wild herbs are the main ingredient of "Biscio", the town's characteristic savoury strudel. The legumes and grains, such as the lentils, beans, grass-peas and spelt provide the base for traditional soups. The varieties of dry beans are celebrated in the month of June during the Legume Festival. The cured pork meat and hams are also a main feature on tables. Finally, a selection of characteristic restaurants have added wild ungulates to their menus, animals that have been introduced to the Nocera area in free-range farms. |
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Sellano
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The unique landscape of this Apennine village determine the products that come from this land, its crops and its forests and pasture lands, offering prized meats and pecorino cheese. Truffles, porcini mushrooms and chestnuts, forest products, excellent boar meat, cured meats, prosciutto ham, cheeses and wholesome meats, spelt and lentils characterize the gastronomic offerings of these lands. Sellano is where the source of Tullia mineral water is located. In the month of August, the Fojata and Attorta Festival is an interesting event for exploring the area's folkloristic and gastronomic traditions. |
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Spello
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Spello is renowned for its distinct artistic vocation that is manifested in the Infiorate flower festival in celebration of Corpus Domini. Spello is known for its wild greens, its legumes, asparagus and snails. Spello's most highly prized product is olive oil, which is pressed in century-old stone mills. The age-old tradition of rustic sweets lives on with delicacies such as bread made with grape must, the fregnaccia and rocci. |
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Valtopina
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The Truffle Market and Exhibition, which in recent years is held the last two weekends of November, has made Valtopina an important centre for the commercialization and tasting of white and black truffles, which are found throughout the Valtopina area and on Mount Subasio. In the Anna Valley, between Valtopina and San Giovanni di Collepino (Spello), an old millstone is still in operation whose grindstones are powered by the waters of Mount Subasio. And thanks to the nearby bakery, excellent breads and delicious sweets are still made here.
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