The green heart of Umbria returns to the spotlight from October 28 to November 26, 2023 with the XXVI edition of Open Oil Mills, famous event that, involving a growing number of Umbrian villages, celebrates the arrival of the new Extra Virgin Olive Oil reviving the period of pressing, with experiential visits to the mill and a full calendar of initiatives set between the natural setting of olive groves and the medieval charm of the many participating municipalities.

Accredited as a symbol of the oleotourism in Italy, Open Oil Mills will offer visitors, again this year, the opportunity to live the experience of the oil mill in processing, witnessing the production of new oil and immersing oneself in these multifunctional places that, while maintaining a spirit faithful to tradition, show an increasing attention to design innovations and, Above all, an increasingly marked propensity for hospitality, which precisely at Open Oil Mills finds the ideal time to express themselves better.

This year’s novelties will be: 

the opening event of Open Oil Mills, scheduled on Saturday 28 October, organized in collaboration with FIAB Umbria and YouMobility, "La Grande Pedalata Lungo la Fascia Olivata dei Colli Assisi - Spoleto", an itinerary of oleotourism by e-bike along the cycle paths that cross the spectacular foothills of over 40 kilometers in which the cultivation of the olive, harmoniously inserted in the natural context, has contributed over the centuries to shape the environment creating a "living cultural landscape" (for information www.lagrandepedalata.it); 

the "Tour of the Giant Olive Trees Patriarchs in the Amerino Typical territory", an itinerary that links the iconic places of the Amerino territory linked to the cultivation and culture of oil e.v.o., which will lead to visit the hill of olive trees Rajo di Montecampano in Amelia, passing through ancient mills, modern oil mills and the world olive collection "Olea Mundi" of Lugnano in Teverina; and children’s walks through fairy tales, olive trees and oil mills with the "CamminAttrice" Loretta Bonamente that will involve children in the story of stories about trees, olive trees and oil, and then accompany them on a visit to the mills of the circuit for a snack of bread and oil just pressed.

The five weekends of Open Oil Mills will then follow each other with a large program of initiatives that, while seeing the spotlight as the undisputed protagonists of the mills and oil e.v.o., will offer visitors a range of experiential possibilities, in the name of nature walks and trekking, artistic itineraries and the discovery of the architectural beauties of medieval Umbrian villages and the knowledge of the vast agro-food and wine heritage of Umbria, without neglecting the field of music and entertainment.

Will in fact be proposed: #CHIAVEUMBRA | IN NATURE - Artistic experimentation in the Olivato Landscape", historical spin-off that accompanies for 10 years Open Oil Mills, focused on the language of contemporary art, organized by Palazzo Lucarini Contemporary, that will offer new and experimental access keys on the Umbrian territory, nature and the relationship between man and environment.

 "Music in the Abbeys" a mini concert series in some of the Abbeys immersed in the silvery Umbrian olive trees, such as the Abbey of Sassovivo of Foligno, the Benedictine Abbey of San Felice in Giano dell'Umbria and the Abbey of Santissima Annunziata of Amelia; and "Sounds from centuries-old olive trees", the small music festival designed to enhance the dialogue between music and olive trees that will offer concerts in places particularly evocative of the Umbrian olive landscape and near the most representative secular olive trees of the region, real natural monuments.

The artistic - cultural initiatives will be "connected" and accessible thanks to bus shuttles, guided walks on foot and by e-bike, which will connect the olive groves to the villages and cities of art with a high olive vocation, where festivals to celebrate the harvest and pressing of olives will be held, with exhibitions of quality oil artisans and other local food and wine products, concerts and musical performances, guided tours of historic centers and thematic museums, bread and oil tasting in the squares, extraordinary openings of castles and palaces and many initiatives imagined to involve children and families.

In the 5 weekends of Frantoi Aperti in Umbria finally, some of the chefs of the circuit "Umbrian #EVOOAmbassador - Witness of unique oils" - the network created by the Strada dell'olio e.v.o. DOP Umbria, which selects the best Umbrian restaurants and wine shops in which to find quality products including a rich selection of e.v.o. oils produced in Umbria - will offer in their restaurants menus of land and lake in combination with the oils e.v.o. quality of producers members of Open Oil Mills 2023.

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