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Getting to know and know each other in the Valnerina

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The experience

L’esperienza in Valnerina

La Valnerina umbra è l’area che si è conservata in maniera più intatta e genuina, in riferimento alle tradizioni e all’aspetto del passato, di tutta la regione umbra. Con la sua grande abbondanza di boschi e spazi naturali, la ricchezza d’acqua e la persistenza di borghi non devastati dall’industrializzazione, permette di fare un’esperienza sospesi in un tempo fatato, con la possibilità di riuscire a stabilire una vera connessione emotiva con le proprie origini.

Ma in pochi giorni vogliamo darti un assaggio di questo territorio così chiamato perché è nato dal tracciato del fiume Nera. Offre molti paesi e borghi arroccati o posti in basso, ma tutti storicamente protetti da mura di cinta o torri, presentano qualche traccia di queste fortificazioni e protezioni. Abbiamo scelto di portarti a Vallo di Nera perché conserva intatta la struttura urbanistica medievale e sono visibili le case in pietra, cinte da mura e da torri.

Vogliamo poi portarti a Rasiglia, il borgo dei ruscelli. Mulini, canali, una vasca grande come una piazza, formano un museo a cielo a aperto, e il fruscio caratteristico dell’acqua ti accompagna costante tra le case di pietra.

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Guided tours, adventure trails, workshops

Tour

Black Wall

Morning

Vallo di Nera is an Italian town of 335 inhabitants located on a hill in the opening of the Valnerina, the valley of the Nera River. For its valuable historical and scenic features, it has received numerous awards. It is one of I borghi più belli d’Italia, Orange Flag of the Italian Touring Club, Bee Friendly Municipality and Truffle City. A true village-monument: the stone houses are surrounded by walls and towers, and it preserves its medieval urban structure intact, with narrow alleys topped by arches. Among the most valuable buildings is the ancient parish church of Santa Maria, which is rich in ancient frescoes that tell the story of the community between the Middle Ages and the 17th century. You will visit the House of Tales, the heart of research and documentation on the oral tradition of the Valnerina to discover a veritable anthology of popular culture, its rituals, rhythms and values in the wonderful wooden structure, a veritable closet of memory animated by storytellers who will tell of a land full of traditions and crafts.

If the trip takes place in June, you will be able to find the “Fior di Cacio” event, dedicated to food goods from local producers and typical handicraft creations from the area.

Address: Piazza San Giovanni, 1, Vallo di Nera (PG)

Discovering the delights of the Pastures of the Valnerina

Afternoon

At lunchtime, you will taste typical Valnerina dairy products at a local farm, such as pecorino and ricotta salata, made by farmers who process only their own milk, raising their flocks on Valnerina pastures throughout the year. After the tasting, you will visit Scheggino, a small village overlooking the banks of the Nera River.

Sant'Anatolia di Narco

Morning

The Hemp Museum in Sant’Anatolia di Narco is a place of encounter, exchange of practices and transmission of skills, where the textile project, the centerpiece of the educational experience, builds opportunities for dialogue between institutions, new generations of museum professionals, tradition holders and apprentice weavers.

Through practice and reflection on weaving, it produces paths for creative reworking of heritage, experiments with landscape forms related to the hemp cycle, and encourages new techniques and technologies.

After the guided tour you will participate in a workshop dedicated to the many uses of this crop that the community continues to hand down.

Sant'Anatolia di Narco

Afternoon

In the Urban Trekking you will discover the churches and castles Sant’Anatolia di Narco: from the castle of Caso you will reach the Piano delle Melette. During the guided tour to the Church of Our Lady of Grace, St. Christina Church you will learn about the area through curiosities, stories, fairy tales and tales of tradition.

Address: Old Town Square, 1 06040 – Sant’Anatolia di Narco (PG)

Rasiglia and the waters

Morning

You will visit Rasiglia, the “village on the water.” This town, rediscovered by tourism only in recent years, retains the typical characteristics of the medieval village by gathering in an amphitheater-like structure. It is full of crossings, among the streets of the place, of its springs: walking through the charming alleys of the center, it is impossible not to be enchanted by the streams of water that run through the town, making it unique and fascinating, like a small nativity scene.

Address: Rasiglia (PG)

Truffle Hunting: the fruits of the earth

Afternoon

Truffles are hidden in picturesque landscapes. Poking around in the soil and learning the secrets of a timeless “hunt” is the ultimate experience for those who love to understand the journey of a prized food from origin to plate.

A treasure that has had hunters searching for it since ancient times, let the master truffle hunter and his very faithful dog guide you on this sensory hunt.

You’ll learn how to move through the woods and recognize truffles: sharpen your sense of smell, sight and touch in this search for one of the world’s most prized foods. Enjoy a picturesque landscape nestled in the green hills of the Menotre Valley.

An experience to remember, thanks in part to all the products you can take home with you. Take time and absorb the scents of nature in one of Umbria’s most beautiful landscapes. A truffle dinner will be available in the evening.

Address: Variable, Menotre Valley

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