Casoli, Rapino and Fossacesia: three oil town coming together to an event between sport, outdoors and tasting.
Second edition on Sunday, 28 October 2018 of the “Walking among the olive trees” with new routes and bucolic charm. The walk, for everyone, It is divided into a path that varies between 2 e i 5 km.
Each path ends in a crusher, an olive farm or a historic building where participants will be offered a bread tasting, oil and typical products.
Find peace and relaxation with a tourism “slow” and rediscover the taste of traditional recipes based on local products such as “spaghetti trappitara” one to “Pizza Scima and totere”.
The path of Casoli:
The olive-growing landscape of hills casolane is characterized by the presence of trees that represent real natural works of art. The oldest varieties present in the area is the Olivastro, the most cultivated is the Intosso. The start will be in the square Majella Brigade until you get to Cluviae, This ancient Roman settlement in the district of Casoli. You can visit the sites of history: the remains of a Roman amphitheater and the thermal baths at likely mosaic floor. During the walk will be Prof.. Manzi Aurelio Esperto in ethnobotany. At the end of the course there will be a tasting of bread and freshly pressed oil at the Cooperative: "The olive Casolana".
The path of the Municipality of Rapino
Starting from an area outside the town center and placed in an agricultural area with olive trees, We dive in rural roads coming to the foot of Majella. All around they displace private campaigns with olive trees cultivated in rows or arranged according to the morphology of the soil. During the walk you can admire the different varieties of olive (Leccino, Intosso and Cucco). The route will end at the local mills where you can participate in the tasting of oil EVO.
The Walking among the olive trees is an opportunity to re-establish a link between citizens and their land. E’ a way to make known the landscape of a great thousand-year-old civilization and to make people discover it, to the many fans of the culinary culture of our country, the origin of the product areas through the olive trees and the men who guard.
Through the https site://www.camminatatragliolivi.it/ it is possible to identify the routes, download the guide and find out about departures and timetables.