Launched the Truffle Road of the Italian Central Apennine
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| The self-service was held on the terrace with a gorgeous view of Piazza Venezia, and was catered by the restaurant La Taverna del Lupo , from Gubbio (The Wolf Tavern is a reference to San Francis of Assisi who, so the story goes, stopped the hungry wolf in Gubbio). | |
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| A superior selection of truffles of the scorzone estivo variety. | |
The Strada del Tartufo dell'Appennino Centrale, or Truffle Road of the Italian Central Apennines, was officially introduced on July 14, 2005 in Rome, on the terrace overlooking Piazza Venezia of the Civita Association, in the presence of various political personalities and tourist and enogastronomy journalists.
The itinerary of the Strada del Tartufo dell'Appennino Centrale crosses 11 Comunità Montane (Mountain Communities) in four provinces: Forlì-Cesena, Arezzo, Perugia and Pesaro-Urbino. Dozens of municipal administrations are along the route of the Road and so, are involved in the initiative.
The Road is promoted and financed by the S.I.L., the organization in charge of the Patto Territoriale Appennino Centrale (Central Apennine Territorial Pact), located in Sansepolcro, historic birthplace of painter Piero della Francesca. The organization is backed by the Italian Ministry of Economy and Finance (under local development activities), as well as by local administrations, trade associations and banks.
In addition, the SIL counts on the collaboration of Luigi Cremona, expert wine and food journalist and Italian Touring Club consultant for hotels and restaurants.
The truffle (class ascomiceti, order tubolari, family tuberacee, type tuber) has a disconcerting official name, a rough and unattractive shape, is not familiar with the light and grows underground. Its perfume, however, is irresistible, penetrating and persuasive.
The goal of the Truffle Road is to direct visitors to follow the inimitable aroma, which leads them to the discovery of the tuber's pristine growing area, the towns where it is promoted and marketed, and the restaurants that use it all year long to enhance recipes and typical local products. It is not by chance that this delicacy is often found in seemingly untouched landscapes, protected areas and natural parks, such as those of the Casentinesi Forests and Mount Cucco.
The itinerary crosses culturally and traditionally rich areas, with towns and villages that offer historic and artistic legacies, such as Città di Castello, Gubbio, Sansepolcro and Urbino. But there are also dozens of smaller, lesser known hamlets which, thanks to their partial geographic isolation, have been able to retain a time-gone-by sobriety and traditional lifestyle still dependent on the natural seasonal cycle.
Truffles change color and perfume from season to season, as does the natural habitat where it grows. It is always gratifying, however, to abandon oneself to its penetrating aroma and give in to the seduction of the small sins of gluttony that these truffles stimulate all year long.
The Truffle Road promotes this noble product to stimulate local tourism by taking advantage of existing potential to expand the visibility of the local mountains and valleys, while promoting the rare gastronomic quality of the Central Apennine truffle abroad.
| Source: Lorenza Vitali, Press Office of the Strada del Tartufo Appennino Centrale |
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