28/02/2009 - BLACK NORCIA 2009 Saturday, February 28, 2009
Sun and mild temperatures for two days make you forget the economic crisis BLACK BOOM
Great influx of visitors at the 46th Exhibition of prized black truffle and Typical Products Tomorrow (Sunday, March 1) race truffle diggers "Ham show" and tasting booth directly to the Great Mountain Community participation in the conference for the presentation of the paths of Valnerina .
Broad smiles among the organizers and exhibitors to Nero Norcia 2009, 46th edition of the Exhibition and Black Truffle Gourmet. Already in the early hours of today, in fact, the influx of winter visitors to the expo more tasty Umbrian has been remarkable. Hotels full for the night from Friday to Sunday, by reservation only restaurants within industry players who in order to meet the insistent demand for tourism are trying by double - and sometimes triple - duty time. A situation that occurs more or less the same even in the towns immediately adjacent to the territory of Norcia. The mild temperatures, ensured by a bright sun, Norcia has led to a few thousand people. Some of these concerned the so-called "green tourism" have also crowded the Hall of Great Council of the City of Norcia, filled up to capacity for the meeting of the Mountain Community "The paths of the Nera Valley - Culture, landscape and sustainable tourism."
THE COMMUNITY WITH Vegni 'Swabian Sagramola MONTANA Coordinated by journalist, host of the television program "Geo & Geo" (RAI 3), the meeting was attended by the Vice President of the Umbria Region, Charles Liviantoni, and by the regional economic development Vincent Riommi. Were presented to the public the new trails made by the new mountain community Valnerina born with some enlargement of the former municipalities of the mountain community of Terni Norcia. "We have put together the work done in recent years by various agencies in the area for the benefit of residents, visitors and those working in the tourism sector - Agnes said Benedetti, president of the - to raise awareness of the beauty and richness Valnerina to go a whole, from the valley to the mountains, discovering feelings and places known or not known. Long road between the green issues that connect to the guidelines of national and international Walk and enhance the economy of the mountain, becoming a support to the large number of accommodation facilities, mostly housed in historic buildings, and farms, currently in operation Valnerina ".
THE CONFERENCE ON RURAL TOURISM AND THE "TRIANGLE" NORCIA-TREVI-MONTEFALCO> The mountain community of interesting conference was preceded on the afternoon of yesterday (Friday 27) from another point of discussion on the issue of the prospects for tourism development Rural. After the introductory report of the Special Commissioner of the City of Norcia, Giancarlo de Filippis, was attended by the Mayor of Montefalco, Valentino Valentini, also in his capacity as Chairman of the National "Wine Roads", and Mayor Giuliano di Trevi Nalli . The conclusions are entrusted to the administrator's sole regional tourism Stephen Cimicchi. The discussion, in essence, have emerged mainly two things, even and especially in the light of experience gained by the municipalities of Trevi and Montefalco. First, if you want to enhance rural tourism and make a real source of development for disadvantaged regions such as Umbria Norcia or other situations, you must make a choice. "First we need to understand - it was said during the conference - if you really want to achieve a goal for improvement and growth, or whether if you prefer to continue living annuity policies expressed thanks to a few decades ago. But times have changed radically today - has been warned - and if you do not want to end up in the rural towns that were in vogue a few years back as Norcia, you need to make a breakthrough. A place of quality to 360 degrees, passing through the collaboration with reality as close Trevi and Montefalco.
BARREL ORGAN, ACCORDION, DRUMS AND SPRINGS Today's (Saturday 28) was animated, as well as the more than 200 booths (truffle, hams, sausages, cheeses, saffron, lentils, chocolate, Sicilian and Calabrian sweets, jewelry) also a group of street musicians "armed" by accordions and organs, which range from the exhibition space have given a touch more color to an already diverse expo. In the afternoon it was the turn of the drummers of the Company of crossbowmen Norcia in period costume and sound of the drum have made their way through the crowd.
THE PROGRAM OF TOMORROW (March 1) Program for the last day of crackling BLACK NORCIA 2009, tomorrow, Sunday, March 1. Day characterized by interactivity. In the morning (9.30 am the official program) along the ring road (in front of the hotel Salicone) competition between experts hollow truffle hounds and their quarry. Dozens entries already, but many expect it directly tomorrow. A barren terrain of the jury has already hidden some tubers of Norcia black truffle (Tuber melanosporum Vitt.) That dogs and miners will have to find as quickly as possible. It will be an opportunity to see up close the phases of the quarry truffle which opens on December 1 of each year to close on February 28 next year. After the test cave with truffles we will move into the old town of Norcia, in the square Sergio Forti, where at 10 you can watch the live demonstration of the ancient craft of the blacksmith. At 15, still in the square Strong, "HAM SHOW". Masters Norcia will test the skill of cutting the ham, trying to achieve, within a specified time, the slice as transparent as possible.