28/02/2009 - BLACK NORCIA 2009 Saturday, February 28, 2009
Sun and mild temperatures make them forget for two days, the economic crisis BLACK BOOM
Great influx of visitors to the 46th Exhibition of prized black truffle and Local Products of Tomorrow (Sunday, March 1) race truffle diggers "Ham show" directly to the stand and tasting great mountain community participation in the conference for presentation of pathways Valnerina .
Broad smiles among the organizers and exhibitors to Nero Norcia 2009, 46th edition of the Exhibition of Black Truffle and Specialty Products. Already in the early hours of today, in fact, the influx of winter visitors to the expo tastier Umbro has been remarkable. Hotels full for the night from Friday to Sunday, by reservation only restaurants within industry professionals who in order to meet the insistent demand for tourism lavish double - 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 brilliant sun, Norcia has led to a few thousand people. Some of these concerned the so-called "green tourism" have also crowded the Boardroom of the Greater 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".
I come WITH THE COMMUNITY 'MONTANA Coordinated by the Swabian Sagramola 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 Community mountains Valnerina, born from enlargement to the several municipalities of the previous Ternano mountain community of 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 - said Agnes Benedetti, president of the - to experience the beauty and richness a Valnerina to go entirely, from the valley to the mountains, discovering feelings and places known or not known. Long roads 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 TOURISM AND THE COTTAGE "TRIANGULATION" NORCIA-TREVI-MONTEFALCO> The interesting meeting of the mountain community was preceded yesterday afternoon (Friday 27) from another point of discussion on the issue of development prospects for tourism 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, in his capacity as president of the national "Wine Roads", and Mayor Giuliano di Trevi Nalli . The conclusions are entrusted to the administrator's sole regional tourism Stefano 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. In the first place if you want to boost rural tourism and make it truly a resource for development in disadvantaged areas such as Umbria Norcia or other situations, you must make a choice. "First you have 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 must make a turn. A turning quality to 360 degrees, passing through collaboration with neighboring realities as Trevi and Montefalco.
BARREL ORGAN, ACCORDION, DRUMS AND SPRINGS The day today (Saturday 28) was animated, as well as the more than 200 booths (truffle, hams, sausages, cheeses, saffron, lentils, chocolate, Sicilian and Calabrian sweets, jewelery) also a group of street musicians "armed" with accordions and organs, which wandered through the exhibition gave a touch of extra color to an already diverse expo. In the afternoon it was the turn of the drummers of the Society of Archers Norcia in period costume and with the sound of the drum are made 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 official program) along the path of Ring road (opposite the hotel Salicone) race between hollow truffle expert miners and their hounds. Dozens entries already, but many expect it directly tomorrow. On a barren terrain the jury has already hidden some tubers Norcia black truffle (Tuber melanosporum Vitt.) That dogs and miners will have to find the shortest possible time. It will be an opportunity to see up close the phases of the quarry to the truffle, which opens on December 1 of each year to close on February 28 next year. After the test pit truffle we will move into the old town of Nursia, in Sergio Forti square, 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 predetermined time, the slice as transparent as possible.