Città della Pieve (PG) - 
October is the time of flowering of saffron and City à della Pieve is renewed for the seventh year in a row, l 'appointment with the Days of enhancement of saffron.
Three days of spotlight on this precious spice, ì Friday 24, Saturday 25 and Sunday 26 October, which will allow you to discover all aspects of production and the fields in which it is used, from the kitchen to the dyeing of fabrics, through the pi ù curious and unpublished.
The event will offer à this year 'the possibility of a stroll through the cultivation of saffron scattered in the countryside Pievesi, under the guidance of operators of the Consortium for the promotion and protection. Here visitors will be able to proceed in person to gather the flowers, then the withering and all 'drying.
Among the many initiatives in the program, experienced chefs will reveal the secrets of the 'pi ù proper use of this spice and offer tastings of dishes in which saffron is valuable and essential ingredient. In this regard, the men of the restaurants in City ù à della Pieve, all members 'initiative, will have saffron, of course, pure as the guest of' honor of their dishes for the whole weekend.
They will return, then, the laboratories for dyeing fabric and yarn, along with intensive embroidery organized by 'association Points d' art, in which will be explained and taught a traditional technique of point Perugia.
Another staple of the Days of enhancement of saffron remains the market shows the productive excellence of the territory, which will be staged at a covered market in Via Vittorio Veneto and a potr be visited from 9 to 19.
Appointment that is renewed in the 'field of the three days that too with the music at the Teatro Comunale where, on Sunday, 26, will play the winners of the VII Piano Competition La Tortora. L 'admission is free.
The days of exploitation Saffron City à della Pieve are promoted by the City and the Consortium manufacturers, with funding from the Region of 'Umbria.
For more information: promopieve@cittadellapieve.org www. cittadellapieve.org
