Event that dates back to 1980 and recalls
a historical matter from 1214, when the inhabitants of Trevi returned into their proper town after a disastrous sack. The inhabitants of the
quarters Castello, Matiggia and Piano, in which Trevi is subdivided,
compete for the victory of the Palio pushing and pulling a cart along the
streets of the town up to the Mora, a wooden figure that keeps
the key which has to be taken and used to toll the bell, symbolic signal which
announces the reconquest of the town.
March-April: Ginnasio Project Window - The calling towards contemporary and
avant-garde art increases every year at
Trevi, and proposes
new initiatives. The
Ginnasio Project Window is an
international exhibition where young artists show their proper works and their
personal solutions for the necessity of a cultural renewal.
April-May: Festival of the Oil at Spring - A series of initiatives take place around
one of the most famous products of the territory, the oil from the hills of
Trevi. For this occasion are organized artistic exhibitions, conferences and
classes concerning the knowledge abut the oil and the olive cultivation.
April-May: Premiata Officina Trevana - Didactic and experimental laboratories
have been created on initiative of the
Flash Art Museum at
Trevi,
which present the artistic works of the best contemporary talents.
July-August: Trevi in Piazza - At
Trevi, the summer
evenings are filled with events and spectacles of various kinds and nature like
music, sports, gastronomiy and culture.
October: Exhibition Market of the “Black” Celery of Trevi - Gastronomic fair where one can buy and
taste the prestigious “
Black” Celery, highly appreciated prince of the
vegetables of
Trevi, the yield of which is almost completely consumed on
the fair. Therefore, this is an occasion not to be missed for all those who
want to taste this local product.
October: Scenes of Medieval Life - The event recalls the life in a medieval
village showing small pictures and performances in period costumes.
November: The Colours of the Oil - One of the most important events
concerning the food-and-wine connoisseurship of the production and the culture
of the oil. The main events are connected to the
Museo della Civiltā
dell’Ulivo, but the review takes place in the most important places of
the town centre with samplings, exhibitions and concerts.
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