14–15 November 2026 · The final weekend of Frantoi Aperti comes to Amelia, among centuries-old olive trees, olive mills and new oil
With Amerino Tipico – Le vie dell’olio (The Ways of Oil), Amelia hosts the final weekend of Frantoi Aperti in Umbria 2026. Two days to discover the new olive oil where it is made: in the olive mills, in the centuries-old olive groves of the Amerini hills and in the historic halls of the town centre, where oil is told and tasted.
From 17 October to 15 November, the 29th edition of Frantoi Aperti has brought tastings, concerts, visits, treks and meetings dedicated to extra virgin olive oil to every corner of Umbria. In Amelia, the programme is built around walking, cycling and meeting the people who produce the oil: walks among the olive trees, visits to the mills with a free shuttle bus, guided tastings and activities for children, to experience the new oil as part of the history and landscape of this land.
Saturday 14 November: market, museum, fairy tales and e-bikes among the olive trees
The morning opens at the Chiostro Boccarini cloister with the Zero-Kilometre Market of local Amerino produce and free olive oil analysis by the students of the Istituto Superiore di Amelia. The same morning, the Museo Civico Archeologico e Pinacoteca offers “A spasso con Minerva per il museo di Amelia” (A walk with Minerva through the Amelia museum), organised by l’Orologio, manager of the Circuito Museale Città di Amelia.
In the afternoon, there are two different ways to reach the olive groves. Families with children can join Trekking e fiabe tra gli ulivi (Trekking and fairy tales among the olive trees): the walker and storyteller Loretta Bonamente leads the youngest from the historic centre to the Frantoio Suatoni olive mill, telling stories of trees, olives and oil, all the way to an afternoon snack with freshly pressed oil. Those who prefer two wheels can choose In bici tra ulivi e frantoi (By bike among olive groves and mills), a guided e-bike loop to the Frantoio Italy Heart olive mill, with tasting and live music at the mill.
Programme for Saturday 14 November
- 10.00 – 13.00 Zero-Kilometre Market / Chiostro di San Francesco, Piazza A. Vera – Market of the finest products of the Amerino area
- From 10.00 – Free olive oil analysis by the Istituto Superiore di Amelia / Chiostro di San Francesco, Piazza A. Vera
- 11.00 – 12.30 A spasso con Minerva / Museo Civico, Piazza A. Vera – Activity for children organised by the manager of the Circuito Museale Città di Amelia – Amelia Musei – l’Orologio
- Info and bookings:
- 14.30 In bici tra ulivi e frantoi / departure from Museo Civico (Piazza Augusto Vera) – Guided e-bike loop (free activity, subject to availability) from the historic centre of Amelia into the countryside with Amelia Bike Tour, with a stop at the Frantoio Italy Heart olive mill and a bruschetta with new oil.
- Tour of the historic centre and of the local olive mills
- Stop at Frantoio Italy Heart with bruschetta tasting and music
- ou can also reach the mill on your own to attend the concert
- Info and bookings (required):
- mob. +39 327 619 0622
- email info@anticaeviae.it
- 15.00 Trekking e fiabe tra gli ulivi / departure the Museo Civico (Piazza Augusto Vera) – Walk for families with children aged 5 to 12, from the historic centre to the Frantoio Suatoni olive mill with Loretta Bonamente, with an afternoon snack of bruschetta and new oil (free activity)
- Easy walk (grade T)
- Stop at Frantoio Suatoni and snack with new oil
- No booking required
Sunday 15 November: centuries-old olive trees, oil in antiquity and lunch with the olive oil chef
Sunday starts early with the traditional Trekking tra gli ulivi secolari del Rajo (Trek among the centuries-old Rajo olive trees), from Fornole to Montecampano, up to the grove of centuries-old Rajo olive trees, a Slow Food Presidium of the Frantoio Suatoni olive mill. On arrival, the concert of the “Suoni dagli ulivi secolari” (Sounds from the ancient olive trees) series with Elisa Tonelli (vocals) and Fausto Perticoni (guitar), and bruschetta with the new oil. A shuttle bus will then take participants back to Fornole and Amelia.
Throughout the day, a free shuttle bus leaves from Porta Romana for visits to the participating olive mills, Frantoio Suatoni and Frantoio Italy Heart. In the historic centre, two guided tours by l’Orologio explore olive oil in antiquity, on a route from the Museo Civico to the Roman domus of Palazzo Venturelli, ending with a guided tasting led by Frantoi Aperti’s oil taster Cesare Batalocco.
At lunchtime, Palazzo Venturelli welcomes olive oil chef Lorenzo Cantoni, with a menu dedicated to extra virgin olive oil organised by WItaly, open to all who book. In the afternoon, at Frantoio Italy Heart, LiberBici brings children among the books and travelling readings of “Raccontare gli alberi. Storie sulla Natura” (Telling the trees. Stories about Nature), with a snack of bread and oil.
In the morning, Evo & Art Experience sulle orme di Francesco (in the footsteps of Saint Francis) also passes through Amelia: the tour of the Strada dell’Olio e.v.o. Dop Umbria along the Amerini hills, with stops at the Convento della SS. Annunziata and Frantoio Italy Heart.
Programme for Sunday 15 November
- 9.00 – Trekking tra gli ulivi secolari del Rajo / Fornole, Amelia – (free activity – meeting point at 8.30 at the Fornole car park – GOOGLE MAPS) Hike to the historic grove of centuries-old Rajo olive trees, Slow Food Presidium, in Montecampano, with concert and bruschetta with new oil by Amerino Tipico.
- Free event / 6.5 km, grade E (hiking)
- Free bruschetta with new oil
- Return to Fornole by shuttle bus
- Info and bookings (required):
- mob. +39 327 619 0622
- email info@anticaeviae.it
- From 10.00 – Olive mill visits by free shuttle bus / departure from Porta Romana (free activity, no booking required – GOOGLE MAPS)
- 10.00 departure, mill visits, return at 11.00
- 11.30 departure, mill visits, return at 12.30
- 15.15 departure, mill visits, return at 16.15
- 16.45 departure, mill visits, return at 18.15
- 10.30 Olive oil in antiquity: guided tour with tasting / departure from the Museo Civico, Piazza A. Vera – Guided tour by the manager of the Circuito Museale Città di Amelia, l’Orologio
- Guided tour from the Museo Civico to the domus of Palazzo Venturelli
- 11.30 guided olive oil tasting with oil taster Cesare Batalocco at Palazzo Venturelli
- Info and bookings:
- 11.30 Suoni dagli olivi secolari / Montecampano, Amelia – Concert among the olive trees with Elisa Tonelli (vocals) and Fausto Perticoni (guitar)
- Free activity
- To get there on your own: GOOGLE MAPS
- 11.30 · Evo & Art Experience sulle orme di Francesco / Convento della SS. Annunziata
- The Strada dell’Olio e.v.o. Dop Umbria tour along the Amerini hills passes through Amelia
- 11.30 Convento della SS. Annunziata, 12.15 stop at Frantoio Italy Heart
- Tour organised by Frantoi Aperti in Umbria, departing from and returning to Terni railway station
- To book the experience: HERE
- 13.30 – Lunch with olive oil chef Lorenzo Cantoni, featuring Amerino Tipico products – Lunch dedicated to the new oil, organised by WItaly
- Paid activity, booking required
- Info and bookings (required):
- mob. +39 327 619 0622
- email info@anticaeviae.it
- 15.30 · Olive oil in antiquity: guided tour with tasting / from the Museo Civico to Palazzo Venturelli
- Guided tour by l’Orologio, from the Museo Civico to the domus of Palazzo Venturelli
- 16.30 guided olive oil tasting with oil taster Cesare Batalocco at Palazzo Venturelli
- Info and bookings:
- 16.30 · LiberBici: Raccontare gli alberi. Storie sulla Natura / Frantoio Italy Heart (GOOGLE MAPS)
- Books and travelling readings for children from the Umbrian LiberBici series
- Snack of bread and oil
- Free event, no booking required
Passaporto del Gusto (Taste Passport): collect the stamps, grow an olive tree
All weekend long, the special Passaporto del Gusto will be available (pick it up at the Museo Civico and at participating shops in the historic centre).
Collect stamps from shops, olive mills and points of interest (look for the event’s logo sticker), take part in at least one activity in the programme and receive a small olive tree to grow: the symbol of an event that does not end in November, but is cared for all year round.