Torgiano
Torgiano | |
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Comune di Torgiano | |
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Postal code | 06089 |
Dialing code | 075 |
Website | Official website |
Torgiano is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Perugia in the Italian region Umbria, located about 10 km southeast of Perugia.
Torgiano borders the following municipalities: Bastia Umbra, Bettona, Deruta, Perugia. It is one of I Borghi più belli d'Italia ("The most beautiful villages of Italy").[3]
History
Probably founded by the
rivers. In Roman times it was called Turris Amnium.Torgiano DOC
The
Torgiano Rosso Riserva DOCG
Within the DOC 160 ha (499 acres) in the nearby hills received a special designation to produce a DOCG red wine. Grapes designated for this wine are further restricted to 10 tonnes/ha, a minimum alcohol level of 12.5% and must be
Main sights
The ancient part of town is still partly surrounded by medieval walls. The Torre di Guardia, a defensive tower dating back to the 13th century, is situated outside the walls.
Other sights include:
- San Bartolomeo church.
- Oratory of St. Anthony (16th century) with frescos of the Domenico Alfani school.
- Museo del vino (Wine museum)
- Museo dell'olivo e dell'olio (Olive and oil museum)
- La Strada del Vino e dell’Arte – the Wine and Art Itinerary to Brufa.
- Brufa with its sculptures.
Culture
Torgiano was the first winemaking area in Umbria to obtain the
Other well known products from Torgiano are olive oil, terracotta, lace and embroidery.
One of the most inventive and progressive winemakers of Torgiano, Giorgio Lungarotti, together with his wife Maria Grazia, set up a foundation and conceived and created the Wine Museum, which opened in 1974 for the first time. The Olive Oil Museum in Torgiano is also part of the Lugarotti foundation.
There is a town soccer team in Torgiano named AC Torgiano, the soccer team is made up of the children who are residents of the town itself. The boys who play on the team are great friends and include teamwork in their everyday practice.
Events
- Gustando il borgo - spring festival (Easter)
- Infiorata del Corpus Domini
- Calici di Stelle - Food and wine review Torgiano, tastings of wine and typical products. - (August, 10 - national winetasting congress (November - December)
- Mostra d'arte “Vaselle d'autore per il vino novello” – festival of the new wine (November)
- Festa dell’Olio Nuovo – festival of the new olive oil (December)
References
- ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- Istat.
- ^ "Umbria" (in Italian). Retrieved 1 August 2023.
- ^ ISBN 1-55297-720-X
External links
- www.comune.torgiano.pg.it
- Strada dei Vini del Cantico
- Vinarelli, art initiative
- Olive Oil Museum
- Wine Museum
- Banco d’Assaggio dei Vini d’Italia, national wine congress
- Pro Loco Brufa in Italian