Events folklore and tradition

Events folklore and tradition

The Festival of the Regions For over ten years, during the last weekend of May, the “Bucine un Comune in Fiore Association” has organized the traditional Festival of the Regions in Bucine. It is a consolidated occasion to welcome national and international...
Saffron

Saffron

Saffron: a precious spice used and praised for its virtues since ancient times. In fact,  multiple properties are attributed to saffron: a sort of “elixir of long life”. In Greek mythology it is said that the God Hermes used saffron as an aphrodisiac. The...
La Tarese of Valdarno

La Tarese of Valdarno

It comes from the rump and belly of large pigs, which weigh more than 200 kilos, the Tarese is a pork sausage of unusual size. It is a type of “ pancetta “ – bacon- , a large rectangle of about 50 cm x 80. It’s ancient origins can be traced back to the need to...