Longevity and Sardinian centenarians, five days of events in Ogliastra

Sardinian centenarians protagonists of the event “ One Hundred Years Together! Days of experiential tourism among the secrets of longevity ”, a 5-day event that embraces Tortolì , Perdasdefogu and Urzulei .

A series of meetings, debates, cooking and food processing workshops are scheduled, as well as tastings and film screenings to promote the lifestyle that has characterized the towns of the Blue Zone in Ogliastra for centuries. The event is promoted by the Ogliastra Eventi association with the contribution of the regional tourism department . It starts on Wednesday 19 April , at 11, at the Ianas Institute in Tortolì with a film screening entitled "Longevity through filmography". The "Life style of long life" conference is scheduled for the 20th at 10.30 at the Perdsdesfogu library: the regional councilors for Tourism and Health, Gianni Chessa and Carlo Doria and the mayor of Perdasdefogu Bruno Chillotti will speak . Rich parterre of speakers with Gian Battista Usai of the Blue Zone Foundation , Grazia Fenu of the University of Sassari , Flavio Cabitza of the association for the protection and identity of Ogliastra and Barbagia di Seulo, Roberto Pili of the world community of longevity and Alessandra Guigoni , anthropologist .

Also present were former Senator Gianni Marilotti , Massimo Masia project manager of Insula and Alessandro Serra of Coldiretti . Germano Orrù of the University of Cagliari and the researchers Elisa Lai and Benedetta Pische will also speak. On Friday 20 April in Tortolì, from 4 pm, in the Convitto premises, local food and wine products will be on display and a longevity workshop entitled "The foods of long life", curated by chefs Mercedes Lilliu and Piergiorgio Cardia , with tastings and a Gavino Murgia . At the Convitto di Tortolì there is a repeat, from 4 to 7 pm, with a second workshop on foods for longevity. Sunday 23 starting at 10 for the " Paths of longevity " it will be possible to participate in an excursion in the Supramonte of Urzulei which will end with a typical lunch.

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