The second day of the Festival delle Strade dello Safferano di Sardegna DOP took place today in Turri . Many people who spent this hot November Sunday discovering Marmilla and the Municipality of Turri .
The event is an event organized by the network of municipalities of Turri, San Gavino Monreale and Villanovafranca which aims to enhance the entire territory involved, supported by the Sardinia Foundation and the Department of Culture of the Sardinia Region , with the organizational coordination of the Local Authorities Association for cultural and entertainment activities .
“Just as happens in Provence for lavender – explains Ilaria Casula , deputy mayor of the Municipality of Turri and councilor for social policies, culture and tourism – here saffron represents the history and tradition of a territory . The event has as its objective the promotion and development of tourism throughout the territory”.
This second day represented a sort of preview of what the Festival could become in the coming years. The balloon flight over the saffron fields of Turri was a great success, an experience defined by the participants as unique and "absolutely to be repeated".
The next appointment with Strade dello Zafferano di Sardegna DOP is scheduled for Sunday 20 November in Villanovafranca , the closing day of the Festival dedicated to the red gold of Sardinia.
(Unioneonline/vf)
