Olive and Oil Festival of Brisighella

The new oil festival in Brisighella

The Olive and Oil Festival is one of the most beloved events of the Romagna autumn and is held every year on the last Sunday of November in the historic center of Brisighella, a splendid village in the Municipality of Brisighella, in the province of Ravenna, in Emilia-Romagna. Part of the Most Beautiful Villages in Italy and a city in the Cittaslow circuit, Brisighella provides the ideal setting for an event that celebrates the most precious fruit of its hills: the olive and its extra virgin oil.

Brisighella DOP oil, the pride of the territory

The heart of the festival is the Brisighella DOP extra virgin olive oil, recognized with the protected designation of origin since 1996 and obtained mainly from the native Nostrana di Brisighella cultivar. Alongside Brisighello, you can taste the fine selections of the Terra di Brisighella Agricultural Cooperative, including Nobildrupa, Orfanello, and Pieve Tho, artisan oils that tell the olive-growing vocation of these clay hills overlooking the Lamone valley.

Tastings, pressing, and the Oil Path

Throughout the day, from 9 am to 8 pm, the village comes alive with numerous initiatives:

• Guided tastings of the new oil at the cooperative's stands and in the squares of the center
• Live olive pressing, to discover firsthand how extra virgin oil is made
• Oil Path, a walk through the olive groves of the Brisighella hills (approx. 4 km route) with a final tasting
• Food stalls with themed menus dedicated to the new oil and the flavors of Romagna tradition
• Market of typical products featuring the gastronomic excellences of the territory

The "4 Festivals for 3 Hills"

The Olive and Oil Festival is the fourth and final stage of the "4 Festivals for 3 Hills" review, which enlivens all Sundays in November in Brisighella: the Pork Festival, the Volpina Pear and Aged Cheese Festival, the Truffle Festival, and finally the festival dedicated to oil. A true symphony of flavors that makes November the most delicious month in the village.

A village to discover

In addition to the festival, it is worth visiting Brisighella's famous monuments: the evocative Donkey Alley, the Manfrediana Fortress, the Clock Tower, and the Sanctuary of Monticino, the three hills that dominate the town. The festival is organized by the Pro Loco of Brisighella with the collaboration of the Terra di Brisighella Agricultural Cooperative and the support of the Municipality.