Spring of Flavours

Promoted by the Municipality of Sutri with funding from Arsial – Lazio Region and the collaboration of the Rieti Viterbo Chamber of Commerce and the Pro Loco, the first edition of the Spring of Flavours transformed the village into a showcase for quality produce from the Viterbo Tuscia region. In Piazza del Comune, products with the Tuscia Viterbese brand welcomed visitors throughout the weekend, while on Sunday, the small squares of the historic centre hosted local farms: Semi di Tuscia, L'Isola del Formaggio, Fattoria Faraoni, Agrifarm, Perle della Tuscia, and Nativa Bio, offering preserves, vegetable products, cheeses, legumes, and spreads.

The programme, largely curated by Slow Food Viterbo and Tuscia, alternated between workshops for children at the Lavatoio, guided tastings of Presidia cheeses and wines, seminars on aromatic herbs, and the final show cooking dedicated to wild herbs. The highlight was the taste workshop on the Regina di Sutri bean, the town's agri-food pride. The weekend brought a beautiful close to the 2026 Sutri in Fiore festival, featuring a vintage car parade, poetry at Palazzo Doebbing, and the convivial "Brinda & Griglia" evenings.

Saturday, May 30th

• 16:00 — Workshop for children "All the colours of health" on seasonal products, at the Lavatoio, with Debora Valentini (Slow Food)
• 16:30 — Taste workshop on Slow Food Presidia cheeses, in Piazza del Comune, with Andrea Cippitelli and Andrea Bolognin
• 17:00 — "Gusta la Poesia" at Palazzo Doebbing with Mita Medici (side event of Sutri in Fiore)
• 18:00 — Wine tasting "Flowers in the glass" with Cristina Baglioni (FISAR Tuscia), in Piazza del Comune
• Evening — "Brinda & Griglia": live music, beer, sangria, and grilled specialities; vintage car parade in the historic centre

Sunday, May 31st

• 10:00-19:00 — The squares of the historic centre host Tuscia farms: Semi di Tuscia, L'Isola del Formaggio, Fattoria Faraoni, Agrifarm, Perle della Tuscia, Nativa Bio
• 10:30 — Children's workshop: aromatic herb pizza
• 12:00 — Taste workshop on aromatic herbs
• 16:00 — Educational workshop on legumes
• 16:30 — Taste workshop on the Regina di Sutri bean, in Piazza del Comune
• 17:00 — Painting exhibition awards ceremony
• 18:00 — Show cooking with wild herbs and stracchino cheese

• Taste workshop on the Regina di Sutri bean, the village's agri-food symbol
• Tastings of Slow Food Presidia cheeses and Tuscia wines with FISAR
• Widespread market of local farms in the historic centre squares
• Workshops for children at the Lavatoio and show cooking with wild herbs
• Grand finale of Sutri in Fiore 2026, with vintage cars, poetry, and "Brinda & Griglia" evenings

How to get there

By car: from Rome, take the Via Cassia (SS2) for about 50 km, a one-hour drive; parking is available near the historic centre, though it is best to arrive in the morning during festival weekends. By train: take the FL3 Rome–Viterbo line to the Capranica-Sutri station, then a bus connection to the village. By bus: Cotral lines from Rome Saxa Rubra towards Viterbo.

Admission

The event is free to enter: tastings, taste workshops, and markets in the historic centre are free of charge.

Tips

It is well worth combining your visit with the Archaeological Park of the Ancient City of Sutri, featuring the Roman amphitheatre carved into the tuff (info and guided tours: +39 0761 609393).