YOU DON'T JUST VISIT A LAND, YOU EXPERIENCE IT

Discover the most amazing artisans in the surroundings,
visit their workshops and be an apprentice for a day!

ALESSANDRO, CHEESEMAKER

My name is Alessandro, and I am a herdsman and a shepherd.
My world is the Malga Splaz, which lays at the start of the Bolbeno valley, this valley is not particularly well known but is full of wildlife and is very interesting for any person who takes the time to look. Here I keep my animals: milking cows, sheep, cats, donkeys, goats. It is only a small mountain farm where we produce cheese, butter and ricotta by hand, using our grandparents recipes from times when there was less technology.

HOW THE EXPERIENCE WILL BE

You can come visit the Malga during the summer, where I will meet you and show you the animals while telling you all, or nearly all the secrets that go into running a successful Malga. And why not try to make some butter and cheese? With my help you will create your own piece of butter that you will be allowed to take home for your next breakfast! After that, at the end of our tour we will have a snack all together catering local products. It is the perfect experience for the entire family: wile the kids have fun with the animals the parents will learn about the importance of eating healthy and fresh local products, created form healthy well kept animals.

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LUCIA, FROM WOOL TO FELT

I am a felter, very fond of wool and I would like to recreate even today the supply chain that once was an important item in the economy of nations.
In Trentino we have some small family-run woolen mills where the wool is already selected by local shepherds after the shearing. My work allows me to recognize the inestimable value of this precious raw material, free and sustainable. This virtuous circle, can create synergies with very positive impact on the territory. Today we hold courses, meetings and workshops in collaboration with many local organizations.

HOW THE EXPERIENCE WILL BE

During the experience, the artisan will explain the various stages of wool processing, starting with the production of sheep's wool by small local farmers in Valsugana. In particular, the processing of carded wool and the subsequent transformation into felt will be proposed. The artisan will explain how to work raw wool from washing to carding using a special tool.
After a short break with an organic snack, you will go on with the design and creation of a personalized felt hat or, alternatively, of a felt seat / seat cover, suitable for all seasons and all uses. You can choose your favorite hat model and add decorations with various colors wools, that can also be used for the seat cover.

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ALBERTO, APOTHECARY

Having reached the fifth generation of the family, the Foletto museum aims to tell the story of 170 years of the apothecary's work: inside the ancient pharmacy you can discover the secrets and traditions of herbal and pharmaceutical art. For a total immersion in history, you will also have the opportunity to put yourself in the role of the pharmacist of the time for a day, and experiment with simple and natural preparations based on medicinal plants.

HOW THE EXPERIENCE WILL BE

Lucia, Sara and Alberto will welcome you to the Foletto museum, in the heart of the village of Pieve di Ledro, showing you the spaces of the old family pharmacy. You will be told the history of the museum and explained the workshop that will follow, it will be time to get to work and prepare a syrup based on flowers and medicinal herbs, with balsamic and expectorant effects. To recover from so much effort, a tasting of the company's products will follow. Upon request, it will be possible to collect the raw materials in the garden adjacent to the museum, followed by a snack based on homemade cake and syrups.

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