At the end of the cherry harvest, thanks to the collaboration between Confcommercio Bisceglie, Gal Ponte Lama, the Consortium for the protection and promotion of typical cherries and the agency. Speaking of Travel, the “One cherry leads to another” initiative is back after years: a food and wine tour which accompanies participants on the paths of cherry production and harvesting and to discover the countryside, rich in history and traditions strongly linked to local production.
The initiative will unfold in two different packages:
– “Weekend” formula for those who come from further afield and want to experience the area even by staying overnight, gain harvesting experience, also get to know another product of our land such as extra virgin olive oil and taste the flavors of Puglia in 1 day and June 2;
– “Experience in the field” formula for those who want to spend a pleasant Sunday picking cherries, listening to the stories about our extra virgin olive oil on June 2nd.
«We intended to bring back an initiative from the past which was highly successful among citizens and tourists – explains Leo Carriera, president of Confcommercio Bisceglie -. Together with Gal, Apropos of travel and all the operators involved in cherry picking, we managed to propose an event that unites territory, economy, tourism, food and wine.”
«The cherry represents the agricultural icon of Bisceglie, work. The cherry is the history of Bisceglie and must be celebrated in an important way – says Gianni Porcelli, technical director of Gal Ponte Lama –. These are two days in which we must talk about cherries and build the cultural future also through cherries.”
«The Consortium for the protection and valorization of the typical cherry starts again from One cherry leads to another – declares Vincenzo Misino, president of the Consortium –. It is essential to give importance and visibility to events like this which guarantee the promotion and marketing of our red gold. And it is essential that there is collaboration between different associations to achieve this objective. We hope it is only the first of a series of events that we will organize together, with the hope of giving back to our cherry the value that distinguishes it.”
«This is an extremely interesting initiative. A small step with a view to the growth of Bisceglie tourism which aims to give tourists the experience of cherry picking – highlights Gianni Dimaggio, agency contact for Apropos of Viaggi di Bisceglie –. Experience is always required within a journey, that plus that makes the difference. We absolutely need to exploit all the potential that our city has to offer and it is from this perspective that the idea of organizing the One Cherry Leads to Another event was born.”
The initiative also makes use of the collaboration of Assolocali-Vivi Bisceglie, the Pro Loco Unpli Bisceglie aps association, and the Associazione 21.
It is possible to book your favorite package immediately by contacting the agency About Travel in Piazza Vittorio Emanuele II n. 34 or by contacting the numbers 0803991461 – 351/8485653 or by sending an email to [email protected]
