Trevi the town

Its picturesque historic center “blesses” a sea of olive groves with 200,000 trees stretching out their gnarled arms from the hillsides: true “monuments” to a landscape covered in olive trees, one of Trevi's defining features.
That's why, almost inevitably, Trevi is unanimously considered the “olive oil capital”.

The town is located on the furthest offshoot of Mount Serano and is one of the liveliest towns in Umbria in terms of its development models, which are compatible with local traditions and culture.

It's a true “open-air museum” with hundreds of treasures – art, nature, landscape – found in every part of the town.
Trevi offers nature trails between the town, its coasts, and hillside olive groves, stopping at hospitality venues and holiday farms along the way. Delightful walks along the olive tree trail or the path of St Francis lead visitors to discover the hillside flora and the places where it is best preserved.

Along the hillside dotted with olive trees, one can still spot the “scattered olive-farm houses”, rural settlements dating to the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries that bear witness to the culture of the olive tree and to local history, both for common folk and the noble classes. The landscape also features charming little country churches.
Climbing to the town of Coste, the itinerary stops at the church of Santi Pietro e Paolo (13th c.); from there, following an easy trail, it comes to Santa Maria del Carmine (17th c.), Santa Maria di Pelano (13th c.), and, along the descent, Santa Maria in Valle and Sant’ Andrea (13th c.), arriving at San Pietro al Pettine (13th c.).
These “little” gems of rural architecture combine with the great works of art that humankind has left to Trevi over the centuries.

Strolling through the historic center is an ideal way to discover the medieval town and learn about its history through its main piazzas, the architectural styles of its palazzos, its churches, and its paintings.
From Villa Fabri, a splendid noble residence with gardens overlooking the Spoleto valley, head to the little Teatro Clitunno to take in the fin de siècle atmosphere, then on to the San Francesco museum complex, and the cathedral of Sant’Emiliano, built in the twelfth century. The cathedral takes its name from the patron saint of Trevi, who also gives his name to Italy's oldest olive tree: the Sant’Emiliano olive tree, another one of nature's genuine works of art, which according to tradition is 1,700 years old.

Thanks in part to this exemplary symbol, Trevi is known as an extra-virgin olive oil town, with a famous oil prized everywhere for its fine properties: an intense aroma; a bitter, spicy flavor; and a particular yellow-green color. This prestigious product takes center stage at the Olive Oil Museum, based in the former convent of San Francesco.
Trevi is also home to one of the main contemporary art galleries in Umbria: Palazzo Lucarini Contemporary, which regularly organizes exhibitions by local, Italian, and international artists in the palazzo of the same name and elsewhere in the town.

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