Città della Pieve. Zafferiamo

Città della Pieve. Zafferiamo

Every year in October, in Città della Pieve Zafferiamo is an event focused on saffron by the local association of producers.

The plant, native to Asia Minor, has been used since ancient times for dyeing, drug, cosmetic and culinary use and its cultivation.

It has been widely practiced in Città della Pieve since the Middle Ages.


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Benedicta Lee

Born in Rome from an Italian mother and American father, she works as a freelance communications manager and designer in the tourism sector, a career and interest which she is pursuing with a...

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