"National exhibition of White Truffles" fonte vogliosapere.org

The exhibition is a "container" of different initiatives cultural, gastronomic, sports, scientific and entertainment. Inside this place, since 1978, a international motorcycle gathering takes place joined to a meeting of campers and a equestrian meeting. The event also provides for the organization of numerous exhibitions: on Ancient Crafts of Vado on "Treasures found" on the archaeological finds of prehistory and of ancient "TifernumMataurense", those dedicated to the Zuccari brothers and the musician Mercuri. Other important events are the delivery of the "Golden Truffle" the highest honour awarded to various personalities and organizations, for their contribution, the journalistic award and the gastronomic court at Palazzo Mercuri. Thanks to the collaboration of expert seekers is possible to experiment the thrill to extract a fresh and fragrant white precious truffle: at the State Forest, the natural habitat of the truffle itself, every year, during the period of the exhibition is organized the guided search to the truffle. In order to participate it is essential to book at the office of the Truffle in Umberto square.
A Sant'Angelo in Vado there is the most important research centre in Italy for the study and application of techniques of cultivation of truffle, cutting-edge technologies of mycorrhization and certification.