The MAR of Ventimiglia discovering the bees in Airole

Following the important conference held at the Forte dell’Annunziata on April 11th on “New strategies to address the Vespa velutina emergency,” the Girolamo Rossi Civic Archaeological Museum of Ventimiglia, in collaboration with the Intemelia Section of the International Institute of Ligurian Studies, is organizing a visit to the “Cera d’Ape Nera” social laboratory for the recovery, processing, and enhancement of the wax of the Black Bee of the Ligurian West, a Slow Food Presidium created by the beekeeper of Val Roya, Fabrizio Zagni, with the youths of SPES, on Tuesday, June 18, 2024. An educational event is planned in the multimedia room on biodiversity, the world of bees, and the issues faced by apoids and beekeepers.

The excursion to Airole, already documented in a document from 954 mentioning Curlo Targanigra di Eyrole, a vassal of the Count of Ventimiglia, Guido Guerra, also includes a visit to the parish church of Saints Philip and James, expanded in the Baroque era and decorated in the 20th century by the famous painters Carlo and Luigi Morgari, with the annex of the former oratory of St. John the Baptist. The visit to the ancient village will be led by the historian Lorenzo Rossi and will also include a visit to the Museum of Oil and Peasant Civilization.

Program:

• 9:30 AM: Meeting in the atrium of Ventimiglia Railway Station
• 10:39 AM: Departure by train to Airole
• 11:00 AM: Guided tour of the “Cera d’Ape Nera” social laboratory for the recovery and enhancement of the wax of the Ligurian West Black Bee Slow Food Presidium, led by beekeeper Fabrizio Zagni with the youths of the SPES association
• 12:30 PM: Free lunch
• 2:00 PM: Visit to the historic center of Airole, its monuments, and the Museum of Oil, and a naturalistic walk led by Lorenzo Rossi and Fabrizio Zagni
• 5:03 PM: Departure by train from Airole to return to Ventimiglia by 5:21 PM

PARTICIPATION FEE INCLUDING TRAIN TICKET € (to be defined) PER PERSON TO BE PAID AT THE TIME OF REGISTRATION AT THE MUSEUM BY NO LATER THAN JUNE 15TH

INFO: Girolamo Rossi Civic Archaeological Museum

Via Verdi 41

18039 Ventimiglia

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