Waiting for the Olive Festival, already scheduled for 2026, the city of Ascea is preparing to welcome “Olea Veliensis”, a three-day event dedicated to dialogue between cultures, science, economy and tradition.
And Friday 31 October to Sunday 2 November, il Palazzo De Dominicis-Ricci, the Alario Foundation and the Agriturismo La Fattoria they will host meetings, debates, moments of discussion and experiential initiatives linked to the world of oil and olive trees, identity symbol of the Mediterranean. The event is promoted by the Aliseo Association with the patronage of the Municipality of Ascea, of the Cilento National Park, Vallo di Diano and Alburni and of the BCC Magna Grecia.
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Friday 31 October – Palazzo De Dominicis-Ricci
Ore 16.00 – Institutional greetings
- Lawyer. Stefano Sansone, Mayor of the Municipality of Ascea
- Lawyer. Pietro D'Angiolillo, Deputy Mayor of the Municipality of Ascea
- Dr. Giuseppe Coccorullo, President of the Cilento National Park Authority, Vallo di Diano and Alburni
- Dr. Lucio Alfieri, President of BCC Magna Grecia
- Dr. Roberta Lombardi
Ore 16.30 – Presentation of the Olive Festival 2026
Edited by Vittorio Palumbo, President of the Aliseo Association
Ore 17.00 – “Work organisation, regulation and cooperation”
- Dr. Valentina Ricchezza, Labor Judge, Court of Santa Maria Capua Vetere
- Dr. Giuseppe Cilento, President of the “Nuovo Cilento” Cooperative
- Dr. Anellina Agnese Di Sevo, President of the Voluntary Consortium of Agricultural and Tourism Entrepreneurs
Moderate: Ernesto Pappalardo, economic journalist
Ore 19.00 – Atrium Palazzo De Dominicis-Ricci
Evening of popular music with Maestro Aniello Tancredi
Followed by tasting of typical local products.
Saturday 1 November – Palazzo De Dominicis-Ricci
Ore 16.00 – “Agriculture, olive tree, quality, oil and production waste"
- Prof. Claudio Di Vaio, General arboriculture and tree cultivation – Federico II University of Naples
- Prof. Raffaele Sacchi, Food sciences and technologies – Federico II University of Naples
- Prof. Antonio Di Francia, Nutrition and Animal Feeding – Federico II University of Naples
Ore 17.00 – “Imitative and Experimental Archeology Park dedicated to ancient Elea – ArcheoPaesaggio”
- Vittorio Palumbo, President of the Aliseo Association
- Dr. Tiziana D'Angelo, Director of the Archaeological Park of Paestum and Velia
- Prof. Louis Vecchio, University of Salerno
- Prof. Gaetano De Pasquale, Archeobotanico, Federico II University of Naples
Moderate: Erminia Pellecchia, journalist
Ore 18.00 – “Other uses of the olive tree: cosmetics"
- From olive to leather: bioactive molecules and functional enhancement of advanced topical products
- Prof. Rossana Filosa, University of Sannio
- From olive to value: innovation and sustainability strategies in the cosmetic market
- Dr. Alberto Di Crosta, CEO Amp Bioec Dermofarma Italia
Ore 18.30 – Questions from the audience
Ore 19.30 – Alario Foundation
Theatrical show “A bona re Dio”
of the “La Cellula” Company, subject and direction by Angelo R. Musto.
Sunday 2 November – Agriturismo La Fattoria, Ascea
Ore 10.00 – Meeting with 20 International Tour Operators
Coming from the XXVII edition of the Mediterranean Archaeological Tourism Exchange of Paestum.
Visit to the “Sabia” oil mill and tour of the Velia Archaeological Park.
Health stays
In collaboration with the Popular University of Lifestyle Medicine - Lifestyle Medicine
Interventions by:
- Dr. Vincenzo Pizza, Neurologist, Vallo della Lucania Hospital
- Prof. Salvatore Di Somma, “La Sapienza” University of Rome
- Prof. Eugenio Luigi Iorio, University of Uberlandia (Brazil) – via video connection
- Prof. Luciano Pignataro, Mediterranean Gastronomic Sciences – Federico II University of Naples
- Dr. Antonella Palumbo, Nutritionist biologist
Ore 13.30 – Lunch break with tasting of typical local products
Ore 14.30 – Information and discussion tables
- Park of Experimental Archeology and Archaeological Landscape / Health Stays
- Oil and Cosmetics
- Bank credit and subsidized financing
A project for young people and for the territory
"Veliensis Oils" was born with the aim of promote youth permanence in their territories of origine, counteracting the generational exodus from rural villages and promoting a new model of sustainable development.
Over the decades, land fragmentation has hindered the formation of an agricultural entrepreneurial culture, but it allowed us to preserve the memory and experience of our ancestors in the production of excellence.
From this legacy a new perspective comes to life: enhance quality, the health and culture of the territory, creating new opportunities through product transformation, the innovative use of the olive tree (as in cosmetics) and experiential rural tourism.
The event also intends to launch a permanent training course, thanks to collaboration with the academic and scientific world, to offer technical and managerial skills to local micro-companies.
Towards the Olive Festival 2026
The Aliseo Association, with over forty years of experience in the field of archaeological and tourist valorisation, transfers the know-how gained in the Campi Flegrei to Cilento, with the aim of creating a replicable model of integrated service network that unites culture, research and business.
There are three main strategic lines:
1. Park of Imitative and Experimental Archeology dedicated to ancient Elea
2. Health stays
3. Olive tree and cosmetics
“Olea Veliensis” will therefore be a permanent laboratory and business incubator, where knowledge meets doing, and where tradition becomes the future.
