42th INTERNATIONAL WHITE TRUFFLE FESTIVAL
October 25-26 2025| November 1-2, 8-9, 15-16 2025/
For 42 years, in November, when the warm colors of autumn paint the hills of Bologna, Savigno di Valsamoggia (BO) has celebrated the white truffle. This event renews itself every year with original initiatives and offerings; in this context, the truffle serves as a testament to the traditions and unique features of the Savigno area.
🌱 TARTÓFLA 42 | TERRA VIVA 🫂 Symbiotic harmony 🫂
FOOD
Tartófla 2025 Restaurant
The main stand of the festival with elegant round tables and a menu that combines research and tradition of Emilian cuisine. In the glasses, the wines of the Colli Bolognesi. In the heated structure at the village entrance, the menu is prepared by the Volunteers of Pro Loco Savigno. It features traditional local dishes, offered either in their classic form or expertly paired with black or white truffles. Open daily for lunch. Group reservations for five or more; others may visit freely from 11:30 AM to 4:00 PM.
Open every day of the festival only for lunch with five shifts: 11:30-12.30-13:00-13.30-14:30.
Reservations only for groups of 5 people or more
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FREE ENTRY from 11:30 to 16 for everyone else
Open every day of the festival only for lunch with five shifts: 11:30-12.30-13:00-13.30-14:30.
Reservations only for groups of 5 people or more
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FREE ENTRY from 11:30 to 16 for everyone else
Traditional Restaurant "Le Nonne"
In the Marconi square, the restaurant "le Nonne" offers you the tradition of typical Bolognese dishes, expertly cooked by our grandmothers.
Open only on Sundays from 12:00 PM to 3:00 PM
RESERVATIONS REQUIRED AT +393473911093
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Open only on Sundays from 12:00 PM to 3:00 PM
RESERVATIONS REQUIRED AT +393473911093
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Restaurant 'in church'
In the premises of the rectory of the Church of San Matteo, volunteers await you with delicious dishes prepared by the "azdore" of Savigno.
Open only on Sundays, November 2, 9, and 16, from 12:00 PM to 4:00 PM
For information and reservations, call +39 347 3911093
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Open only on Sundays, November 2, 9, and 16, from 12:00 PM to 4:00 PM
For information and reservations, call +39 347 3911093
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STREET FOOD
Associations and local shops will manage the many food points, informal and fast, scattered throughout the festival area: "crescentine," fried foods, "borlenghi," polenta, and much more can be enjoyed in the designated spaces set up with tables.
In Marconi Square, new additions include the Pro Loco Savigno Bistro offering tasty aperitifs with a wide selection of wines from Bologna hills and France, gluten-free products from "La bottega del Celiaco", vegetarian options from "Giulia e le Nonne", and traditional chestnuts roasted in pans.
Open daily during the festival from 9 AM to 6 PM.
Every day of the festival, from 9 AM to 6 PM
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In Marconi Square, new additions include the Pro Loco Savigno Bistro offering tasty aperitifs with a wide selection of wines from Bologna hills and France, gluten-free products from "La bottega del Celiaco", vegetarian options from "Giulia e le Nonne", and traditional chestnuts roasted in pans.
Open daily during the festival from 9 AM to 6 PM.
Every day of the festival, from 9 AM to 6 PM
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Taverns, Restaurants, Shops
A synonym for excellence throughout the year, shops, restaurants and artisans of the historic center of Savigno dress up for Tartófla.
Their stalls, rich in colors, scents, and flavors, represent an unforgettable experience in themselves.
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Their stalls, rich in colors, scents, and flavors, represent an unforgettable experience in themselves.
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MARKETS
National Truffle Market
XV Agosto Square
Every day of the festival from 9 AM to 6 PM.
Every day of the festival from 9 AM to 6 PM.
Farmers' Market.
Town Hall Area
Every day of the festival from 9 AM to 6 PM.
Every day of the festival from 9 AM to 6 PM.
Traditional shops
Along the streets of the village
Every day of the festival from 9 AM to 6 PM.
Every day of the festival from 9 AM to 6 PM.
Antique and Vintage Market
Along the streets of the village
November 3, 10, 17 from 9 AM to 6 PM.
November 3, 10, 17 from 9 AM to 6 PM.
Handmade Market
Marconi Street
Every day of the festival from 9 AM to 6 PM.
Every day of the festival from 9 AM to 6 PM.
Local and Regional Producers
Along the streets of the village
Every day of the festival from 9 AM to 6 PM.
Every day of the festival from 9 AM to 6 PM.
TUBER: EXPLORING THE TRUFFLE CULTURE
"Searching and Digging for Truffles in the Woods"
In 2021, UNESCO recognized "Searching and Digging for Truffles: Traditional Practices in Italy" as part of the intangible cultural heritage of humanity. During Tartófla, we have the unique opportunity to follow the footsteps of a truffle hunter and his dog as they immerse themselves in the woods of the communal truffle ground "Le Vigne," located 4 km from the center of Savigno.
DATES AND TIMES:
Saturday, October 25: 3:00 PM
Sunday, October 26: 10:00 AM and 3:00 PM
Saturday, November 1: 3:00 PM
Sunday, November 2: 10:00 AM and 3:00 PM
Saturday, November 8: 3:00 PM
Sunday, November 9: 10:00 AM and 3:00 PM
Participation fee is 5 euros.
Meeting point: Piazza XV Agosto. Participants must use their own vehicles.
Activity organized by the association Il Tartufo aps.
→ RESERVATION REQUIRED (via WhatsApp or phone) at +39 339 797 6998 or iltartufoaps@gmail.com
Sunday, November 16
"7th Appennino Food Truffle Trophy" - Truffle dog search competition
At the Casellina Park
Registrations from 7:30 AM, competition starts at 9:00 AM, awards ceremony in Piazza XV Agosto at 3:30 PM
Organized by the Il Tartufo aps Association
"Truffle World"
Every day of the festival at Piazza XV Agosto in Savigno
Each day of the festival, in a square adorned with the colors of the forest, you will have the opportunity to discover all the curiosities about the world of truffles directly from the expert truffle hunters of the "Il Tartufo aps" association. You can witness small demonstrations of "search and digging," delve into the symbiotic relationship between truffles and truffle-bearing plants, and explore their uses through the panels of the Truffle Museum.
ART & MUSIC
THE BOLOGNESER - La battaglia di Zappolino e altre storie
The exhibition, curated by Fondazione Rocca dei Bentivoglio, blends the sacred and the profane, ancient and modern, tradition and innovation, and arrives in Savigno, at the Frabboni Theater. It features works by Francesco Amura, creator of The Bologneser, the "imaginary magazine" whose cover features, in diverse graphic styles, the historical, artistic, naturalistic, food and wine, traditional, and cultural aspects of urban and metropolitan Bologna. For The Bologneser: The Battle of Zappolino and Other Stories, the artist has created a specific work dedicated to the important anniversary our region celebrates this year.
Curated by Fondazione Rocca dei Bentivoglio
WHEN: From October 25 to November 16, 2025
Inauguration - Saturday, October 25, 2025, at 10:00 AM
Opening Days and Hours - Open every day of the festival from 10 AM to 5 PM
Free admission
WHERE: Franco Frabboni Theatre
Via Marconi 29, Savigno - Valsamoggia
For information:
Fondazione Rocca dei Bentivoglio
Tel. 051.836441 - segreteria@roccadeibentivoglio.it
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CULTURAL PROGRAM - In progress
All conferences will be in Italian
WHERE:
F. Frabboni Theater - Via Marconi, 27
> Sunday 26 October - 10:30 AM - Ecomuseums Tell Their Stories - Open presentation by RemusER – Emilia-Romagna Ecomuseum Network. 11:45 AM - Screening of "Gold of the Earth: Among the Roots of Valsamoggia," a short film by Pietro Amendola, Camilla Cotti, Lucia Motolese, and Lorenzo Bertoncini. The short film was produced at the end of the fourth edition of the course "Audiovisual Products for Telling the Story of the Territory," organized by CARTA|BIANCA in collaboration with Demetra Formazione and the Mente Locale Festival - Visions on the Territory.
> Saturday 1 November - 5pm | Annual meeting of the Accademia del Samoggia association. Presentation of volume 21 of the magazine "Samodia," edited by the Accademia del Samoggia, with a section of contributions dedicated to Zappolino700.
> Saturday 8 October - 4pm | Presentation of the book Il Duca Passerino by Gabriele Sorrentino (Terrà e identità , 2017)
> Sunday 9 November - from 10am to 6pm | Marginalia Battle System Game Session – The Bucket War presented by Enrico Drusiani (game designer, Ex Machina Edizioni)
> Saturday 15 November - 4pm | The Game of Medieval Cooking - lecture by Professor Massimo Montanari, Professor Emeritus of Medieval History at the Alma Mater Studiorum - University of Bologna, in conjunction with the educational program "The Zappolino Table," a workshop for exploring and discovering medieval food and wine and culinary traditions, led by IPSAR "Luigi Veronelli" and the Rocca dei Bentivoglio Foundation, with the participation and scientific supervision of Dr. Daniele Ognibene and Professor Massimo Montanari.
> Saturday 15 November - 7.30pm | Peace Dinner - 700 years after the Battle of Zappolino, the delegations from Bologna and Modena, two territories united for centuries by deep ties, sometimes friendly through dialogue and exchange, sometimes conflictual through rivalry, meet on the hills of Valsamoggia to strengthen their bond, with a renewed spirit of harmony and irony, around a shared table laden with the products and dishes of the medieval menu developed and cooked as part of the educational program "The Table of Zappolino". Reservations are available at https://prenota.collinebolognaemodena.it/
MUSIC PROGRAM
WHERE:
Throughout the streets of the village
Sunday, October 26 - 10:00 AM
Inauguration of the International White Truffle Festival in Piazza XV Agosto, featuring a performance by the "R. Zanoli 1861" band.
Throughout the streets of the village
Sunday, October 26 - 10:00 AM
Inauguration of the International White Truffle Festival in Piazza XV Agosto, featuring a performance by the "R. Zanoli 1861" band.
