La mela e dintorni 2026 (Caprie)
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The "La mela e dintorni" ("The apple and its surroundings") fair is a food-and-wine event held in the historic centre of Caprie, in the Valle di Susa. The 2026 edition, the twenty-fourth, takes place on Sunday 8 November and is organised by the local committee together with the municipal administration and the town's associations, as part of the GustoValsusa series organised by the mountain union (Unione montana) [1][2].
The programme
The weekend opens on Saturday 7 November with "Mela-Creo", an art workshop for children aged 6 to 10 run by the Giovanni Brunetto municipal library, held from 10:30 to 12:00 in the council chamber of piazza Matteotti, with compulsory booking [1]. On Sunday 8 November the historic centre hosts the main event, with food offerings built around the apple, including a new sweet called "Pomet", themed menus in local restaurants priced at 25 euros per person by reservation (drinks excluded), the "Gustare passeggiando" (tasting while strolling) route, and a refreshment point set up at via Maffiodo Lino 9 [1].
According to L'Agenda News, the "La mela in vetrina" (the apple on display) market exhibition, dedicated to the area's food and craft products, runs from 10:00 to 18:00 along a loop route through via Maffiodo Lino, piazza San Rocco, via Braere, via Pettigiani Nello and piazza Martiri della Libertà, with growers from the Valle di Susa and Valle Sangone taking part; the same source states this event is set for "Sunday 9", a date that does not match the Sunday 8 November given elsewhere in the same article for the fair's opening [1]. The parish hall on via Maffiodo Lino hosts the pomological exhibition dedicated to old apple varieties of the Valle di Susa [1].
Related initiatives
For the fair, the restaurant-pizzeria Il Cappellaio Matto offers, on Sunday 8 November at 12:30, an apple-themed lunch priced at 25 euros per person, including two starters, a first course, a second course, dessert, water and coffee. Dishes include a small apple pie with Moncalieri sausage, tomini cheese with apple cream, gnocchi with apple and speck, pork loin marinated in beetroot with an apple-and-cinnamon potato gateau, and, for dessert, a Tarte Tatin [2].
The area
Caprie is a village (borgo) in the lower Valle di Susa with a long-standing fruit-growing tradition, built on alluvial land once used for peach orchards and later turned into extensive apple orchards [1]. The institutional activities linked to the event are coordinated with the municipality of Caprie [1].
Sources
- L'Agenda News — 5 November 2026
- Valsusa Oggi — 5 November 2026