{"id":18260,"date":"2026-04-04T10:56:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-04T08:56:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.associazione-culturale-europea.eu\/?post_type=mec-events&#038;p=18260"},"modified":"2026-04-05T09:09:24","modified_gmt":"2026-04-05T07:09:24","slug":"rice-tour-piedmont_14-06-2026","status":"publish","type":"mec-events","link":"https:\/\/www.associazione-culturale-europea.eu\/index.php\/events\/rice-tour-piedmont_14-06-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Sunday 14 June &#8211; 2026 Rice Tour &#8211; Piedmont"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"18260\" class=\"elementor elementor-18260\" data-elementor-post-type=\"mec-events\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-435aa53 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"435aa53\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-279d15e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"279d15e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Discover the World of Italian Rice \u2013 A unique day out amongst the rice fields between Novara and Vercelli!<\/strong><\/span><\/h5>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c485b1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7c485b1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Did you know that Italy is Europe\u2019s largest rice producer and that cultivation takes place mainly in the plains of Piedmont and Lombardy?<\/p><p>Join our <strong>RICE TOUR<\/strong> and discover the history of rice, the cultivation methods used in the rice fields, the use and importance of water, and the biodiversity in the rice fields. You\u2019ll also learn more about the wide variety of rice types, as well as their differences and characteristics, depending on which recipe you\u2019d like to try.<\/p><p>Spend a day discovering the landscapes, history and flavours of Italy\u2019s rice-growing region.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9aa6dc2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9aa6dc2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5><strong>Programme Highlights:<\/strong><\/h5><ul><li>Join a <strong>guided tour* of a traditional Rice Farm<\/strong> surrounded by rice fields, featuring an old waterwheel-powered rice mill and the historic dormitory of the &#8220;mondine&#8221; (the women who between the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries worked in the rice fields)!<\/li><li>Enjoy <strong>lunch at a typical restaurant<\/strong>, where dishes are prepared using rice from the local farms!<\/li><li>Explore landscape and agricultural features on a <strong>guided walk<\/strong>* <strong>amongst the rice paddies<\/strong> (an easy walk of about 4 km on flat terrain, subject to weather conditions)!<\/li><li>Enjoy a <strong>guided visit*<\/strong> of the beautiful <strong>Abbey of San Nazzaro Sesia<\/strong>!<\/li><\/ul><p>*All guided tours and visits are offered in English and Italian (2 groups, minimum 15 people each group required)<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b696ada elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b696ada\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><strong>Cost (ACE members):<\/strong> <strong>full (adults): <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">\u20ac50 \u00a0<\/span><br \/>reduced (under18): <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">\u20ac40<\/span><\/strong><\/h4><p>Including transport by bus, all entrance fees, all guided tours and visits, 3-course lunch with wine, water and coffee. Departure from JRC Ispra at 8.30 am, return at approximately 6 pm.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e1a56ec elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e1a56ec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.associazione-culturale-europea.eu\/index.php\/registration-page_rice-tour-piedmont_14-06-2026\/\">Please book<\/a> <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">as long as places are available!<\/span><\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Discover the World of Italian Rice \u2013 A unique day out amongst the rice fields between Novara and Vercelli! 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