'Gusta Minori': 25 years of history between the Streets of Art and the Streets of Taste

In these 25 years Taste Minori saw the presence of 500 artistic extras and 120 actors, technicians and above all all the related activities related to catering and tourism. The formula is particular in that it is a festival of cultural narration of the territory through art, cuisine and living the places throughout the year.

The theatrical events that took place in 2020 alone recorded around 600 people attending each evening, spread across three performances, but the requests far exceeded the available seats. To these attendances we must add those at the conferences that were held outdoors with important guests such as Bruno Vespa, Gigi Marzullo, Agnese Pini, Pier Luigi Pardo. The very idea of ​​creating previews of Gusta Minori proved to be a winning one.

The twenty-fifth edition saw the presence of Lino Banfi, Peppe Barra, Marisa Laurito, Carlo Faiello, Michele Mirabella and thanks to the partnership with The Night of the Italian Panettone created by Sal De Riso, also by Alessandro Siani. Winning formulas that guarantee a future for Gusta Minori and media attraction also for the Amalfi Coast.

The Gusta Minori formula includes “The Ways of Art and the Ways of Taste”. Art and Taste go hand in hand. In 2019, 4 theatrical performances, in 4 different places in Minori, at the same time and all dedicated to the theme of Christmas, on those same evenings it was possible to taste the traditional Christmas menus in Minori. Each edition has a theme and both the Vie dell'Arte and del Gusto follow that precise theme.

In Minori there is a small village called Torre and it extends along the entire hill from the Miramare castle to the “Forcella” hill where the convent of San Nicola di Bari stands along the gardens of the places called Martelluzzo and Annunziata. This small village is crossed by the ancient road connecting with Maiori, today Path of the Lemons. It is one of the most spectacular points of the entire Amalfi Coast from which it is possible to dominate the panorama of the Divine. In the center of Torre there is the Parish Church of San Michele Arcangelo, the third parish of Minori, after that of Villamena. This small church dates back to 1270.

On the sides of the altar there are two canvases depicting the “Immaculate Madonna” and the “Vision of St. Peter of Alcantara”. It is also possible to admire the bell tower of the Annunziata, a survivor of the church demolished in 1950, of which the bell tower remains. We are in front of a Byzantine-Arab building and traces of some Byzantine-style paintings are still visible. The foundation of this church dates back to the XNUMXth century or at most to the following one. Gusta Minori, as an event of narration of culture and traditions, has not overlooked these aspects. During the last edition, tourists and citizens had the opportunity to participate in a series of excursions to the places of Minorese religious culture.

Then there is the Sentiero dei Limoni, the ancient Roman road where you can immerse yourself in the scents of the yellow gold of the Amalfi Coast.

The Sentiero dei Limoni had its tourist development after 1852 when the Amalfi road 163 was built. It is a path that has remained intact, managed, crossed, cultivated by the farmers of the Torre village. It is an easy path that today is truly known worldwide.

The twenty-fifth edition of Gusta Minori promoted the archaeological heritage with “Drama De Antiquis tour” whose name is based on “Drama De Antiquis – Fantasite 5.0”, the name given to the highly successful show, author Gerardo Buonocore, texts by Lucia Amato and co-directors Gerardo Buonocore and Lucia Amato.