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- · Ottobre
- Grape festival
During the first week of October on the occasion of the Rosary Madonna in Priora (an outlying division of Sorrento, from 20.00) the main
protagonist of this event is the grape, served in sweet and very tasty specialties. On stands cakes and sweets made up of grape offered
to visitors from the hotelkeepers of Sorrento. Local wine tasting and, as tradition, pasta with beans, sausage and local fruit. To cheer
the evening a lot of good music.
- House in fair
In the exhibition rooms in Sant'Agata sui due Golfi in a 2500 square meters covered area take place "House in fair".
- Chestnut festival
It take place during October Sundays on Faito Mount, evenings in mountain where the absolute protagonist is the chestnut to be tasted in
numerous specialties. Typical products, good wine, music and folklore.
- · December
- International cinema meeting (biennial event)
Sorrento is the ideal place for this kermes among culture, art and worldly things.
Thematic meeting with international cinema, conventions, glances on the cinema coming every time from a different, and prestigious previews
with representatives of the show business and of the jetset.
- Fair Terra delle Sirene
Typical and traditional handicraft, agricultural products, farm holidays and flora; industry and commerce on exposition in Sant'Agata sui due Golfi.
- 13 Decembers Santa Lucia feast and Sausage festival
In Sorrento in the centre of Santa Lucia village, in front of the little church, will be ignited as every year a bonfire in sign of
devotion to the saint protective of the sight. The sacred and the profane mix together: along the road illuminated for the feast
the characteristic stalls where taste roasted sausage, "friarielli" and local wine.
- Christmas period
In the heart of the historical centre of Sorrento, along the ancient decuman of San Cesareo road, every year the traders of Sorrento
organize an outdoor tableful where you can eat pasta with beans, sausage, roasted chop and broccoli. Zeppole and other typical Christmas
local sweet. At the end of the evening there is a Tombolata whit prizes under the stars.
During the Christmas festivity period moreover many popular festivals, living Christmas crib and popular music concerts are organized.
- Christmas period
In Torca (an outlying division of Massa Lubrense) they organize a living Christmas crib in the Monticello alleys illuminated by tenuous
light of the torches. Many walk-ons will make rural ancient world relive again: around an oil mill a donkey is busy in squeezing olives,
the basket maker entagle baskets to collect agricultural products, the housewives prepares smoking bread loaf.
People for some days rediscover ancient trades: the dish maker, the carpenter, the stone-cutter, the knife grinder. For everybody tasting of
warm zeppole and local wine.
- · February
- 14 February festivity of S.Antonino patron of Sorrento
feast with fireworks characteristics light decoration in the centre roads.
- "cicerchie" festival
in Termini (Massa Lubrense) as every year during Carnival there is the "cicerchie" festival.
- Carnival
in many towns of the Peninsula many allegorical carts are organized.
- · April
- Holy week
In Sorrento and in many neighbour city many representation of popular faith are organized, among them very particular are the hooded processions and the
holy sepulchre, you can get more information on these events and some photos in the website www.processioni.com.
- · May
- San Costanzo feast
During San Costanzo feast a procession to the San Costanzo mount (Termini) is organized.
- · June
- Festambiente
traditional appointment con with Festambiente excursions and extension of local products (travelling exhibition).
- Snail festival
In Monticchio (an outlying division of Massa Lubrense), patron saints feast of SS. Pietro and Paolo and snail festival.
- · July
- July-September Concerts at Cocumella
Musical review in the luxsury Hotel Cocumella halls.
- San Vito
patron saint feast of San Vito, marrows festival (Acquara, Massa Lubrense).
- July-August Estate Musicale Sorrentina
Summer internaltional music festival in Sorrento at San Francesco cloister.
- end of July Sea feast
Sant'Agnello: tasting of first and second course made by fish cooked following local recipes, local wine, exhibition of handcraft and sea product.
- Sant'Anna
Sorrento: in the seafaring village of Marina Grande festivities and sea festival.
- July-August Show festival
In Villa Fiorentino, Sorrento.
- · August
- 6 August feast of SS. Salvatore
In Schiazzano, Massa Lubrense, patron feast of SS. Salvatore and during the following days festival of Fiordilatte e local agricultural and
handcrafted products exhibition.
- from 12 August Madonna of Casarlano feast
Madonna of Casarlano feast (Sorrento) and country festivals: aubergines and sausage festival, marrow and sausage festival.
- 15 August feast of Assunta
In Mortora, Piano di Sorrento, feast of Assunta and melon festival.
- 15 August feast of Assunta
In Marina della Lobra, Massa Lubrense, patron saint feast of Assunta and sea procession, tasting of traditional foods.
- the last Sunday of August San Rocco
In Maiano, a Sant'Agnello quartier, San Rocco feast and meatball festival. Among many specialties, prepared according ancient local recipies,
not to miss spicy meatball with a characteristic bittersweet taste.
- ending August lemon festival
Massa Lubrense, in Vescovado square, lemon festival, typical products made by lemons: citruses honey, lemon cream ice cream, water-ices,
lemon caprese, lemon delizie, lemon mousse and babà, limoncello. At midnight warm lemon cornetti for everybody.
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