Maremma Sagre in July

Italian Wine and Food Festivals

Maremma sagre in July: Italian wine and food festivals and events in undiscovered Tuscany and Lazio.

If you are visiting Maremma this month, then you are spoilt for choice for sagre and festivals involving food. There are forty different events ranging from archaeology, football and cycling feasts, carnivals, concerts, harvest celebrations, and democratic festivals, to concert bands, beer festivals and slow cooking. As well as traditional sagre with dancing! All with great home-cooked food such as wild fruits and wild boar, octopus, fish, snails, grilled meats, old-fashioned snacks... to potatoes and tripe!

Wishing you a great time!

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The Italian Food Festivals and Sagre in July

(Weekends at the end of June &) beginning of July 2010 (from Thursday to Sunday)
STICCIANO SCALO (Roccastrada - Grosseto)
16th Sagra degli strozzapreti - Festival of wild fruits

A classic Maremma culinary festival now in its 15th year, with shows, music, food stalls, painting and artisan exhibitions, evening dancing, games and "dolce" dessert and sweet stands... mmm!

(From 12 June) until 25 July 2010 (every Saturday and Sunday evening)
CIVITELLA MARITTIMA
Civitella in Musica 2010

A music and food event for lovers of good cooking (like your grandmother used to cook), dancing and music. Held at the town's sports ground.

Until 25 July 2010 (every Thursday to Sunday)
RISPESCIA (Grosseto)
Sagra del Cinghiale - Festival of Wild Boar

The 25th anniversary of this festival with a menu of wild boar recipes as well as other ancient Tuscan and Maremman dishes such as aquacotta and panzella with grilled local meats, local desserts and seasonal fruits. You will also find food stalls, a bar with homemade "gelato", music, dancing, parades, an exhibition of ballet, tournaments and a traditional Saracen joust. Held in the sports field.

7 - 11 July 2010
DONORATICO
Festa de "la sinistra per castagneto" - Festival of the left for chestnut

8 - 11 July 2010
SAN VINCENZO
Festa gastronomica del calcio - Gastronomic football feast

8, 13, 20, 27 & 29 July 2010
BIBBONA
Visita e dugustazione in cantina - Visits taste wines in the cellars

A wonderful opportunity when it happens: a chance to visit the cellars beneath the town and tatst e the local wines.

9 July 2010
SAN VINCENZO
Carnevale del Mare - Carnival of the Sea

9 - 10 July 2010
BOCCHEGGIANO (Montieri)
XVI Festa della birra - 16th Beer Festival

Great beers, open air dining with a menu based on fish and other things!, live music, and craft stalls. Free entrance and camping.

9 - 11 & 16 - 18 July 2010
GAVORRANO (Grosseto)
Sagra del Dolce Casalingo - Festival of home-cooked desserts

I am definately going to this one! With music, dancing and exhibitions.

9 and 22 July 2010
ISOLA DEL GIGLIO
Sagra del totano gigliese - Festival of the Island of Giglio Tattler fish

A gastronomic event with music in the piazza from 19:00.

10 July 2010
SASSETTA
Sapore di Sassetta - the tastes of Sassetta

14 - 18 July 2010
BORGO CARIGE (Capalbio)
Festa Democratica - Democratic Festival

A local event with food stalls.

15 July 2010
CASTAGNETO CARDUCCI
Notti dell'archeologia signori di Maremma - Night of the archaeology of the men of Maremma

15 July 2010
BIBBONA
Percorso enogastronomico in fattoria - Gastronomic farm route

15 - 18 July 2010
SAN VINCENZO
Sagra del Polpo - Festival of the octopus

16 July 2010
DONORATICO
"Serata dei golosi" - an evening for lovers of food

16- 18 July 2010
ROCCALBEGNA
"Vita al Centro Storico" - life in the historic centre with both a "Sagra dello gnocco" - Festival of the potatoe dumpling and a "Festa della Birra" - Beer Festival

The 3rd event of its kind with a festival of "gnocchi" - small and wonderful potatoe dumplings - a beer festival, and an art and craft market, pony and carriage trips, horse rides, music, dancing and food stalls! Something for everybody!

17 July 2010
ROSELLE (Grosseto)
"MangiaRoselle"

A gastronomic event with a dinner (reservation necessary for this one).

17 July 2010
ROSIGNANO SOLVAY
Slow cooking

17 July 2010
CASTAGNETO CARDUCCI
Rosso in Carne - literally, "red meat"

17 July 2010
CINIGNANO
In Punta di Rebbi - Casserini in Cucina

A food and wine event based around bread and milk.

19 - 25 July 2010
LA TORBA (Capalbio)
Sagra del Pesce di Torba - Festival of fish

The 31st festival of "La Torba" fish with fish dishes and local wines.

21 - 25 July 2010
PIOMBINO
Sagra del Pesce - Festival of fish

22 July 2010
BIBBONA
Degustazione olio e prodotti vari - Olive oil and various products tasting

22 July 2010
MARINA DO CASTAGNETO
"Cacciuccata"

22 - 25 July 2010
MARINA DI CECINA
17th Sagra del Cinghiale al Mare - the 17th Festival of the wild boar at the sea

23 July 2010
DONORATICO
"Riscopriamo gli spuntini di una volta" - rediscover snacks of a time past

23 July 2010
SAN VINCENZO
Festa dei bersaglieri e dei ciclisti - Festival of sharpshooters and cyclists

23 - 25 July 2010
PIAN DI ROCCA (Castiglione della Pescaia)
Sagra Contadina - Peasant Festival

A gastronomic event with dishes of typical Maremmana cooking and agricultural products, fruit and vegetables cultivated around the village. The food stands open at 19:30.

23 - 25 July 2010
ROCCASTRADA (Grosseto)
Sagra della patata - Festival of the potatoe

This sagra is held in the historic centre of Roccastrada.

23 - 25 July 2010 and 30 July - 1 August 2010
PANCOLE (Scansano)
Sagra della Lasagna - Festival of the oven-baked lasagna pasta

With music in the square.

24 July 2010
ROSIGNANO SOLVAY
Ravaggiolo slow cooking

24 July 2010
CINIGNANO
In Punta di Rebbi - La Cena della Trebbiatura - The threshing dinner

A costumed dinner of traditional dishes to celebrate the traditional threshing undertaken at this time of year.

26 July - 1 August 2010
CHIARONE SCALO (Capalbio)
Sagra della Lumaca - Festival of the snail

I'll be missing this one! (no disrespect to the festival, snails aren't my kind of food!).

28 July 2010 - 1 August 2010
SAN VINCENZO
Festa della cucina Toscana - Festival of Tuscan cooking

30 July 2010
MARINA DI CECINA
Concerto bandistico - Concert band

30 - 31 July 2010
PAGANICO
7th Sagra Gastronomica "Festa d'Estate" - the 7th Food Festival "Summer Party"

Food stalls and live music from 19:30.

30 July 2010 - 4 August 2010
MARINA DI CECINA
Sagra della Zuppa di Pesce - Festival of fish soup

Zuppa di pesce is one of my favourite Italian fish dishes but takes ages to make, so I am going to try and make this one!

30 July 2010 - 8 August 2010
DONORATICO
Sagra del pesce - Festival of fish

30 July - 8 August 2010
MONTEMERANO (Manciano)
Sagra della trippa - Festival of animal stomach offal

30 July - 8 August 2010
MARSILIANA (Manciano)
Sagra della polenta - Festiva of polenta

Sagre in July: Mangia bene! Eat well!