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SLOW FISH
11-14 May Genoa
An international show completely dedicated 􏰀􏰁 􏰀􏰃􏰄 􏰅􏰆􏰃 􏰇􏰁􏰈􏰉􏰊 􏰋􏰌􏰊 􏰍􏰀􏰆 􏰎􏰈􏰁􏰏􏰉􏰄􏰐􏰆 􏰍􏰆 􏰁􏰈􏰑􏰋􏰌- ised by Slow Food and the Regione Liguria. It deals with matters concerning sustainable 􏰅􏰆􏰃 􏰎􏰈􏰁􏰊􏰒􏰓􏰀􏰍􏰁􏰌 􏰋􏰌􏰊 􏰈􏰄􏰆􏰎􏰁􏰌􏰆􏰍􏰏􏰉􏰄 􏰓􏰁􏰌􏰆􏰒􏰐􏰎􏰀􏰍􏰁􏰌 with regard to the sea and the aquatic eco- systems through
conferences, meetings, workshops and tast- ings.
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NIVARATA
2-4 June Acireale, Sicily
Three day Sicilian granita festival dedicated to Sicilian ice cream as well as to the promo- tion of Sicilian top agricultural products and the food sector. Nivarata is a great line-up of events: conferences, food shows, workshops, handicraft, panel discussions, exhibitions, art displays and special guests. Acireale hosts master gelato makers and food professionals coming from all over Italy and abroad, includ- ing the UK.
www.nivarata.it
STRAWBERRY FESTIVAL
4 June Nemi, Rome
Nemi is a medieval town in the Castelli Ro- mani, 20 Km south of Rome perched on a hill overlooking the small volcanic lake of Nemi. It is famous for its wild strawberries, which are 􏰆􏰐􏰋􏰉􏰉􏰖 􏰆􏰇􏰄􏰄􏰀 􏰋􏰌􏰊 􏰃􏰋􏰗􏰄 􏰋 􏰊􏰍􏰆􏰀􏰍􏰌􏰓􏰀 􏰘􏰋􏰗􏰁􏰒􏰈􏰔 􏰙􏰄􏰐􏰍 has been hosting the Sagra della Fragola (strawberry festival) since 1922, when women dressed in the typical country costumes sell- 􏰍􏰌􏰑 􏰋􏰌􏰊 􏰁􏰚􏰄􏰈􏰍􏰌􏰑 􏰗􏰍􏰆􏰍􏰀􏰁􏰈􏰆 􏰆􏰀􏰈􏰋􏰇􏰏􏰄􏰈􏰈􏰍􏰄􏰆 􏰆􏰄􏰈􏰗􏰄􏰊 in many ways, with fresh cream or ice-cream, in pancakes, in milk-shakes and liqueurs. You can also buy pieces of jewelry in the form of a strawberry pendant made by hand by local goldsmiths.
www.visitnemi.it/ita/sagra-delle-fragole
PRIMAVERA DEL PROSECCO
Until 11 June
Prosecco’s Spring in Treviso and surrounding areas, Valdobbiadene, Conegliano, and Car- tizze.
This annual event takes place in the heart of the Prosecco wine area leading visitors on
a journey of discovery on all aspects of the wine production process.
Special events such as shows, exhibitions and visits to historic villas in the area are also organised.
www.primaveradelprosecco.it
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