 Vietri sul Mare -“Viaggio
attraverso la ceramica”, a National price
award for ceramic, in summer
Cetara - ' the 'tuna festival' (“A
tutto tonno”), to taste recipes with tuna
and know more about the tuna processing, in July
Cetara - "Sagra della colatura di alici",
to taste recipes with this typical anchovy sauce of Cetara
called 'colatura di alici' and to discover how it is made, at
Christmas time
Minori - "Gusta Minori”, in
English 'Enjoy Minori', to taste typical products and dishes
of Minori and of the whole Amalfi Coast, in September
Maiori - "Maiori in tavola, festa delle melanzane
al cioccolato", a festival to taste aubergines
with chocolate, a traditional sweet dish of Maiori, 15th
August
Maiori - "Gran Carnevale Maiorese",
to celebrate Carnival in Maiori
Atrani - the 'blue fish and anchovies
festival' ("Festa del pesce azzurro"),
to taste recipes with anchovies, tuna, and learn more about
their processing, in August
Amalfi - the 'Historical Regatta of the
Ancient Italian Maritime Republics' (“Regata
Storica delle Repubbliche Marinare”), with
this event Amalfi celebrates her glorious past as a Maritime
Republic, everybody wears Middle Ages costumes made in 1950s
by the scenographer Scielzo, in May/June every 4 years
Amalfi (Tovere) - the 'Potato Festival'
("Festa della Patata "), to taste
the sort of potatoes produced on the Amalfi Coast in variuos
recipes, in July
Amalfi - "Gran Carnevale Amalfitano ",
to celebrate Carnival in Amalfi
Amalfi - 'the 'Arrival of the comet on
Mount Tabor' ( "Calata della Stella sul Monte
Tabor"), a traditional and suggestive moment
before the Christmas High Mass event at mifdnight. A big
comet made of torches flies over the main square of Amalfi
(piazza Duoma) and lands in the atrium of the Cathedral,
welcomed by chimes and fireworks, 24th December
Conca dei Marini - "Sagra della sfogliatella
di S. Rosa" - a festival to taste the typical
sfogliatella, a puff pastry filled with custard, sweet
speciality of the nuns of the Monastery of Saint Rosa,
already famous in the XVIIth century, in August
Praiano - "Festival della Tradizione",
a festival about folklore and local traditions with popular
dances, music and tales, during the whole summer
Scala - the 'Chestnut Festival' ("Sagra
della castagna"), a tasty occasion to enjoy
the many ways of cooking chestnuts and the traditional
recipes with the famous chestnut of Scala: roast, boiled,
chestnut cakes, fritters and marmalade, in October
Tramonti - the 'lemon festival' ("Sagra
del limone"), to taste the typical lemon
sorts of the area and variuos recipes, such as cakes and
the well-known liqueur limoncello, in August
Tramonti - the 'pizza festival' ("Sagra
della pizza"), an occasion to try the special
pizza of Tramonti, with the recipe dating from Roman times
with local mozzarella and little ripe cherry tomatoes,
famous all over the world, in August
Furore - the 'prickly pears festival'
( "Festa del Fico d'India"), to
taste this typical fruit of the area and variuos recipes, in
September
Furore - “Muri d’Autore/Paese dipinto”:
painters and artists meet to paint the walls of the houses
and of the palaces, in September
Main patronal festivals and processions
on the Amalfi Coast:
Amalfi - "Festa di Sant’Andrea" – in
November and June
Amalfi's patron saint is celebrated on two separate occasions:
On 30th November (birthday celebration ) the statue of the
saint is taken from the Cathedral and carried in a procession
through the streets and squares of the city. On 27th June
the population celebrates the commemoration of the miracle
that saved the city from the pirate Barbarossa in 1544 and
the statue of the Saint is carried to the sea, where a festival
of music and fireworks awaits the procession.
Ravello - "Festa patronale di San Pantaleone ", the
patron saint of Ravello is celebrated on 27th July
Maiori - "Festa patronale di Santa Maria a
Mare", the patron saint of Maiori is celebrated
on 15th August
Maiori - "Via Crucis con processione dei battenti
a Maiori", during the Easter period, there
is this important 'Via Crucis', procession
in Maiori that takes place during the night between Holy
Thursday and Good Friday. The members of the archconfraternity
arrange and participate to the procession all dressed in
white and wearing white hoods covering the face, and with
their heart-rending chants sing their repentance for the
cruelty done to the Christ condemmned and crucified
Conca dei Marini - " Festa patronale di Santa
Rosa", the patron saint of Conca dei Marini
is celebrated on 23rd August
Minori - "Traslazione delle Sacre Reliquie
di Santa Trofimena ", the patron saint of
Minori is celebrated on 13th July
Positano - " Festa patronale di San Vito ",
the patron saint of Positano is celebrated on 15th June |
