Villanova sull’Arda celebrates the
Festa dei Ciliegi in Fiore (Cherry Blossom Festival)
A traditional event that every year attracts hundreds of people from all over Italy. In the lands beloved by Giuseppe Verdi, who chose to live here and dedicate himself to rural life during his stays in Sant’Agata, the trees that produce the most renowned cherries in the Piacenza area grow.
PROGRAMME
Mercatino di Primavera(Spring Market)
When: Sunday 30 March and 6 April 2025, from 9 am
Opening of food stands with TYPICAL SPECIALTIES
When: Sunday 30 March and 6 April 2025, from 12 noon
Visit to the orchard
When: Sunday 30 March and 6 April 2025, 2.30 p.m.
30March walk with experts
Torta Fritta
When: Sunday 30 March and 6 April 2025, 5 p.m.
Traditional food, a sort of fried pizza’s pasta, to eat with salumi(cold cuts)
Ballroom dancing with Marcolino
When: Sunday 30 March 2025, 2-7 p.m.
Ballroom dancing with Manuel
When: Sunday 6 April 2025, 2-7 p.m.
Sciame di biciclette (Bike tour)
When: Monday, 13 April 2024, 11 am
From Villanova parish church to Isola Giarola and Lancone
SHOOTING IN BLOOM
If you have taken photos during the day, please send them to the email: proloco1950villanovasullarda@gmail.com (max. 4 per person). The best 10 will be awarded prizes and exhibited at the Cherry Festival on 2nd June.
