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 24 March 2024, from 9 am
Opening of food stands with TYPICAL SPECIALTIES
When: Sunday 24 March 2024, from 12 noon
Visit to the orchard
When: Sunday 24 March 2024, 2.30 p.m.
Torta Fritta
When: Sunday, 24 March 2023, 5 p.m.
Traditional food, a sort of fried pizza’s pasta, to eat with salumi(cold cuts)
Ballroom dancing with MANUEL
When: Sunday, 24. March 2024, 2-7 p.m.
Sciame di biciclette (Bike tour)
When: Monday, 1 April 2024, 11 am
From Villanova parish church to Isola Giarola and Lancone
Mercatino di Primavera(Spring Market)
When: Sunday, 7 April 2023, 9am
Opening of food stands with TYPICAL SPECIALTIES
When: Sunday 7 April 2024, from 12 noon
Visit to the orchard
When: Sunday 7 April 2024, 2.30 p.m.
Where: departure from the Pro Loco Villanova’s Stand
Route from Villanova to Soarza. Stop in the hamlet of Soarza with refreshment point and music by “Claudio e Alessandro”.
Torta Fritta
When: Sunday, 7 April 2024, 5 p.m.
Ballroom with Renzo e Roberta
When: Sunday, 7 April 2023, 2-7 p.m.
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.
