Oenogastronomy in the Province of Forlì-Cesena
A year-long pleasure
The province of Forlì-Cesena offers many appointments dedicated to local products and good food.
The tasty Pagnotta pasquale (Easter loaf) is the protagonist of a famous festival held in Sarsina between March and April.
May is the month of the Sagra del pisello (pea festival) in Roncofreddo with typical local and seasonal products: peas, broad beans, artichokes, cherries, wines, oils, jams, honey and cheese.
In June the protagonist is the Festa Artusiana: the squares, streets and alleys of Forlimpopoli are transformed into food itineraries to celebrate Pellegrino Artusi.
August is dedicated to the Sagra del cinghiale (wild boar festival) and the Sagra della Fiorentina (T-bone steak festival) in Premilcuore, which every year attract a growing number of food lovers. Verghereto offers the Sagra della Pera cocomerina ("cocomerina" pear festival) in Ville di Montecoronaro, to celebrate this ancient fruit variety now protected and promoted by the Slow Food label.
September is the month of the great food and wine festivals, starting from the International Street Food Festival in Cesena, an important appointment of tastes and events from all over the world. In Sorrivoli, in the province of Cesena, the bread of Romagna is the protagonist with the Piadina d’Autore festival, a unique competition between piadina kiosks with rolling pins in hand.
Autumn is the season of the great appointments of the Emilia Romagna Wine Food Festival, with a great number of different events in the territory: Piadina Days, two days dedicated to the piadina in all its forms in various towns in the Province of Forlì-Cesena; Fiera del Formaggio di Fossa (fossa cheese fair) in Sogliano al Rubicone; Sagra del tartufo (truffle festival) in Dovadola; Sagra dell'olio e dell'olivo (oil and olive tree festival) in Longiano; Autunno a Cesenatico il pesce fa festa (autumn fish festival) in Cesenatico; I tre giorni del Sangiovese (the three days of Sangiovese wine) in Predappio.
