Events in Santa Maria di Leuca, Tricase, Specchia, Ugento and nearby
Santa Maria di Leuca
August
Festa della Madonna di Leuca
Every year, the patron saint statue of Madonna of Leuca is carried through the streets in a great procession. The parade is then followed, at midnight, by fireworks.
When:
Where: Via C. Colombo, Santa Maria di Leuca, Puglia
Festival of the fish
Tasting of some typical dishes of the local cuisine, such as pasta with seafood, pittole fish, fried food and sweets from Salento.
When: Usually the third week of August
Where: Santa Maria di Leuca city centre
Tricase
August
Feast Macaria Cistareddha
Food feast where most of the dishes are made of legumes and vegetables but also homemade pasta, pittule, and much more.
When: Usually 8 of August
Where: Tricase centre
Specchia
December
Animated Crib
Christmas live scene inside the charming street of the ancient town of Specchia.
When:
Where: Piazza del Popolo, Specchia, Puglia
Ugento
June
Festival of Saint Antonio
Cattle fair, sweets and local produce along the street of the town.
When:
Where: Via Cavour, Ugento, Puglia
July
Festival of the 'Puccia'
Puccia is a typical Salento bread served with different fillings or eaten as it is. Food stalls and live music concerts.
When: Usually in July
Where: Ugento city centre
August
Sagra te li 'ciceri e tria'
This traditional dish of Puglia, Ciceri e tria, is made with chickpeas and 'tria', which is a type of handmade pasta, half boiled and half fried. The two things are mixed together to form a tasty dish.
When: Beginning of August
Where: Ugento historic centre
Festa della Madonna dell'Aiuto
Procession at sea, musical events, live concerts and fireworks display.
When: August
Where: Village of Torre San Giovanni near Ugento
September
Festival and fair of SS. Medici
Mass and procession. Band concerts and folk performances.
When:
Where: Via Cavour, Ugento, Puglia
Other interesting things to do in Ugento
Visit the Archaelogy Museum and the Palazzo Colosso
The Archaeology Museum, in the Town Hall, and the Palazzo Colosso house collections of ceramics, coins, bronzes and objects of Greek and Roman origin.
Tiggiano
August
Sagra delle quattro pignate
Festival dedicated to the four legumes: beans, chick peas, broad beans and lentils cooked by the fire in the 'pignate', small earthenware container, and accompanied by vegetables, particularly turnips, chicory, zucchini, cauliflower, green beans.
When: Usually second week of August
Where: Tiggiano centre
Nearby events
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Gallipoli
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Otranto
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Santa M. di Leuca info office
piazza Savoia 3
+39 0833 758111
Tricase info office
Piazza Pisanelli, Palazzo Gallone
+39 0833 777237
Specchia info office
Piazza del Popolo, 1
+39 0833 536293
Ugento info office
Piazza A. Colosso, 5
+39 0833 555476
