Directly from the Tuscan Specialities Showcase, the Aquilea soup (Traditional Agri-food Product) in the traditional summer festival on August.
On the hills of Lucca, among the vineyards and plains of the village of Aquilea, the tradition of the Aquilea soup festival is repeated. Soup (only vegetables from local farms in the Moriano area), grilled meats, olive oil and wine from the Aquilea farms, and cakes with creamy vegetable pecks and chocolate are the classic menu of the manifstazone.
Every evening, from 7 p.m. onwards, you can enjoy the famous Aquilea soup prepared only with vegetables from the fields and wild herbs of the area
. This is followed by grilled specialities, porchetta with steamed or raw vegetables, pies with vegetable peckers cream and chocolate Wine and oil strictly from Aquilea farms.
This year, there will also be three appointments with those who want to have a chat... always on topic, though!
Friday 1 August - 9.00 p.m. Marco Pardini Ethnobotanist presents his latest book “Seek me in the rain”, the ballad of dormant seeds
Sunday 10 August - lectio magistralis by the Accademici della Zuppa on “La storia della zuppa di magro” (not to be confused with zuppa alla frantoiana!)
to be defined - La Piana del Cibo
To end the evening on a high note, every evening a play area for children and after dinner dancing at the Festival ‘Ballando sotto le Stelle di Aquilea’
with nine events will accompany the Sagra della Zuppa
Performances and live concerts by highly talented DJs and musicians will animate and enrich the long-awaited Sagra della Zuppa di Aquilea (Aquilea Soup Festival) in the context of the extraordinary beauty of the landscape that distinguishes this corner of the Lucchesia just a few kilometres from the provincial capital.
Programme:
Friday 1 August: DJ Marco Lazzaroni and Luc Bastianelli, "La casina Rossa" from disco '80s to the present day
Saturday 2 August: DJ Torelli
Sunday 3 August: Rick Hutton and the Acoustic Band, with a mix of soul, pop, funk, rhythm and blues
Friday 8 August: Special evening with Radio Mitology, dedicated to the music of the 70s, 80s and 90s
Saturday 9 August: DJ Torelli
Sunday 10 August: The Urban Pusssy, with trashy, tekno, shaken & stirred music
Friday 15 August: Concorde Tour - DJ Ringo
Saturday 16 August: Mamalovers Dance Show Party
Sunday 17 August: DJ Perfidus
All performances will start at 9.30 pm.
To reach Aquilea, once you have arrived in Lucca, follow the directions for the SS 12 del Brennero in a northerly direction, as far as via Lodovica (Sesto di Moriano) and directions for Aquilea, for information comitatopaesanoaquilea@virgilio.it
