Festa degli Arrosticini di Cosio Valtellino

Abruzzo in Valtellina

In Cosio Valtellino, a municipality in the province of Sondrio in Valtellina, the Festa degli Arrosticini is a now historic gastronomic event, reaching its 25th edition. The absolute stars are the arrosticini, the famous grilled sheep meat skewers, a symbol of Abruzzese culinary tradition, offered here in an alpine setting that enhances their flavour.

Five evenings of taste

The festival takes place over five evenings across two weekends in September, in the charming locality of Roncaiola, at the Parish of Cosio San Martino. The arrosticini, strictly grilled, are the main dish, but the menu also offers other traditional specialties, accompanied by an aperitif in the bar area preceding the evenings. An opportunity to gather around the table with friends, during the early autumn evenings in Valtellina.

A parish and community festival

Organized by the Parish of Cosio S. Martino, the festival has a strong community character, the result of the work of volunteers. Reservation is mandatory, a sign of the large turnout that the event attracts each year. For Cosio Valtellino and the entire area, it has become an eagerly awaited event, capable of combining good food and socialising.

A quarter of a century of tradition

With a quarter of a century of history, the Festa degli Arrosticini in Cosio Valtellino demonstrates how a distant culinary tradition—that of Abruzzese arrosticini—can take root and become a classic even among the mountains of Valtellina, in the province of Sondrio.