Festina Lente — The Snail Festival

Festina Lente 2025 in Casoli

The second edition of Festina Lente — The Snail Festival was held in Casoli (CH) on August 9-10, 2025, in Piazza Santa Reparata, with evenings starting at 6:00 PM. The event featured traditional Abruzzo cuisine with snail dishes prepared according to ancient local recipes, along with other regional specialties, wines, and artisanal products.

The program combined gastronomy, culture, and community moments, with conferences, presentations, live music, and the Snail Brotherhood dinner. The inaugural conference, titled "The Time of the Snail: Slow Rhythms to Cultivate Future and Community," addressed the topic of heliciculture as a resource for the development of inland Abruzzo, confirming the festival's vocation to combine good food with reflection on the territory.