Fried Anchovy Festival
Edition 2025 Finished Free Gastronomy Local produce Sea

Fried Anchovy Festival

21 Jun 2025 — 22 Jun 2025
Monterosso al Mare — La Spezia (011)

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Edition 2025 — Fried Anchovy of Monterosso

In June 2025, Monterosso al Mare celebrated the Fried Anchovy Festival, with Pro Loco stands in Piazza Garibaldi and Piazza Tina Anselmi: fried anchovies, salted anchovies on crostini, and pasta with anchovies, accompanied by craft markets, folk music, and the Cinque Terre Sunset Tour.

The 2025 edition confirmed the tradition of the Fried Anchovy Festival in Monterosso al Mare, held over a weekend in June. The star was the Monterosso anchovy, a PAT product caught with the lampara, served fried and crispy, salted on crostini, and paired with pasta.

The Pro Loco stands enlivened Piazza Garibaldi and Piazza Tina Anselmi, while the village filled with craft markets and folk music. The Sunset Tour of the National Park of the Cinque Terre was also featured, with tastings and stories about the maritime tradition, in one of the most evocative gastronomic festivals of the Riviera di Levante.

Programme

The festival took place over two days with food stands opening at noon in Piazza Garibaldi and Piazza Tina Anselmi (fried anchovies, salted anchovies on crostini, pasta with anchovies), craft markets, folk music, and the Sunset Tour of the National Park of the Cinque Terre.

Highlights

The fried and salted anchovies and the Sunset Tour by the sea.

Prices

Free admission. Tastings are paid.

Where does it take place — Fried Anchovy of Monterosso

Piazza Garibaldi e Piazza Tina Anselmi, Monterosso al Mare

Piazza Garibaldi, 19016 Monterosso al Mare

Fried Anchovy of Monterosso in brief

Gastronomy Local produce Sea Folk traditions Folklore Outdoor La Spezia

History of Fried Anchovy of Monterosso

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