Sagra de lu Porcu Pri Pri and Homemade Pasta Festival
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Sagra de lu Porcu Pri Pri and Homemade Pasta Festival

14 Aug 2025
Alessano — Lecce (075)

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Edition 2025 — Sagra de lu Porcu Pri Pri

On August 14, 2025, on the eve of Ferragosto, Montesardo hosted the 23rd edition of the Sagra de lu Porcu Pri Pri and Homemade Pasta Festival. The church square came alive in the evening with stalls serving roast porchetta, homemade pasta, and Salento specialties, amidst folk music and pizzica. Free admission, organized by the Associazione Pro Montesardo.

The 23rd edition

The 23rd edition of the festival took place on the evening of Thursday, August 14, 2025, starting at 9:00 PM, in the center of Montesardo (Alessano, province of Lecce). As every year, the village was filled with visitors arriving from all over the Capo di Leuca area to enjoy roast porchetta and homemade pasta prepared by hand, along with pittule, frise, and peasant cuisine dishes.

The evening was accompanied by a live concert from the group Ionica Aranea and traveling pizzica led by maestro Calsolaro, who drew the public into traditional dances and songs through the village alleys. The event, with free admission, was organized by the Associazione Pro Montesardo aps with the involvement of volunteers and local families.

Programme

Thursday, August 14, 2025

  • From 9:00 PM — Opening of food stalls in the Church Square: roast porchetta (lu porcu Pri Pri), homemade pasta, pittule, frise, and traditional Salento dishes.
  • In the evening — Live concert by the group Ionica Aranea.
  • Following — Traveling pizzica with maestro Calsolaro through the village streets.

Highlights

The "Pri Pri" roast porchetta and homemade pasta prepared by the local women, with the concert by Ionica Aranea and traveling Salento pizzica.

Prices

Free admission.

Where does it take place — Sagra de lu Porcu Pri Pri

Piazza della Chiesa di Montesardo

Piazza Chiesa, Montesardo, 73031 Alessano

Contact Sagra de lu Porcu Pri Pri

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+39 339 8186084

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