Sagra dell'Ortica a Marola

Nettles on the table in Marola

The Sagra dell'Ortica (Nettle Festival) takes place every year in June in Marola, a hamlet of Torri di Quartesolo, in the province of Vicenza. The festival is dedicated to an ingredient as humble as it is surprising: nettles, a wild herb that Vicenza's peasant cuisine has skillfully enhanced, transforming it into tasty and refined dishes.

The nettle menu

The heart of the festival is the food stand, which offers a series of nettle specialties: from nettle risotto to lasagna with ragù, from fusilli to various homemade first courses. An original menu that attracts curious people and gourmets from all over the province each year, to discover flavors linked to tradition and the territory.

Music, games, and fun

The festival is not just about food: every evening, starting from 7 PM, Marola comes alive with dancing evenings, live music, the traditional charity raffle, and a funfair for the enjoyment of adults and children. An atmosphere of popular celebration that makes the Sagra dell'Ortica one of the most anticipated events of the summer in Torri di Quartesolo.

A hamlet festival

Organized by the committee and volunteers of Marola, the festival is an example of the vibrancy of Vicenza's hamlet festivals, capable of enhancing local products and creating opportunities for community gathering, in the name of conviviality and tradition.