Sea and Taste Festival - Realmonte Stop

A traveling festival along the Agrigento coast

The Sea and Taste Festival is a traveling summer series that crosses ten municipalities along the south-western coast of Sicily, organized by the GALP Flag Il Sole e l'Azzurro - Tra Selinunte, Sciacca e Vigata with the support of the European Feampa program. The event was created to promote the maritime economy, artisanal fishing, and local gastronomic traditions, intertwining them with great singer-songwriter music, jazz, and storytelling. Each evening takes place in a landmark location of the host town: historic squares, archaeological parks, gardens, and monumental sites become open-air stages.

The Realmonte stop and the Roman Villa

In Realmonte, in the province of Agrigento, the festival chooses the evocative Villa Romana di Durrueli as its setting, a 1st-century AD archaeological site overlooking the sea and just a few kilometers from the famous Scala dei Turchi. The villa, discovered in 1907 and unearthed through several excavation campaigns, preserves mosaic floors, opus sectile rooms, and a thermal complex: it is not merely a venue, but a place of memory that engages with the evening's music.

Music, sea, and tastings

The format of the Realmonte stop pairs the evening concert with a moment of local appreciation and the tasting of local seafood, in keeping with the spirit that unites the entire festival: introducing the flavors of the Sicilian sea in a prestigious cultural context. The audience enjoys the show after discovering the seafood products and recipes of the traditional Agrigento coast.

• Municipality: Realmonte (Province of Agrigento, Sicily)
• Venue: Villa Romana di Durrueli, archaeological site
• Organization: GALP Flag Il Sole e l'Azzurro
• Period: Summer, as part of the festival's traveling schedule

An unmissable event

The Realmonte stop is one of the most anticipated moments of the Sea and Taste Festival: the combination of the archaeological charm of the Roman Villa, the proximity to the Scala dei Turchi, and the quality of the musical program makes this evening an experience that blends culture, landscape, and gastronomy. Reservations can be made online on the official GALP website, where the full calendar of other stops along the coast between Selinunte, Sciacca, and Vigata is also published.