Cervia Sweet Thistle Festival
Cervia Sweet Thistle Festival
Saturday 25th and Sunday 26th January 2025
Festival dedicated to the local thistle, which has excellent depurative and antioxidant properties.
The Festival in Cervia
Cervia Thistle is a food for connoisseurs because it is produced in small quantities and it's only eaten during the winter, that is why Cervia town is dedicating a real food and wine festival to it again this year!
It will also be possible to taste and buy innovative products linked to this particular sand vegetable with important nutritional and energetic qualities, rich in vitamin C and vitamin B5, such as herbal teas, liqueurs, jams, and patés.
Food Market
Saturday 25th and Sunday 26th January 2025
Cervia - Garibaldi Square
10.30 a.m. to 9 p.m.
On the last weekend of January, from morning to evening, Garibaldi Square is transformed into a food market. From noon on both days, the booth invites you to enjoy thistle prepared by talented local chefs who will add a touch of innovation to tradition.
Enjoy typical dishes made with hunchback thistle: fried thistles, crostoni with thistle, thistle-based pasta dishes and other specialties.
Aperitifs at the Baita del Cardo
From 6.30 p.m., again in Garibaldi Square, the Baita del Cardo (Thistle lodge) instead offers aperitifs with drinks and food based on thistle.
A novelty to savor this precious vegetable in all its variations.
Live music, between flavors and taste
Saturday 25th January
- Concert with the Pasquaroli of Ponte Pietra
3:30 p.m.
- Concert of Romagna music and dancing
4:45 p.m.
Sunday 26th January
- Concert The Exodus
3:30 p.m.
Gastronomic circuit of the thistle
A circuit that expands numbers and boundaries
The Second Circuit is spread over nine evenings and features eight restaurants scattered throughout the territory over three provinces, a total of four municipalities:
-> Cervia
-> Cesenatico
-> Poggio Torriana
-> Roncofreddo
Here the tour
Friday 17th January to 11th March 2025
- Friday 17th January
Locanda dei Salinari, Cervia (RA)
- Friday 24th January
Pure Enjoy, Cervia (RA)
- Friday 31st January
Officine del sale, Cervia (RA)
- Friday 7th February
Osteria del Frati, Roncofreddo (FC)
- Thursday 13th February
Al Deserto, Cervia (RA)
- Thursday 20th February
Acervum, Cervia (RA)
- Friday 28th February
Maré, Cesenatico (FC)
- Friday 7th March
Casa Gasperoni Restaurant, Poggio Torriana (RN)
- Tuesday 11 March
Grand Finale of the gastronomic circuit with a dinner for ten hands, Cervia (RA)
A unique opportunity to visit Cervia and the surrounding area, to taste gastronomic proposals linked to tradition and revisited with skilful innovation.
Thistle Acădemia
Three evenings to explore and discover thistle-based recipes
Cookery courses to discover traditional as well as innovative and easy-to-prepare dishes.
The evenings are held at the Officine del Sale (Via Evangelisti, 2 - Cervia), from 7 to 9 p.m:
- Tuesday 21st January
Hunchback Cardoon of Nizza Monferrato, Slow Food Presidium and Bagna Cauda
Cervia hunchback cardoon and blue fish
in collaboration with Slow Food Ravenna and the farmers of Nizza Monferrato
- Tuesday 28th January
Cervia Hunchback Cardoon, sauces and pasta fillings
in collaboration with Molino Benini
- Tuesday 4th February
Cardo Gobbo di Cervia, in pastry
in collaboration with Molino Benini
Over the course of the three evenings, the chefs will prepare a dish in which the cardoon will be the protagonist.
Cost of participation € 30.00
To take part in the course, reservations are required at +39 0544 976565. Courses are in italian.
A Spass par Zirvia
Saturday 25th and Sunday 26th January sees the return of A Spass par Zirvia, the appointment of every last Sunday of the month.
In the historic centre of Cervia, along Viale Roma, craft and food stands with typical products from various parts of Italy will be set up.
Shows and musical events enliven the atmosphere of the historic centre for the entire weekend.
When
Saturday 25th and Sunday 26th January 2025
Opening
From 10.30 a.m. to 21 p.m.
Luogo
Town historical centre
Cervia
Official Tourist Information Site of Cervia