Description
Automatically translated from Italian.
Galatone d'Autunno is the autumn festival that animates the historic center of Galatone with food stalls and live music. On the evenings of November 13 and 14, starting at 7:30 pm, between Piazza Crocifisso and the town's streets, you can sample traditional Salentine specialties such as pettole, horse meat pieces, and quatarone, a rich soup of offal and seasonal vegetables. The dishes of Silana cuisine will also be on offer, with cavatelli with porcini mushrooms and stuffed sandwiches. Now in its sixth edition, the event features the theme “Flavor, Arts, and Professions” and pairs the dishes with the sounds of folk music.
Original text in Italian
Galatone d'Autunno è la festa autunnale che anima il centro storico di Galatone con stand gastronomici e musica dal vivo. Nelle serate del 13 e 14 novembre, a partire dalle 19.30, tra piazza Crocifisso e le vie del paese si potranno assaggiare specialità tradizionali salentine come le pettole, i pezzetti di cavallo e il quatarone, zuppa ricca di interiora e verdure di stagione. Non mancheranno i piatti della cucina silana, con cavatelli ai funghi porcini e panini farciti. La manifestazione, giunta alla sesta edizione, propone il tema "Gusto, arti e mestieri" e accompagna le pietanze con le sonorità della musica popolare.
Nearby, on the same days
- 70Sat 14 November · Nardò · 5 km away
- Giobbe CovattaSat 14 November · Nardò · 5 km away
- Respiri di GentilezzaFri 13 November · Galatina · 9 km away
Other editions
- 2025Galatone d’autunno 2025 – 5ª edizione7 – 8 November
More events in Galatone
Pumpkin Festival with Magic Milo
Pumpkin Festival with magic show at the Playground
Viaggio Popolare in Concert
Viaggio Popolare performs in concert in Galatone.
Jonica Popolare in Concert
An evening of pizzica with Jonica Popolare and a special guest
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Worth seeing nearby
Churches and cryptsChiesa di San Sebastiano e San RoccoIn the heart of Galatone rises the church dedicated to Saint Sebastiano and
Saint Rocco, an elegant example of Baroque Architecture. Galatone very close- Museums and theatresGalatone Public LibraryHistorical library located in the heart of the old town of Salento. Galatone very close
Churches and cryptsMother Church or Collegiate Church of the AssumptionMajestic and imposing, the 16th century Collegiate Church of the Assunta is
the most important religious building in the city of Galatone. Galatone very close
Churches and cryptsSantuario del Crocifisso della PietàBuilt in the late 17th century, the Sanctuary is an elegant Baroque place
of worship, a place of devotion and pilgrimage in memory of the miracles of
Crocifisso della Pietà Galatone very close