If you are eating your way through Le Marche, Italy there is no better place to start than a porchetta truck! Follow any traveling market & you will find a truck that sells whole de-boned pig stuffed with herbs and wild fennel, slow roasted, thickly sliced & jammed into a panino for lunch. (Ask for it "con crosta" - the crackling bits, you'll thank me later.) porchetta made in Le Marche Here is the next installment of my personal favorite way to travel - "Eating Your Way Through Le Marche", a compilation of feasts, festivals, markets & more happening this July in Le Marche, Italy. I have added as asterisk * next to particularly interesting or tasty events! If you are interested in learning to cook on your holiday and returning home with a few recipes from the Region visit La Tavola Marche (www.latavolamarche.com) to book a cooking class this summer in Le Marche! For more festivals check out: Marche in Feste or on Pinterest: Le Marche Events by the wonderful Giulia di Urbino. JULY 2012 Pesaro Festa del porto (the week before the 1st weekend) Harbor festival, traditions, games, sports, gastronomy, exhibitions, music & more - great excuse to spend the day at the beach Mercatello Sul Metauro Fiera di Santa Veronica (1st Sunday) A traditional fair displaying and selling a variety of goods from 6:00am Mondavio *Castrum bibendum (1st weekend) History in a dish, culture in a glass with live entertainment, food & drinks starting at 6:00pm Monte Cerignone *Mons Cerignonis (1st weekend) Historical re-enactments with procession and the Palio of Uguccione (horse race), with fire-eaters & trampolinists, duellers & falconers, comedians and fortune-tellers, theater, live entertainment, medieval markets plus arts & crafts starting at 5pm Montemaggiore al Metauro Festa al parco (1st weekend) Gastronomy, music & live entertainment in the evening Saltara Musica e sapori in giardino (Wednesdays) Concerts and food tastings starting at 9:30pm Fano *Festa del patrono (10th) Feast of the patron saint of Bingo! Seriously - I know it's not food related, but bingo's a blast & they are doing it outside it the main square! Belforte All'Isauro *Festa della birra (2nd Friday) Beer festival! Novafeltria *Fiera del diciassette (weekend near July 17th) Historical re-enactment of the ancient livestock fair with gastronomy and market Carpegna Fiera grossa (21st) Traditional fair selling & displaying a variety of goods and livestock fair all day. Peglio *Festa della trebbiatura (3rd weekend) Harvest festival, grain harvesting with historic equipment, gastronomic stands Fossombrone Sagre della Boccabona (3rd weekend) Festival of the Boccabona, folklore & gastronomy from 7:00pm Pennabilli Sagra del cinghiale (3rd weekend) Wild boar festival -sooo good!

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