Ice cream lovers, forget the classic strawberry and chocolate cup: at the next Brolo Gelato Festival, ask for a Malvasia cone, taste pistachio or hazelnut, try cinnamon: in fact, there are over 100 flavors of creamy ice cream to discover at the Festival of Brolo, returned after so many years in the province of Messina.
The gastronomic event, supported by the Municipality and created thanks to the collaboration of Pro Loco and the Brolesi Carristi Association, involves local pastry shops in a true celebration of taste: not only ice cream, in Brolo, but also cakes, brioches, sweet rolls and granita, among the protagonists of the Ice Cream Festival.
The invitation is for the month of July, in Brolo: a great party to be discovered, which enlivens the night in Sicily. The scorching Sicilian summer is refreshed by the ice cream night, with free entry starting from 16pm. During the evening, there will also be other pleasant surprises for those who visit the Ice Cream Expo.
A traveling party
We know: there are those who love to enjoy ice cream, perhaps in a cup, comfortably seated at the table and those who prefer a cone to take away, to refresh a nice summer walk. At the Brolo Festival both will be satisfied. The event, in fact, involves bars and ice cream parlors, as well as the best local pastry shops, to offer participants maximum taste, but not only that: lots of entertainment, music and fun are also part of the party, in addition to dance evenings and games for The smallest.
Along Corso Vittorio Emanuele you can visit the Ice Cream Village, while at the numerous stands scattered around the town you can taste all the most delicious desserts, following real taste itineraries.
For the occasion, the shops in Brolo stay open until late with discounts and offers not to be missed, for an ice cream-flavoured experience, where you can also do some shopping at affordable prices.
The flavor of tradition
The desserts you will taste at the Brolo Festival are original, artisanal and prepared by local master ice cream makers and pastry chefs, who put all their skill at your service: the current gastronomic offer of the Brolo Festival can count on solid pastry bases, built by now over 15 years, thanks to the work of serious taste professionals, who combine the local confectionery tradition with the use of very fresh products, known and appreciated by all participants, offering visitors timeless traditional tastes and new flavors to experiment with. Taste: what is your favorite flavour?
The Ice Cream Festival, then, could not miss her, the protagonist of the Sicilian summer for generations and generations: her majesty the granita, a fresh, light and tasty delight.
The other protagonists of the Brolo festival
In addition to artisanal ice cream, in Brolo you can enjoy many desserts such as brioche, a classic and soft leavened product, which absolutely cannot be missing in Sicily when it comes to ice cream, to be filled with your favorite flavours, or fruit spongato, served in the classic metal cup that maintains freshness; there is also no shortage of cakes, sweet rolls, croissants and crepes.
There are also numerous volunteers who contribute to making this festival a real event that goes beyond the boundaries of the municipality: from the master pastry chefs to the students of the hotel school, from the young people who distribute the ice cream from each stand, to the musical groups and the artists locals who perform in the street to light up the Sicilian nights, refreshed by the delicious flavor of ice cream. The secret ingredient of this gastronomic festival is the spirit of the local community, united to offer everyone the best of Brolo.
Visit Brolo during the festival
The Brolo Ice Cream Festival is a real event on the north-eastern coast of Sicily, capable of attracting the attention of fellow citizens of Brolo and the inhabitants of the area; the excellence of the local pastry shops, however, has now achieved great fame even beyond the borders of the Nebrodi Park and more and more tourists are coming to the town to take part in the Ice Cream Festival.
Awaiting them, in addition to the flavors of the local confectionery tradition and the artistic entertainment organized by the Municipality, there are also many tourist attractions which make Brolo, combined with the Festival, the perfect destination for a summer holiday in Sicily.
The beach of San Gregorio is just 6 km from the town, while the Castle it is located within the town centre; heading inland you can visit the Rosario Chapel and reaching up to Capo d'Orlando, you can see the lighthouse. The Tone Cave, a magnificent natural attraction, is located along the coast, just 7,5 km from the town.
How to reach the festival in Brolo
Brolo, in the Metropolitan City of Messina, is located along the northern coast of Sicily, just over 80 kilometers from the Strait.
Tourists and ice cream lovers can reach the town by train, booking a ticket for the Capo d'Orlando-Naso station and then reaching Brolo by bus, with a short journey of around 7,5 km. Even by car, it is easy to get to Brolo. From Messina the coastal center can be reached via the A20 (Brolo-Capo d'Orlando exit) for a distance of approximately 80 km. Visitors arriving from Palermo can travel along Strada Statale 113, the Panoramica which runs along the coast to the center of the town.
There are many hotels and accommodation facilities, which can be booked online, where you can stay overnight in Brolo, for a holiday full of fun and flavour, or rather 100 flavours, all to try at the Ice Cream Festival. Transform your holiday in Sicily into something more than a simple beach holiday: savor the taste of tradition and the excellence of Sicilian pastries.
