Strasatti Fair in Marsala

La Strasatti Fair is a great event to promote local economic activities and to regain possession of the territory: it is a mechanical-agricultural review that coincides with the celebrations in honor of Patroness of the Borgata Maria Santissima Addolorata. The demonstration is therefore a mixture of the sacred and the profane that begins every morning with the firing of firecrackers to wake up the community followed by the ringing of bells and liturgical masses. The Fair continues in the afternoon with events dedicated to the promotion of the territory. In fact, the event, in addition to presenting agricultural machinery, the country's economic resource, is an opportunity to take a bike ride, buy the typical products offered by the stands in the square, attend musical, sporting and cultural events of various kinds. The last day dedicated to the Fair, the Procession of Our Lady of Sorrows it parades through the streets of Strasatti and closes the event with a fireworks display.

The history of the Strasatti Fair in Marsala

Strasatti it is the most populous fraction of Marsala which is located on the southern side of the city. The Fair organized for the first time in 1950 is an event dedicated to the sale and purchase of livestock and local products and is financed with a city door-to-door collection. The area dedicated to the event is a private fund that is granted by a local owner and, even if with some difficulties, the first edition is already a success. In fact, in 1951 the event was included in the national fair calendar. The objective of the event is achieved: Strasatti emerges from the post-war economic and cultural isolation and becomes a village where trade also takes place with merchants from other provinces. In 1960 the fair was transformed, livestock lost importance and agricultural machinery took over. Tractors and milling machines are presented and bought by farmers who change their approach to work. Over the years the event has become a mechanical-agricultural review in which more and more space is given to innovation.
The goal is to achieve the best results with the least physical effort, an ever present challenge!

When the Strasatti Fair takes place in Marsala

La Strasatti Fair is organized every year in the first days of the month of August.

Where the Strasatti Fair takes place in Marsala

The event takes place in fair square where there is the review of agricultural machinery and in Padre Pio square where there are food and wine stands and the stage for evening events.

What to do during the Strasatti Fair in Marsala

Not far from the fraction of Strasatti where the Fair takes place is the historic center of Marsala which is rich in history and culture with many sacred buildings of rare beauty. Among these is not to be missed the Cathedral of St Thomas of Canterbury, built in 1176 and modified later.

The oldest finds in the area are preserved in Baglio Anselmi Archaeological Museum which houses all the most interesting finds discovered in the Archaeological Park of Lilybaeum. The museum complex also houses the wreck of the only existing Punic ship. There coast of Marsala it is the place where Garibaldi landed with the red shirts to unify Italy and even today it is possible to see the city gate used by the general to access the village.

The city is also known for the quality of its wine, therefore many do not give up a visit to it local wineries, among these the best known are the "Florio Cellars".

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How to reach Marsala

From Trapani by car take the SS115 up to via Marsala then take the SP21 and continue towards Contrada San Silvestro in Marsala. Take the San Silvestro exit and continue towards Contrada Pastorella where you will follow the signs for Piazza Fiera.
From Messina take the E90 from viale Boccetta and continue in the direction of the A29 Palermo-Mazara del Vallo. Follow the road for 349km then take the SS115 and follow the signs for Piazza Fiera in Marsala. From Agrigento, take the SS115 at Villaseta and continue for 123,5km as far as Marsala where you follow the signs for Piazza Fiera.