The Sagra du Cascavaddu in Castel di Lucio

Il Cascavaddu, as the is called Caciocavallo in Sicily, it's a dairy product delicious: the Festival in Castel di Lucio, between Nebrodi Park and Madonie Park, celebrates this tasty cheese every year, one of the principles of the table among the local products.

With milk, many other tasty cheeses are produced in these parts, which you will discover by visiting the Festival in Castel di Lucio; moreover, during the gastronomic event, there will be moments of recreation, but also of instruction: by participating, you will in fact have the opportunity to discover what life was like in the rural communities of the past, also observing the production processes used in antiquity, to make the tasty Nebrodi cheeses.

La Nebrodi Provola, which today can boast the DOP mark, is one of the flagship products that are presented at the festival to the many participants who come from all over Italy.

From provola to ricotta, from the modeling of cheeses to the actual tasting, in Castel di Lucio in the Castello district the tastiest gastronomic itinerary of the summer winds its way.

The history of the festival in Castel di Lucio

La Festival in Castel di Lucio was born in 1990, when the Municipality decided to present to tourists and visitors to the town, one of the tastiest and most typical products of the place, the caciocavallo, making known to all theancient dairy tradition of the country.

Today there are many inhabitants of Castel di Lucio and the nearby villages, eagerly awaiting this event, which also welcomes tourists from all over the country, to remember or discover the flavors and moments of peasant life.

When the Sagra du Cascavaddu takes place in Castel di Lucio

La Festival of Cascavaddu takes place in the month of August and the official date is the 17 of the month.

Where the festival takes place in Castel di Lucio

A Castel di Lucio, in the Castello district, the gastronomic itinerary winds its way with all the stands of the Festival of Cascavaddu.

What to do during the festival in Castel di Lucio

The festival in Castel di Lucio it is a real celebration of the genuine taste of local cheeses: tasting them all is naturally the first thing to do. Let yourself be drawn into the cheerful atmosphere of the Festival, and then devote yourself to discovering the town: this center of ancient Norman origins rises about 750 meters above sea level immersed in the splendid mountain landscape of the Nebrodi Mountains.

In the historic center of the town, you will find the Church of San Carlo Borromeo, Church of Santa Maria del Soccorso , Church of San Nicola di Bari, while the matrix is dedicated to Our Lady of Grace. The Castle, which also gave its name to the Castelluccio farmhouse, was built on a nearby hill by the Ventimiglia family, but today only the site remains. Going up towards the eastern part of the village, in via Mistretta, you can visit the Castelluzzo Civic Museum, to learn more about the history of the Casale and of the town itself; in the centre, there are also several places to sit down for a tasty coffee break.

In Mother Churchwhere it takes place Feast of San Placido, you can admire ancient works of art by Gagini, while the Carabinieri Station, in the western area of ​​the village, shows its stained glass windows, the work of River of Art, Open-air museum headed by Santo Stefano di Camastra.

In the surroundings of the town, then, you can have fun looking for all the works ofcontemporary art which are exhibited around Castel di Tusa and in the area, as well as discovering the beauties of nature, such as the Path of Calvary, with the Panoramic point of Croce Castel di Lucio, the banks of the Tusa river, the lake near the Overview of San Salvatore. While behind the village you will find the Sambuchetti Oriented Nature Reserve, the view from the village overlooks the Tyrrhenian Sea, which you can easily access from Castle of Tusa.

How to get to Castel di Lucio

Castel di Lucio, in the Metropolitan City of Messina, can be reached easily in the car o on the train.

By car, the exit is for Santo Stefano di Camastra, which is located about 13 km from the town, along the A20 Messina-Buonfornello.
By train, get off at Cefalù station to take the bus or shuttle, which will take you to the center in about 30 km.