Sampirotu Biscuit Festival in San Pier Niceto

A San Pier Niceto, a small municipality in the Metropolitan City of Messina, in month of July there is a big party: the Sampirotu Biscuit Festival. Who still does not know this typical biscuit from Sampietrese, you will be able to taste it at the tasting scheduled for the event.

Il Sampirotu biscuit is a donut flavored with anise, sesame and wild fennel, which is prepared with several hours of processing and on the occasion of the Sampirotu Biscuit Festival of San Pier Niceto, you can enjoy it in the original preparation, both in the soft and toasted version. To accompany the tasting, you can sip the typical lemon granita, freshly prepared.

All the inhabitants of the town participate in the summer event in San Pier Niceto, but many tourists also come from the nearby areas of the island: the evening ends with the live music concert, which hosts new bands every year.

The history of the Sampirotu Biscuit Festival in San Pier Niceto

The history of the Sapirotu Biscuit Festival is a story that begins in 1981, when the recipe for local biscuit, traditionally handed down from generation to generation since the early twentieth century, is offered to the general public in the summer.

With the patronage of the Municipality of San Pier Niceto, the event, created to pass on and make known local flavors even outside the borders of the town and the island, has gathered ever greater consensus among tourists, who every year participate in large numbers in the festival .

The Sampirotu Biscuit Festival of San Pier Niceto is one of the events of "r…Summer in San Pier Niceto", a great event that promotes the culture, tradition and folklore of the area.

When the Sampirotu Biscuit Festival takes place

The Sampirotu Biscuit Festival takes place on 14 July, starting at 21 pm, in the magnificent Sicilian night.

Where the Sampirotu Biscuit Festival takes place

The Sampirotu Biscuit Festival takes place in Piazza Roma, in San Pier Niceto, near the Parish of San Pietro Apostolo.

What to do during the Sampirotu Biscuit Festival

In San Pier Niceto on the occasion of the Sampirotu Biscuit Festival, the free tasting of the typical local biscuit is the perfect opportunity to discover this flavored biscuit, spending a pleasant evening with refreshing drinks and live music; a way to learn about the most intimate traditions of the island and make friends with the locals.

The party takes place in the evening and so during the day you will have plenty of time to visit the town and its surroundings. Indeed, San Pier Niceto it's a old village, where you can visit the beautiful Church of San Francesco di Paola or Ancient Cathedral, taking a walk through the center before reaching Piazza Roma.

If you spend a few more days in the small town, you can also discover the surroundings: the most interesting places in the area are the Castle of Santa Lucia del Mela, which is about 22 km away, the Cataolo waterfall at 8km and the Sanctuary and Hermitage of Maria Santissima di Crispino, which is located about 16 km from San Pier Niceto.
Furthermore, in the month of July you can also organize a day at the beach, taking advantage of the beautiful beaches of the nearby northern coast, such as Lido Kamar, which is located not far from the Spadafora Castle.

If you reach San Pier Niceto for the Sapirotu Biscuit Festival, don't hesitate to try the others too typical dishes of the place, which you will find in local restaurants: baked pasta, stuffed chicken and the typical scented apples, cooked apples prepared according to the recipe of San Pier Niceto.

How to get to San Pier Niceto

San Pier Niceto, in the Metropolitan City of Messina, can be easily reached by car and train.
By car:, you can take the A20 Messina-Buonfornello taking the exit for Milazzo-Isole Eolie, about 7,5 km from the town. By train, go down to the Milazzo station and continue for about 13 km with bus or shuttle.