Ribera DOP Orange Festival

La Sicilia it is a land of festivals, and is renowned for its juicy and delicious citrus fruits. The optimal union of the two excellences is therefore the Ribera DOP Orange Festival, which is held every December in the populous municipality of Agrigento, renowned for the excellent quality of its blond oranges. A moment of attraction for tourists and visitors, the Ribera DOP Orange Festival is a highlight of the calendar for lovers of Sicily and good food.

History of the Ribera DOP Orange Festival

La history of Ribera is closely related toagriculture: the city was in fact founded to settle the farmers who worked the nearby fertile flat lands, saving them long daily trips. And citrus growing in Sicily predated by several centuries, thanks to the central position of the island in the Mediterranean, that in the rest of Europe.

Long is therefore, also a Ribera, the tradition of growing oranges, with the local specialty, the Riberella (derived from the Washington Navel) appreciated all over the world for its properties organoleptic qualities: rich in vitamins, mineral salts and sugars, it is harvested starting from November, and is excellent both natural and in various cooking and pastry preparations.

When the Ribera DOP Orange Festival takes place

È between the end of November and December the best time to taste Arancia di Ribera DOP, and it is in this period that – every year – the festival takes place.
The Sicilian climate mild and welcoming, allows you to fully enjoy the autumn days that see this moment of aggregation and culture who therefore does not fear the rigors of the weather, but rather finds in December one of the best times to stroll along the streets of the center of Ribera.

Where the Ribera DOP Orange Festival takes place

It is the historic center of Ribera, which still bears its typical seventeenth-century orthogonal plan, the theater of the Orange Festival of Ribera DOP
The festival is an ideal opportunity to discover the treasures of Ribera, from its religious and civil architecture, to the wonderful ones natural scenery of the maritime and river villages. All this, immersed in the plain that gave hospitality to the first inhabitants, and where the cultivation of the fruits of the earth is still rich today, among which obviously theOrange from Ribera DOP , symbol and excellence of the whole territory.

What to do at the Ribera DOP Orange Festival

Observe, experience, taste. The Ribera DOP Orange Festival is acomplete experience: the magnificent setting of the historic center of Ribera is the setting in which the stands are inserted, with the food and wine products of the area, and the numerous events organized throughout the calendar of the festival: unmissable cooking show with renowned chefs, and many other events between culture and entertainment. A visit to the farms who throughout the year take care of the birth of the delicious citrus fruits and all the renowned fruits of the earth of this precious corner of the world.

How to get to the Ribera DOP Orange Festival

The main road link for Ribera is via the state road 115, which connects it to Agrigento, Ragusa, Trapani and Syracuse, while for those who reach it from the hinterland there is the state road 386. The excellent connections via the bus lines do not make you feel the lack of an active railway station in the city, allowing you to easily reach the city even for those arriving in Sicily by plane: the closest airports are thePalermo Falcone e Borsellino Airport, about 130 km away, and theTrapani Vincenzo Florio Airport, just over 100 km.