Aquilea's soup festival

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Original name: Sagra della Zuppa di Aquilea

Place: Aquilea, an hamlet in the municipality of Lucca, Province of Lucca.

First year of the festival: 1976

Period: First half of August

2026 scheduled on: July 31 and August 1-2 and 7-8-9.

Opening times: Dinner service from 7 pm.

Specialties:

• Main course – Zuppa di Aquilea, local vegetables and herbs soup
• Second courses – Grigliata mista, mixed grilled meats
• Dessert – Torta co' becchi, local cake

A great sagra with many traditional dishesl. The most important dish gives the name to the sagra. It's a particular soup, made with vegetables and aromatic herbs, and this sagra helps to keep alive this wonderful tradition, so don't miss it! Dishes like the Aquilea's soup really are the symbol of Tuscan cuisine, so take advantage of it.

But the menu is full of great traditional recipes. A big choice of second course grilled meat. There's space for a famous dessert, called torta co' becchi, a cake still very popular in this northwest part of Tuscany.

Notice that every product in this sagra is made in Aquilea or nearby: olive oil, wine and more, everything is really local, which adds to the considerable value of this great sagra.

Pets are welcome. Children's play area available.