A grilled-lamb festival at the Centro Polifunzionale Ortensia, now in its 40s of editions — lamb from the Monti Sibillini prepared 'co' vattuto' (a local dressing method), alongside pork chops, sausage, maccheroncini al ragù, fried potatoes, and olive all'ascolana. Held indoors if the weather turns.
DatesMid-July
Edition41st
OrganizerPro Loco Ortezzano
Food FocusAgnello alla Brace, Maccheroncini
Nearest airportAncona Airport (AOI)
GPS43.1167, 13.7167
AccessibilityIndoor fallback venue available in bad weather
Nearest cityCaserta · ~233 km · approx 3.9h drive
Nearest region capitalAncona · ~58 km · approx 0.8h drive
Typical weather in JulyPeak summer heat and humidity — 29-32°C by day; most festivals run in the cooler evening hours.