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Sagra dell'Anguria

Giuggianello · Puglia, Italy · Jul 26 ✅ Verified 2026

Held every year on the final evening of the Festa di San Cristoforo, Giuggianello's patron saint celebration — historically known as 'la festa te lu milune,' the melon feast. Free watermelon slices are handed out in the town square to the rhythm of live pizzica music, in a comune of just over 1,100 residents, the least populated in the whole province of Lecce.

Anguria
DatesJul 26
Food FocusAnguria
Nearest airportBrindisi Airport (BDS)
GPS40.1167, 18.3167
Nearest citySalerno · ~307 km · approx 5.1h drive
Nearest region capitalBari · ~165 km · approx 2.4h drive
Typical weather in JulyPeak summer heat and humidity — 29-32°C by day; most festivals run in the cooler evening hours.
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Sources:
https://www.vivalapuglia.it/giuggianello/
http://web.tiscali.it/giuggianello/giuggianellonew/giug_tradizioni.html