Feast of Paranza Fish

Early June will see the new edition of the Feast of the Paranza Fish. All of Castellabate will be in celebration for a beautiful event that will bring many tourists and visitors to the village. A dress rehearsal of the summer with all the flavors and scents of Cilento in the village that was the location for the film Welcome to the South starring the famous Actors Bisio and Siani. A great festival with the collaboration of the Fishermen's Associations of Castellabate and with the patronage of the National Park of Cilento and Vallo di Diano, The Campania Region and the Municipality of Castellabate. This year's festival will be held at Villa Matarazzo, in Santa Maria di Castellabate, where there will be many food stands but also craft workshops, conferences on the sea and Marine Protected Areas, musical performances, Luna Park for children for three days not to be missed on the shores of Cilento's Blue Flag sea. And of course, lots of excellent and renowned "frittura di paranza," which will be prepared in the now famous giant frying pan with a diameter of 4 meters and where more than 25 quintals of fish will be prepared and fried at the moment and will be served on the three evenings of the festival. Fish that will be provided exclusively by the local fishing fleet and that will all be very fresh and freshly caught. A great festival that also serves to promote the beautiful Cilento area and also to boost fishing, which is the main sector of the local economy. During the Festival will also be held the final of the fifteenth edition of the "Campania Festival - National Song Contest," reserved for the best emerging talents divided into categories: Junior, Boys, Youth, Senior and Songwriters with many guests and cabaret performers of national relevance.