This is without any doubt one of the most typical, traditional and old festivals about wine in Italy.
The
'Sagra dell'Uva' (Grape Festival) in Marino, small town near Rome. It usually takes place on the first Sunday of October each year.This festivals is about grapes and white wines made in the area, with its hills called 'Colli Albani', from the city of Albano.During the days of the festival, a legend tells that 'even the fountains pour wine. This is certainly a legend, and treated as a 'miracle', but wine-fountains are always installed in the centre of the town.The highlight is when the
fountains of the town start gushing sweet white wine which is distributed freely amongst the crowd, recalling the memory of the old vintage and the historical event of the return in Marino of Marcantonio Colonna with 260 'Marinesi' from the Battle of Lepanto.The event includes a procession, music and period costumes.
Meeting Point:
Meet at Termini Station, in front of the library close to the main entrance, at 3.30pm and then go by train
Price:
it is completely free cause it's organized by the Marino municipality,
the only cost is the train ticket (1.9€ for one way ticket, 3.8€ for a return ticket).
Timetable to go back to Rome:
19:39 (MARINO) -> 20:11 (Roma Termini)
21:39 (MARINO) -> 22:12 (Roma Termini)
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