Events & festivals · Balestrate

Patron saint festival

Feast of Our Lady of Sorrows

📅 Every year, on 15 September

On 15 September Balestrate celebrates Our Lady of Sorrows with a procession through the streets; on 29 June the fishing village also celebrates Saint Peter and the sea, with a fish festival and the procession of the "vara".

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What to eat here 3

Sfincione · Arancina · Pasta alla Norma

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Getting there

Nearest airport: Palermo Falcone-Borsellino, 16 km away

Near Balestrate

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