San Marco Sagra di Paranza

San Marco port

A couple of weeks back hubby spotted on Cilento Notizie's website 

that there would be a sagra di paranza in San Marco this weekend 

- 2 evenings when we could watch the day's catch be landed 

at the port and then proceed to eat it. 

Gamberi don't come fresher than this  

 For those of you wondering, 'sagra di paranza' means

'feast of fish' and that is, literally, what this is.

Gamberi & alice abound, an open air kitchen is set up

& locals and tourists alike pay their 8 Euros each

for their 'completi', receive a ticket & then queue 

to receive this Italian version of 'fast food'.

Coating gamberi & alice in flour

Last night's sagra was quite a subdued affair compared to some 

we've been to in previous years, but it is the end of the 

holiday season & the only entertainment was watching the

fish being prepared & cooked. Zona Lago has a HUGE 

sagra at the start of the season - funfair, live bands - and

thousands of people turn up for that one.   

Alice fresh from the sea

Dinner is served

We were third in line for the food last night (not that we were

eager to eat, but the Italians tend to get their ticket then wander 

off) & were dished up the final 2 servings from the first cooking

 - never have we had such a fresh sagra cena.