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Popular Cherry Festivals throughout Sardinia in June |
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 Throughout the year Sardinia hosts a range of Festivals, some are religious and others celebrate food from the land and the sea. In June there are various Cherry Festivals all over Sardinia. A popular one is the Cherry Festival in Bonnannaro, a village in the north of Sardinia at about 50 km from Alghero, on the first Sunday in June that this year falls on the 6th of the month. Celebrations start the evening before with the inauguration ceremony and musical events as well as food stalls providing barbequed fish and other typical dishes. During the two days of celebrations the streets are covered with cherry stalls and typical food stall from the local farmers. Besides the cherries and the derivate products such as jams, drinks and ice creams, the event includes a range of musical and sporting events, a display of the ancient arts and crafts and an art exhibition from local artists. Other popular Festivals dedicated to cherries take place already this weekend in Villacidro in the province of Cagliari (29th and 30th of May), in Bonarcado in the province of Oristano on the 2nd of June and in Lanusei in the Ogliastra region from the 22nd to the 24th of June.
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