What is Ferragosto?

Ferragosto is Italy’s most beloved summer holiday, celebrated every year on August 15th. Rooted in ancient Roman festivities (Feriae Augusti), it has evolved into a day when Italians pause their routines to gather with family and friends around long, festive lunches featuring regional specialties. For international travelers, Ferragosto offers a rare window into authentic Italian culture  a chance to taste, celebrate, and connect the way locals have for centuries, far beyond typical tourist experiences.

If you are visiting Spoleto in August, Ferragosto offers an opportunity to experience one of Italy’s most important summer traditions through food.

Celebrated every year on 15 August, Ferragosto is a national holiday when Italians traditionally gather with family and friends for a long lunch. Restaurants are often busy, many businesses close for the day, and advance reservations are strongly recommended.

For Ferragosto 2026, our partners and friends at Tipico: Cucina & Trebbiano Spoletino are preparing a special fixed-price lunch with two options: a traditional menu and a vegetarian menu.

The restaurant is located in the countryside just outside Spoleto, at Agriturismo Valle Rosa, a short distance from Adagio Umbro.

A taste of Ferragosto in Umbria

This is not simply a quick restaurant meal. A Ferragosto lunch usually unfolds slowly through several courses: antipasti, two first courses, a main course, dessert, fruit, wine and coffee.

Tipico’s menu combines summer ingredients with flavours connected to Spoleto and Umbria, including truffle, local Trebbiano Spoletino wine and roveja, an ancient pulse cultivated in the central Apennines.

Keeping the original Italian names beside the English descriptions helps international visitors understand both what they are ordering and how an Italian festive menu is structured.

Traditional Ferragosto Menu

Selection of artisan breads and focaccia

Appetisers – Antipasti

Maritozzo con stracotto di cinghiale e zucchine alla scapece
Savoury maritozzo bun filled with slow-cooked wild boar, served with zucchine alla scapece—fried courgettes marinated with vinegar and herbs.

Croccante di ricotta e salmone affumicato con rughetta selvatica
Crispy ricotta with smoked salmon and wild rocket.

First courses – Primi

Eliche alla crudaiola di pomodori con gamberi rossi e stracciata
Eliche pasta with a fresh uncooked tomato dressing, red prawns and strands of soft stretched-curd cheese.

Risotto al tartufo
Truffle risotto.

Main course – Secondo

Filetto di maiale alla brace con patate arrosto
Chargrilled pork fillet with roasted potatoes.

Dessert – Dolce

Cheesecake alle albicocche grigliate
Cheesecake with grilled apricots.

Vegetarian Ferragosto Menu

Selection of artisan breads and focaccia

Appetisers – Antipasti

Maritozzo con caponata
Savoury maritozzo bun filled with caponata, a sweet-and-sour vegetable preparation.

Croccante di ricotta con rughetta selvatica
Crispy ricotta with wild rocket.

First courses – Primi

Eliche alla crudaiola di pomodori e stracciata
Eliche pasta with a fresh uncooked tomato dressing and strands of soft stretched-curd cheese.

Risotto al tartufo
Truffle risotto.

Main course – Secondo

Zucchina tonda ripiena di roveja con patate arrosto
Round courgette filled with roveja, an ancient local pulse, served with roasted potatoes.

Dessert – Dolce

Cheesecake alle albicocche grigliate
Cheesecake with grilled apricots.

What is included

Both menus include:

• Shared watermelon at the end of the meal
• Trebbiano Spoletino DOC from Colle Uncinano
• Rosso IGT from Caprai
• Water
• Coffee
• Italian after-dinner digestifs

Price: €50 per person

Guests with allergies or specific dietary requirements should contact the restaurant before booking. The vegetarian menu should not automatically be described as vegan or gluten-free.

Practical information

Date: Saturday, 15 August 2026
Location: Tipico: Cucina & Trebbiano Spoletino, at Agriturismo Valle Rosa
Address: Strada Statale Flaminia km 122.8, Spoleto
Price: €50 per person
Reservations: strongly recommended
Telephone and WhatsApp: +39 339 8390746

Staying near Spoleto for Ferragosto

Visitors who prefer to stay outside the busy historic centre can use Adagio Umbro as a calm countryside base for exploring Spoleto and the surrounding Umbrian villages.

Our guests have breakfast, private internal parking and accommodation only a few kilometres from central Spoleto. Tipico is one of our nearby partner restaurants, making the Ferragosto lunch particularly convenient for guests staying with us.

Check rooms for Ferragosto in Spoleto