The Festival of the Pistachio of Bronte

BRONTE, LAUGHING TOWN NEAR CATANIA,IS THE COUNTRY OF PISTACHIO, FRUIT WHOSE GARISH GREEN COLOUR HYPNOTIZES.
PISTACHIO,OR THE “GREEN GOLD”,AS THEY CALL IT IS ALMOST ENTIRELY PRODUCED IN SICILY AND PARTICULARLY IN BRONTE. THE PISTACHIO REPRESENTS IN FACT THE MAIN ECONOMIC RESOURCE OF THIS TOWN.

EVERY YEAR IN THIS SUGGESTIVE PLACE AT THE FEET OF MOUNT ETNA ( THIS YEAR IT HAS BEEN THE XIX EDITION ),IT TAKES PLACE THE FAMOUS FESTIVAL CELEBRATING THIS APPRECIATED FRUIT AND ALL THE GASTRONOMIC DELICACIES THAT HAVE AS PRINCIPAL INGREDIENT THE PISTACHIO.
YOU CAN TASTE:CRUSHED-ICE DRINKS,PASTRIES,CAKES,ICECREAM PASTA, MEAT AND FISH AND A LOT OF OTHER DELICACIES PREPARED WITH PISTACHIO.DURING THE FESTIVAL THERE ARE PERFORMANCES OF FOLKLORIST GROUPS ,MUSICAL SHOWS,CONFERENCES ABOUT PISTACHIO .EVERY YEAR THIS SUGGESTIVE FESTIVAL ATTRACTS THOUSAND OF TOURISTS THAT WANT TO TASTE THE SICILIAN SPECIALTY.