La Camminata Gastronomica fra i ciliegi in fiore, is literally the food walk through the cherry trees in bloom. Over 4300 people showed up for the 27th annual event on Sunday, April 6th, so ive been told by my landlord, the greatest gossiper in town, and mind you there are only 1500 people in Pecetto proper. People came from near and far for the non-competitive 8km race, that gave out a total of 15 prizes, including first Pecettese man, woman, and first three animals to cross the finish line....this was not just a walk through the beautiful hills that sorround pecetto, to attract these numbers, food and wine must be involved, and someone with a megaphone and a lottery. There were six tasting stops....degustazioni....starting with milk, hot chocolate, red wine, white wine (10am start), then it was onto the cherry marmellate on toast with wine, 3rd stop cherry punch with more wine...4th stop, panini with prosciutto and wine, 5th stop...fruit, dont think there was wine.....6th stop, toasted bread with olive oil, garlic, and finally some water.....finish!
elena, amy (still here!), and erin at the start 
they are off! view from our balcony....
Cows beneath the cherry trees in bloom....
10.30am...time for cherry marmellate and wine. i was going to give up on the idea of toast when Amy, not having experienced the greed of italian grandmothers insisted to go for it....within 5 minutes the marmellate was dripping down my chin....i was so proud of my friend!
it became clear that we were not going to win any prizes when the golden girls lapped us....
