Gastronomic
There is an important gastronomic event in December in order to discover the ancient Cetara's tradition. Duriong this manifestation all the restaurant prepared a particular meal called "colatura di alici" (anchovies ). This is an old Cetara speciality, it's a drink made by distilling the curing of the anchovies that are previously catched in the amazing sea near the village. An ancient tradition told about this "colatura", telling that this drink is a descendent of the ancient "garum", which was a Roman sauce used with many meals. In the artisan shops on the little alleys of Cetara is possible to buy all the typical products of the zone like: the "colatura di alici", preserved anchovies and matchless tuna impossible to find in a normal market. It's possible to find many other products like: sweets with citrus fuits aroma and one of the most famous products, the "Limoncello", it's almost impossible to resist.
Tourism and fishing
Cetara lives thanks to the quiet tourism and the fishing. There are plenty of handmade work around fishing in order to process and store the fishes. The active citizens of Cetara have made a perfect job mixing tourism and fishing, using this ancient art in order to attract many visitors. There are many ingredients that made this place wonderful: the typical products, fresh fish cooked perfeclty and the "lampare" that bright watching the horizon from the little harbour, all these ingredients made this ancient maritime suburb unbeliveable. Add to all these important facts, there are many feasts, festivals, gastronomic nights and many cultural events that can brigthen the spirits during the summer. The "Sagra del Tonno e delle Acciughe" (festival of tuna and anchovies ), is one of the most caracteristic of this place, confirming the vocation for the fishing of this zone.







