From 15 to 17 September, Vico Equense will celebrate its pizza with the 9th edition of Pizza a Vico.
Three days of pizza making in Vico Equense
Twenty-seven pizzerias, local produce, entertainment, culture and new features will be showcased and it will be the public to choose the best pizza. With the 9th edition of Pizza a Vico, Vico Equense, on the Sorrento Peninsula, will be all about the pizza for three full days. Vico Equense is about 40 minutes from Naples and 15 minutes from Sorrento and can also be reached by train on the Circumvesuviana line.
A festival showcasing the local area
Visitors are invited not just to eat a pizza, but to experience the town, explore it on foot, meet the producers and listen to their stories. The streets of the town centre will come alive with music, juggling and street performances, and a stage will be dedicated to the history of Vico's pizza. Rounding off the programme will be the Cinema Sferico, with 360-degree screenings, and the opening of all the town’s cultural sites, from the Pinacoteca Asturi art gallery to the Antiquarium Aequano, as well as churches and other historic sites in the town centre.
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Choosing Vico's most popular pizza
The event also provides an opportunity to celebrate local produce such as Provolone del Monaco PDO walnuts from the Sorrento Peninsula, extra virgin olive oil and other culinary specialties with workshops, including those for children. This year 27 pizzerias will be taking part, and each will present a special creation designed specifically for this edition. Among the new features for 2026, for the first time the public will be able to vote for their favourite pizza from those tasted during the event. The vote will be linked to the ticket via a QR code, allowing those who have taken part in the tastings to help choose the most popular pizza.
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Vico's pizzas have their own rules
Unlike the Neapolitan pizza, Vico-style pizza has an oval shape, which can reach a metre in length. Then there is the order of the ingredients, with mozzarella first followed by the rest of the toppings. Then there are a specific cooking temperature and times: Vico-style pizza is cooked at a more moderate heat than Neapolitan pizza, between 350° and 400°C.
