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Slowly the winter gives away to spring and the first warm rays of sun light and heat the city and the beach of Lignano.

The desire to go out and stay outdoors after the winter months is a lot and you can see it by the large number of people that during these past sunny weekends came in Lignano. The beach and the pedestrian area were teeming with people strolling, children playing and dogs walking with their owners, all enjoying the beautiful sunny days at the beach and foretaste so the summer holiday.

If in these weekends many visitors went to Lignano for a simple walk outdoors, from March they will have also the opportunity to enjoy also many events. Festivals, competitions and shows fill up all weekends of March to reawaken the seaside resort and offer the chance to enjoy the events before the summer season. For several years, in fact the city of Lignano try to extend the tourist offer through the creation of events that can attract many visitors in period of low season. For this reason in March start the first events and are presented the upcoming events of the summer season.

The first is the Mollusc Festival in Lignano Pineta in Piazza Marcello D’Olivo. A long tradition of 27 years: the Association Fishermen “Al Mare” starts with the first weekend of March the events outdoors of the seaside resort. The festival is increasingly popular, attracting for the first two weekends of March thousands of visitors from all over the surrounding territory. The fish-lovers are always satisfied of the very good dishes of clams, grilled or breaded sardines, baked sardines with onions and squids cooked according to tradition. In addition visitors make also charity, because the money raised from the festival is donate to associations and non-profit organizations.

After delighting the palate, it’s the turn of the eyes with the 29th Friuli Venezia Giulia International Dance Trophy, that held in the gym in Lignano Pineta from Friday 11th to Sunday 13th of March. 4000 dancers of every age from over 15 nations will come in Lignano Sabbiadoro to perform in different disciplines of dance: from ballet to street dance, from flamenco to oriental dances.
The shows attracts every year in the beach of Lignano more than 10.000 persons that watch carefully the different stages of the Trophy, that are judged by international juries. Winners will receive various cash prizes and the best, the dancers that stand out during the event for their technique and passion, will enjoy also intern-ships at major Italian and international dance schools.
The Trophy is an European reference point for those who invest all energy in dancing both to make it a work and for passion. In fact in this show there are children from 4 years old that start to dance, teenagers dreaming dancing on the most prestigious stages and also “over”, persons that can not give up dancing a waltz or a mazurka. Besides being a beautiful event, it is also an event that brings up the importance of physical activity even at an amateur level.

The same thing that the 10th March of the Sea in Lignano Sabbiadoro the 27th of March wants to promote. It is not a competition, but an amateur run with different distances: 6, 9 and 14 km to go at their own pace. You can participate individually or as a group or family and the march is for ail those who want to spend a morning in the midst of nature. The march begins from the Hemingway Park from 8.00 to 9.30 am and it winds through Lignano Pineta and Lignano Rivera, discovering these two beautiful green areas of the city.

With this appointment ends the month of March in Lignano Sabbiadoro, waiting for the shows of April, very important month with the first arrivals for the Easter holidays.

The beach of Lignano Sabbiadoro opens the summer season 2010 already at the beginning of March with different successful events, that draw a large public from the surroundings.

The first big event, that is a tradition in the seaside resort, is the Festa delle Cape (Molluscs Festival), that takes place in Lignano Pineta in the wide Piazza Marcello D’Olivo. Born in 1984 by a group of professional fishermen, this festival records every year a crowd of people lover of the fish products and of the good food. During the two week ends, the big kiosk of the Festa delle Cape is always crowded and a lot of volunteers work to help the people in line that want to taste the specialities of the Lignano sea: clams, long molluscs, grilled or breaded sardines, baked sardines with onions and squids. Thanks to this event, tourists have the chance to know also the tastiness offered by the sea of Lignano. In addition, the Festa delle Cape plays an important role in solidarity, because the money raised are donated to charity institutions.

After the Festa delle Cape, piazza Marcello D’Olivo and the entire commercial area of Lignano Pineta are ready for the 3rd Barcamania, exhibition-market of small boats. This year it has been chosen the area of Pineta because it offers more room compared to Sabbiadoro and this allows to easier transfer the boats. Another change concerns the period: mid-March instead mid-February to enjoy a more mild climate. Sure this changes will help the exhibition-market to have a more large public, both of fans and of curios tourists. As matter of fact in this period the holiday apartments of Lignano will be ready to welcome the early tourists, because at the beginning of April there is Easter. For the entire seaside resort, the Eastertide is the first test of the summer season and so all facilities, especially hotels and agencies of Lignano, are open and ready to welcome guest that wish to enjoy the early warm rays of sunshine.

In March there is also place for the sports fans. Two important competitions take place in Lignano: the 28th International Dance Trophy of Friuli Venezia Giulia and the 9th Walk of the Sea.

The Trophy is a competition at the highest level with the best dancers of Europe of all ages. From children to winners of several international competitions, through the parents or senior groups that perform classical ballet choreographies for the amusement of children and public. This competition became an annual spectacle with thousands of athletes with sparkling clothes and with an high professionalism, who perform in various disciplines: classic, modern and contemporary dance, hip hop, belly dance, flamenco and much more.

The Walk of the Sea is a walking race for amateurs, in which every person of any age can participate with their speed. In this way a lot of inhabitants of Lignano and also some tourists take the chance to stroll in the beautiful landscape of Lignano Pineta and Riviera. Along the 3 courses, 6, 9 or 14 km, walkers can eat and drink something in the refreshment stalls. A very good way to breath deeply the air of Lignano and to spend a spring morning.

Thanks to these events, the summer season starts already in March: tourists find the apartments in Lignano of the Arena Agency open, but especially they find a lot of events and activities to spend pleasant spring days on the beach, waiting the arrival of hot summer.