Acquasanta Terme Local Products and Food Shops
Among the local products of Acquasanta Terme, the best known is the marrone, a large sweet chestnut recognized as a Traditional Italian Agri-Food Product (Prodotto Agroalimentare Tradizionale) and grown in the municipality of Acquasanta Terme and the surrounding areas. The town lies in the upper Tronto valley, between the Monti della Laga to the south and the Sibillini to the north, and is surrounded by woods of chestnut, fir, beech and oak. Besides chestnuts, local food revolves around mushrooms and truffles. Then there are meats and salumi (cured meats) produced in-house, sold in the shops in town.
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- Pastry shopPasticceria Dolci Manie di Cesari Adalgisa, Acquasanta TermePastry shop · Acquasanta Terme · under 100 m from the center
- Butcher and pork productsMacelleria Petrelli Carni Azienda Agricola, Acquasanta TermeButcher and pork products · Acquasanta Terme · under 100 m from the center
- Butcher and pork productsPetrelli Carni, Acquasanta TermeButcher and pork products · Acquasanta Terme · under 100 m from the center
- Riti Alimentari, Acquasanta TermeGuide
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Acquasanta Terme local products: what to buy
Marroni and chestnuts. The Acquasanta Terme marrone is a local clone, distinct from other biotypes of the Piceno area. The nuts are oval, dark brown with reddish tints and large in size, from 51 to 60 nuts per kilo. They are easy to peel and very sweet. A comparison with the Roccafluvione marrone, which runs to 100-110 nuts per kilo, shows the difference in size. The trees grow on the hill and mountain slopes of the area. For centuries the chestnut tree was one of the very few sources of livelihood for the local population.
Meats and salumi. Petrelli Carni is a farm and butcher shop with a closed supply chain. It raises cattle and sheep, grows its own fodder on its land and processes meats and salumi in the traditional way. The counters offer beef, pork, lamb and poultry, along with naturally aged artisan salumi and a ready-to-cook section: meatloaves, rollè (rolled roasts), hamburgers, skewers and roasts. The shop in the town center, a space with exposed arches, stones and columns typical of Acquasanta's houses and caves, also has a deli counter with porchetta and traditional local dishes.
Bread, cheese and sweets. Local tables always have homemade bread baked in a wood-fired oven, often served with artisan salumi and raw-milk cheeses. Traditional Marche sweets include jam crostate (tarts) and anise ciambelle (ring cakes). Mountain cooking also relies on grains such as farro and corn and on legumes such as beans and chickpeas.
The best time to shop. The Festa d'Autunno is the market fair of mountain products. It is traditionally held on the third Sunday of October. The 55th edition is scheduled for October 17 and 18, 2026, with chestnuts, mushrooms, truffles and cheese. It is organized by the Pro Acquasanta Terme association with the support of the municipality. At a past edition, the stalls offered cheeses, salumi, vino novello (new wine) and traditional mountain sweets. Outside this weekend, the shops in town remain the place to buy local products in any season.
Map of the food shops in Acquasanta Terme
The businesses listed on this page are in the municipality of Acquasanta Terme, which lies on the Via Salaria, less than 20 km by road from Ascoli Piceno.
For meats, salumi and deli food, Petrelli Carni has two addresses. One butcher shop is in the town center, the other in the hamlet of Centrale. The page on Macelleria Petrelli Carni azienda agricola covers the same business.
For sweets and baked goods, there is Pasticceria Dolci Manie di Cesari Adalgisa. The food shops also include Riti Alimentari.
To combine shopping with a meal, see the page on Acquasanta Terme restaurants. For the rest of the visit, there is the page on things to do in Acquasanta Terme.