Città di Castello (PG) -
Città di Castello (Pg). The majestic Basilica of Camoscio will be holding day-long lithurgical celebrations to honour the Feast of the Assumption on August 15th.
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Montone (PG) -
Montone (Pg). This year's edition of the Evocation of the Donation of the Sacred Thorn pageant will take place from August 15th to 22nd. The ceremony is based on a recorded historical episode that took place in 1473 involving Carlo Fortebraccio, the son of Braccio da Montone, who whilst in the service of the Republic of Venice managed to defeat the Turkish navy and was rewarded with an important relic - a Thorn from the Crown of Christ. Carlo then donated it to the people of Montone. The ...
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Costacciaro (PG) -
Costacciaro (Pg). This year's edition of the Villa Col de' Canali polenta festival will take place on the August 15th with food stands and dancing.
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Spoleto (PG) -
Spoleto (Pg). This year's edition of the Sogno d'Estate a Spoleto calendar of summer cultural and entertainment events has now reached its final two weeks.
See below for the detailed programme in Italian:
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Scheggia (PG) -
Scheggia (PG). On August 16th St Maria Assunta of Sitria will be commemorated at the abbey that bears her name with Holy Mass in the morning followed by an open air picnic.
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Monteleone dʼOrvieto (TR) -
Monteleone d'Orvieto (Tr). On August 16th at 9pm Monteleone will be holding its traditional procession in period costume followed by the Palio del Giglio Medieval joust involving the town's two warring factions, the Montemarte and the Marsciano. A fireworks display will round off the proceedings.
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Montecchio (TR) -
Montecchio (Tr). On August 16th and 17th Tenaglie will be celebrating the feast day of St Rocco with music, fireworks and guided tours of the town's Antiquarium.
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Norcia (PG) -
Norcia (Pg). The whimsical name of the "Sienti ‘m può” fair of Norcia - one of the most important market fairs of local produce in town - derives from the phrase that would normally precede an offer of work from either Roman or Tuscan food shop owners hoping to hire the services of the celebrated meat curers of Norcia during the winter months. This year's fair will run on August 16th.
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Monteleone di Spoleto (PG) -
Monteleone di Spoleto (Pg). Monteleone will be celebrating its strascinati variety of home-made pasta, using only flour, water and salt, with the Strascinati festival on August 16th. Much like spaghetti, only rougher in shape, strascinati are recorded as far back as the late 15th century, when the women of Monteleone served them to two mercenary brothers named Vitelli, who were on their way down through Italy to besiege Naples in the service of the King of ...
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Fossato di Vico (PG) -
Fossato di Vico loc. Osteria del Gatto (Pg).From August 18th to 24th there will be a variety of activities and amusements in Osteria del Gatto including bowling tournaments, music, Briscola card tournaments and food stands. All at the Circolo Acli.
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Country AVIGLIANO UMBRO, Amelia area, in the province of Terni
SOLOMEO, Perugia area, in the municipality of Corciano
