Narni Ring Race 2012 Corsa all’Anello (The Ring Race) is held in honour of Saint Giovenale, Narni’s first Bishop. The competition was first held in 1371, and was held annually until the early years of the seventeenth century. It was revived in 1968 and respects all of the historic traditions.
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Narni – The Ring Race of Narni 2012
Posted in Events on March 18, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Gubbio Corsa dei Ceri, May 2010
Posted in Events, tagged corsa dei ceri, Events, gubbio, italy, race of the candels, umbria on February 4, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Corsa dei Ceri 2010 Gubbio 15/05/2010 The Corsa dei Ceri (The race of the candles) sees three teams carrying huge wooden structures, each topped with a statue of a saint, racing up the steep streets of Gubbio. Within the watching crowd an excitement builds as the race begins and the teams are cheered on in this [...]
Infiorata di Spello – June
Posted in Events, tagged assisi, Events, festivals, infiorata, spello, umbria on November 21, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The Infiorata, is an amazing exhibition of local artistic talent which only lasts two days. The petals from flowers are arranged along the streets of Spello which represent religious scenes. The designs require weeks of preparation and are made by using only flower petals and herbs gathered locally creating figures and motifs with brilliant colors [...]
Giostra Della Quintana – Foligno – June
Posted in Events, tagged event, festival, foligno, giostra, horse, italy, palio, quintana, race, tradition, umbria on November 21, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Ancient and spectacular Giostra all’Anello (The race for the ring) sees ten knights, each representing a district of the town, a enthusiastic competition where each rider gallops with a ring placed on top of a spear to hook it onto the right arm of Simulacrum Belli, an ancient wooden statue that represents Quintana. The uncertainty [...]
La Maggiolata Assisi – May
Posted in Events, tagged assisi, eating, Events, food, gastro, maggiolata, Restaurants, umbria on November 21, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
In Assisi end of May. La Maggiolata is an evening of food and music in celebration of the month of May. Article regarding this event available at: www.traveltodayarabia.com/article.aspx?ArticleID=2612 To confirm this date and to purchase tickets to the event, visitors may contact restaurant owner Carletto Angeletti, Ristorante S. Francesco, Via S. Francesco 52, Assisi, Tel:+39 [...]
Caledimaggio di Assisi (first weekend of May)
Posted in Events on November 21, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
A wonderful medieval celebration of spring, consisting of a contest of songs, games and plays between the Parte de Sotto and the Parte de Sopra neighborhoods, the upper and the lower parts of Assisi. On the last evening the Madonna Primavera, the most beautiful “Lady of Spring”, is elected. A jury decides which part of [...]
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