During this week of Saint Martin, in Castiglione in Teverina typical autumn products are celebrated: mushrooms, wine and truffles of the Tiber Valley.
St. Martin of Tours was born in 316 AD and is very popular in Italy and France. As a young man he was educated at Pavia and started a military career.
One day in November, when not yet twenty, during a patrol in Amiens, he met a poor man who was shaking with cold.
Martino took off the cloak from his shoulders and divided in two by giving one half to the beggar.
Legend has it that God wanted to reward him and warmed the climate miraculously.
These sunny days in November are still called Saint Martin summer.
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