Tolfa. Feast of Sant'Egidio and banner of towns

The feast of the patron Sant 'Egidio Abate provides a full calendar of religious and civil events such as the famous Corsa dei Cavalli with jockeys along Viale Italia.

The horses compete in a race against time between the wings of the excited crowd and the competition takes place according to different heats and starting times.

The race is then transformed into the race for the Banner of the Municipality where 8 horses are matched with 8 jockeys through a drawing by ballot.

The weekend also includes a banquet where the best restaurateurs of Tolfa compete.


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Benedicta Lee

Born in Rome from an Italian mother and American father, she works as a freelance communications manager and designer in the tourism sector, a career and interest which she is pursuing with a...

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