Festivals and Celebrations

Rieti. Festival of the Sun or the Palio della Tinozza

: Benedicta Lee; Category: Celebrations; 01 February 2018; LAZIO • RIETI • Rieti

The festival of the Sun with the Palio della Tinozza is an event which is held in Rieti in late July and consists of a series of white water races...

: Benedicta Lee; Category: Religious Celebrations; 01 February 2018; LAZIO • RIETI • Rieti

The festival of the beribboned horses takes place in Rieti the first Sunday after Jan. 17, the day of the feast of St Anthony the Abbot. It...

: Benedicta Lee; Category: Celebrations; 01 February 2018; LAZIO • RIETI • Vacone

Vacuna Sacred Day is a historical re-enactment dedicated to the glories of the Sabine goddess and takes place on the last Sunday of June...

: Benedicta Lee; Category: Festivals; 01 February 2018; LAZIO • RIETI • Vacone

On the last weekend of August there is the festival of Fregnaccia in Vacone. Fregnaccia is a typical handmade pasta of water and flour, flavoured...

: Benedicta Lee; Category: Festivals; 01 February 2018; LAZIO • RIETI • Turania

On the last Sunday of October, in Turania there is the chestnut festival, a gastronomic and cultural event that promotes the best fruit of the...

: Benedicta Lee; Category: Celebrations; 01 February 2018; LAZIO • RIETI • Torricella in Sabina

The Pasquella is a very heartfelt folk tradition and takes place on January 5 in Torricella in Sabina, the twelfth night after Christmas. People...

: Benedicta Lee; Category: Religious Celebrations; 01 February 2018; LAZIO • RIETI • Torri in Sabina

The floral display is held every year on the occasion of the feast of Corpus Christi, the first Sunday in June. The streets of Torri in Sabina are...

: Benedicta Lee; Category: Religious Celebrations; 01 February 2018; LAZIO • RIETI • Torri in Sabina

During the holy week of Easter the sacred representation is held of the Via Crucis in costume that involves most of the population of Torri in...