The sheep farming in Tuscany and north Lazio dates back to the Etruscan period. The first historical notes on the Pecorino Toscano DOP are from the time of the Romans and in the Naturalis Historia, Pliny the Elder describes the production of cheese of Luni, Lunigiana today. In 1400 it Read more…
The celebrations are held on the second Sunday after Easter. The icon of Our Lady of Grace, a portrait produced by the school Sebastiano Conca, is solemnly shown in the collegiate church of Santa Maria Assunta and then is carried in procession along the streets of the village decorated with Read more…
In Capodimonte, San Rocco is protector of the town and is celebrated on August 16 the evening before the lake is lit with fires.
In Capodimonte, San Filippo Neri is patron of the town and his day is celebrated on May 26 with a solemn religious procession.
The town’s patron saint is celebrated on January 20. Because San Sebastian is also the patron of the local police, on this day a convention is organised of the work of the local police forces.
In Capodimonte, on the bottom of the lake is found an impressive submerged presepe that can be seen from the viewpoints of the town from December 24 to January 6.
In August, festival is held dedicated to the whitefish, a typical lake perch. Along the lake food stands are set up and the event includes music and dance festivities.
In Capodimonte, every month of July there is a festival of classical music on the Bisentina Island widely followed by the international public.
In the seabed off the Bisentina island was found a prehistoric canoe, boat, dating back about 2700 years ago and that has been carved from a single beech trunk. The discovery dates back to 1987 and the dugout is in restoration. Beech is an oddity because it is not any Read more…
It is one of the two islands located on Lake Bolsena, and has an area of about 17 hectares and there are beautiful gardens and 7 small buildings of worship comprising chapels and rural churches built between the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries . Among these buildings stand the mausoleum of Read more…
