In Carbognano the celebrations of Holy Week culminate with the solemn Good Friday Procession along the streets of the ancient village. In the procession the coffin of the dead Christ is transported followed by that of Maria Addolorata, and there are hooded men called “Ntencheli” (Cirenei) who carry crosses, lampposts, Read more…
A weekend in Carbognano dedicated to a fair of flavors of autumn and art. Street artists animate the streets of this village of Tuscia at the foot of the Cimini mountains and near the lake of Vico. A modern way of reading the culinary tradition of the place with Autumn Read more…
In October, in Carbognano the Chestnut Festival is held to promote the best autumnal fruit of Monti Cimini: the chestnut.
The festival of the patron saint of Carbognano is held on May 26 and includes a solemn religious procession in which the statue is carried through the streets of the country. For the grandeur of the “carriage of the Saints” a large number of carriers is required and thus was Read more…
The small village church was used by hermits and today is part of the cemetery. Inside there is a precious fresco depicting the Madonna and Child, painted by Antonio Massaro da Viterbo, called Pastura, active between the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries, and pupil of Perugino and Pinturicchio. The fresco was Read more…
It is the oldest church in the town and dates back to the ninth century when it was the castle church. Carbognano is very devoted to Saint Lucia, there is also a Brotherhood bearing her name.
The medieval church has a Gothic structure dating back to the ninth century, and perhaps it was built on an ancient temple dedicated to the god Janus. The building has three naves and the wall behind the main altar was painted in 1524 by Francesco D’Antonio Zacchi called ‘Balletta’. Even Read more…
The church was designed in 1779 by architect Venanzio Rubini who succeeded other architects. In an antique document it shows how the construction of church involved demolishing five houses, a cellar and a stable. Construction was slow depending on the amount of money they could find. The original design included Read more…
The church dates back to 1636 and was built in a clear baroque style by Orazio Giustiniani, a priest of the Congregation of San Filippo Neri. Inside are a font of the eleventh century and fine paintings depicting San Filippo Neri, copy of a painting by Guido Reni, Our Lady Read more…
The church was built in the sixteenth century by Giulia Farnese and has a simple smooth facade with a small bell tower on the façade side. Inside there are frescoes of 1581 from the School of the Zuccari brothers. The church has been abandoned for several years and has been Read more…
