The holy friend of animals is celebrated in the village of Castelnuovo di Porto with the equestrian exhibition of the butteri and the solemn mass in honor of Saint Anthony. Throughout the day there are stalls, flea markets, which combine crafts and desks where you can try the typical products Read more…
Autumn brings the desire to change styles of cuisine and immediately think of polenta, so in Castelnuovo di Porto they organized a festival dedicated to this dish that in the tradition is enjoyed with the sprouting of pork with sauce. An opportunity for a guided tour of the historic center Read more…
The journey continues of the carriage to discover the route of the old post offices. The carriage had left Settefrati to arrive in Verona on the occasion of the 120th anniversary of Fieracavalli. There will be a stop in Castelnuovo di Porto, a magnificent village north of Rome along the Read more…
In Castelnuovo di Porto is a festival dedicated to one of the most loved Roman traditional dishes: gnocchi. It is a great opportunity to get to know the village of Castelnuovo di Porto, an ancient Roman port on the river with a medieval village overlooking the Tiber Valley. You can Read more…
A Music Festival and a weekend of celebrations in the Rocca Colonna of Castelnuovo di Porto in honour of the Queen of Sweden who had visited this village in 1655. Christina of Sweden is known for having renounced her reign in favour of personal freedom to follow her love for Read more…
The celebrations of Sant’Antonino, the patron saint of Castelnuovo di Porto, are the occasion for some days of celebration that include a historical procession, a contest of carrettelle and musical shows. Sant’Antonino di Apamea was a Christian martyr from Syria who had tried to promote Christianity and is very popular Read more…
In July in Castelnuovo di Porto, the festival of Stroppe is celebrated with a typical pasta made with flour and water and topped with mushrooms and tomatoes.
The church of San Sebastiano dates from the thirteenth century and had been erected to protect the populace from the scourge of the plague. The interior consists of one room with a frescoed apse. In the frescoes can be recognized St. Rocco, St. Sebastian, St. Anthony of Padua and, in Read more…
Outside the city walls, on the ground facing the Roman road (now Via Roma), in the locality called “the mountain”, in the second half of the seventeenth century, on the access portal to the property Degli Effetti there was a painting of the Madonna and Child and St. John the Read more…
This palace is the town’s central nucleus around which Castelnuovo was founded. This early medieval fortress was then converted into a palace in the late fifteenth century under Pope Nicholas V Colonna. When the state took over the papal control of the centre, this building housed the Apostolic Chamber and Read more…
