In March start the Carnival in Castelnuovo Parano celebrations from Friday evening with an evening of live music and masked balls at the municipal auditorium. Saturday, March 2 in the afternoon the parade of allegorical floats starts with masked groups walking along the streets of the country to the village Read more…
An evening of outdoor music with the Chamber Orchestra of Frosinone in the square in front of the ancient castle in the medieval village of Castelnuovo Parano. The notes of the orchestra bounce among the ancient stones and give particular suggestions. Food stands and menus of typical products of local Read more…
Saltarello is life. It is a dance of life, of liberation, of challenge. Saltarello contains a world of messages, proposals, waste, gambling, outburst, union and jealousy. Saltarello is an ancient dance. They danced almost always outdoors, on the farmyards, after intense working days in the harvest, in the wheat harvest Read more…
At Castelnuovo Parano: The ‘Spaccatelle’ is an appetizer of green olives. The olives are crushed with a stone without removing the core. Then they are put in water for twenty days, changing the water every day. After twenty days they are ready and are seasoned with salt, olive oil, parsley, Read more…
The encounter between the faithful of Ausonia and Castro Volscian takes place on August 21 every three years to commemorate the displacement of the Virgin of the Plane from Castro dei Volsci in inland Ciociaro to Ausonia through Castelnuovo Parano where, according to tradition, the Verginesi stopped for refreshment.
Laina is a traditional homemade pasta that is topped with chickpeas. The festival of ‘Laina’ takes place in August in the historic town centre of Castelnuovo Parano.
According to legend, The Trail of the “Stone”, is the old path paved with stone that was used by the Patron Saint Mauro, a Benedictine monk from Montecassino when he arrived in Castelnuovo Parano. In a stretch of the path San Mauro knelt down and the stone took the shape Read more…
The path on Bald Mountain (Monte Calvo) is a very picturesque nature trail marked by its strong scenic value. The view is enchanting: the Valley of the Saints, the Liri Valley, the Apennines, on towards the Ausente Valley, on to the Tyrrhenian Sea with the islands of Ischia and Ventotene Read more…
On the evening of December 31, symbolically friends give a wood log for the fire and so reaffirm good bonds.
Castelnuovo Parano is part of “the marble basin of Ausoni” where artisans specialise in the extraction, cutting and processing of marble. The marble of this district is pearly Royal of Coreno. This stone is characterized by the particular size of calcareous algae that give it the classic pearly appearance.
