A feast in Fiamignano dedicated to Lentil of Rascino to one of the best products of the earth told by the Slow Food Foundation. The lentil is cultivated in the Rascino plateau at an altitude between 900 and 1300 meters. In this uncontaminated karst basin in the Cicolano area where Read more…
The cultivation of lentil in the high Rascino plains is still carried out and grown with traditional and organic methods without the use of fertilizers and herbicides. Often it is harvested (“snatched”) by hand and is available in characteristic and traditional bags. Lentils are very small and have a great Read more…
Fiamignano could not miss having a festival dedicated to the best product of its land: the Rascino lentils. The second Sunday of the month of August there is the Festival of the Lentil. The dishes are distributed by girls in period costume.
Cornino is a small plateau at the foot of Mount Nuria higher up than that of Rascino. Here too there is a perennial pond, the only source of water for many animals (horses and cows) that seek new pastures at high altitude. This little plain is a natural oasis of Read more…
This plateau at an altitude of 1,150 meters is where lentil, potatoes, grain and grass peas are cultivated. Here flocks of sheep and herds of cattle graze in the wild. The Rascino plateau is also famous for the presence of a perennial pond, which offers the possibility of fishing, especially Read more…
It was built after the second world war in honour of the Alpine soldiers fallen at the front and is located at the foot of Mount Serre. From here you can reach the summit of mountain in about 1 hour walk. From the top you can enjoy a breathtaking view: Read more…
The church dates from the first half of the sixteenth century, and has an appearance characterized by simple but well harmonized lines. The altars are of the mid-seventeenth century, and there are valuable paintings of the Immaculate Conception by Giovanni Paolo Cardone, of the sixteenth century and Our Lady of Read more…
The territory of Fiamignano consists mainly of mountains covered with beech, fir and oak trees where you can enjoy cross-country skiing in winter. Probably in this area stood the Roman city of Vesbula of which little is known and which, according to legend, was destroyed due to an earthquake in Read more…
