In Jenne is celebrated Saint Anthony “Favaro” in, a peasant tradition maintained over time by the entire population of the small mountain village, celebrated as usual with the traditional procession in honor of the saint through the streets of the village and the blessing of the animals. The weekend following Read more…
The festival of Ndremmappi is the celebration of the typical Jenne pasta, a tasty wholemeal pasta that is seasoned with a tomato-based sauce and anchovies. It was the typical meal that shepherds ate when they returned from seasonal livestock movement. This pasta is recognized among the traditional agri-food products of Read more…
On August 16th we celebrate one of the most beloved saints in Italy, San Rocco, who died in Voghera on 16th August in 1379. Virtually every Italian town has a church or a chapel dedicated to him and there are more than 263 towns that have him as a patron Read more…
The cave is located at an altitude of 715 m above sea level and here the remains were unearthed of at least 23 human burials with their prehistoric tools. The radiocarbon analysis have dated these findings to 5369 years BC, the early Neolithic age. In a burial site of a Read more…
The Town Mill is a perfect example of industrial archeology. It was opened in 1911, with the arrival at Jenne of electricity, and was in operation until the 1980s. It worked every day because wheat and corn (pasta and bread) were the main form of livelihood of the inhabitants. The Read more…
Jenne is located in the Simbruini Mountains Park and its territory is crossed by all the animals of the Abruzzo National Park, which is located only 60 km from the area: from the red fox to the Apennine wolf, deer, roe deer, wild pigs and game birds. Sometimes you can Read more…
Jenne is located on the Simbruini mountains, in an area crossed by the Aniene river not far from the monastery of Subiaco. There are several hypotheses about the origin of the name, it may come from “Gehenna” (the gates to hell), the name given to the karst cave at the Read more…
Blessing the Animals is one of the most engaging religious events in the calendar and takes place on January 17, the day of the death of Saint Anthony, one of the most interesting figures of the Catholic, Orthodox and Lutheran Churches. Suddenly the churches are full of pets meowing, barking Read more…
