Tuscia, the land of the Etruscans, the name Tuscia derives from the Latin pronounced ‘tuskia’. We owe much more to the Etruscans than we imagine and sometimes it is nice to taste the flavours of Tuscia and remember the past. The Etruscans were the only people who, like us, had Read more…
The inhabitants of Montefiascone celebrate the Passion of Christ with a historical procession made up of over one hundred characters in period clothes that on the evening of Good Friday parade through the streets of the town for the passion procession. The procession starts from the church of San Bartolomeo Read more…
The weekends before Christmas, the streets of Montefiascone come alive and a series of artistic and cultural activities take place in various parts of the ancient village. One of the most significant is certainly the inauguration of the nativity scene that takes the scenes of the nativity while one of Read more…
One of the traditional meats of this area is lamb that is bred by local shepherds and is then prepared according to different recipes. One of the most original is that of the Aged Lamb in which meat is added to an egg sauce. The lamb is cut into small Read more…
One of the traditional dishes of Roman cuisine and of this part of northern Lazio is homemade egg pappardelle seasoned with wild boar sauce. The pappardelle are very wide fettuccine and are rigorously spread out by hand and cut according to preference. For the sauce you must follow a very Read more…
Another feature of the cuisine of Montefiascone is the presence of dishes based on freshwater fish from the Lake of Bolsena. Among the many species, the most common is the whitefish, which are also part of many events in the municipalities along the shores of the lake. The main dish Read more…
In the caves of Montefiascone a very particular cheese is seasoned, a pecorino produced from the milk of locally raised sheep, to which are added some aromatic herbs. The seasoning varies depending on the type of consistency desired for the cheese and, of course, influences its flavour. Local history tells Read more…
Sweet ravioli is one of the traditional dishes of Montefiascone and is a “fagottino” (little bag) in the shape of raviolo, precisely, filled with ricotta and local natural flavours according to a recipe kept by a local pharmacist. The peculiarity of this dish is in fact in the uniqueness of Read more…
The extra virgin olive oil of Montefiascone is part of the DOP Tuscia brand and is obtained from the olives of three varieties: Frantoio, Canino and Leccino. The microclimate created by the presence of the waters of Lake Bolsena and the volcanic soils give the oil of Montefiascone a particular Read more…
Every year in August the rooms of the Rocca di Montefiascone come alive with an antiques exhibition which attracts many buyers and experts. The rooms are filled with antique furniture and objets d’art and the visitor can get lost between curiosities and masterpieces of art. Exhibitors come from all over Read more…
