Christmas together in Picinisco
From 8 December the historic centre of Picinisco is transformed thanks to the magic of Christmas with the Christmas village of Santa Claus, the nativity scenes, and the market of artisan products.
Autumn sweetness
A Sunday in Picinisco dedicated to the collection of mushrooms with excursion in the woods of the National Park of Abruzzo, Lazio and Molise, in the company of expert guides. Picinisco becomes a point of reference for those who want to know the traditions of the past and establish a Read more…
Journal
The hero who fights to save the Quadricorn Sheep
Did you know that there is the Quadricorn sheep? And do you know the donkey of the Lepini? and the Ancona hens? I am sure that many have never heard of these endangered animals and few know Roberto Dalia who has made the rescue of these species the mission of Read more…
Journal
Saltarello, dance of life
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…
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Popular music festivals in Ciociaria: where to dance in the square
One summer evening,when you are visiting one of the nearly 100 towns of Ciociaria, it could happen that you will be attracted by what is ancient music that will make you want to dance in the square. Just let yourself be carried away by the rhythm of the music to Read more…
Feast of the Orapi
Every year the beginning of June is celebrated in Picinisco with wild mountain-scented spinach, called Orapi, with two days of feast. The orapi grow spontaneously on the peaks and ridges of the Apennines, giving a characteristic flavour to many recipes of the local gastronomic tradition, boiled and sautéed in the pan, Read more…
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Pastorizia in Festival – Sheep farming Festival of Picinisco
The road that leads to Picinisco is one of the most convoluted and picturesque in the Val di Comino and in these mountains there is a truly original festival that combines gastronomy and music: Pastorizia in Festival of Picinisco. It is a journey where one experiences the link between the inner Read more…
Food & Wine
Atina DOC wine and Pasquale Visocchi, the stubborn winemaker
Starting from the beginning of the nineteenth century in Atina they began to select cabernet vines for the production of Atina DOC wine. It all began with the famous agronomist Pasquale Visocchi who was also mayor of Atina. Pasquale was both an agronomist and an industrialist with a paper mill Read more…
Scopella Water Source
Near the village there is the cource of the Scopella from which flow the healing waters, indicated for kidney disease.
Sheep Quadricorna
The Sheep Quadricorna (or Sheep Four Horns) is a typical breed of the pastures of Val Comino and have great ability to adapt to high altitude pastures. They are famous for the quality of their milk and meat.
