Autumn Meetings is a Sunday spent in Pico to discover the farming world at the time of the harvest festival, when finally you could relax and nature began its rest. A day dedicated to the rediscovery of traditional products: from seasonal first courses, to roast chestnuts and wine, with live concerts 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…
19 to 22 July A car racing competition that starts from Ciociaria and arrives in Rome on the Ostia seafront on Sunday evening. The rally is one of the competitions inside of the Italian Rally Championship and has been inserted by the FIA as one of the necessary tests of Read more…
Pano Sotto is a typical homemade stale bread soup with beans and vegetables. These plates were part of the tradition, when the bread was made only a couple of times a month to save firewood and the stale bread was reused into soups. It was done with layers of bread Read more…
On the Saturday before July 17 Santa Marina is celebrated, with religious celebrations along the historic centre and traditional cuisine stalls offering ‘Sagne and Beans’ and tripe.
On August 16 San Rocco is celebrated in a characteristic procession where the faithful carry the baskets of bread in remembrance of the saint. San Rocco, in fact, had been hit by the plague and was removed from the hospital as he had too many lamentations caused by the disease. Read more…
Mount Leuci is recognizable by its unusual conical shape and at its base was the important monastery of St. Nicholas of Pico, now disappeared, directly on the “journey”, the pilgrims route from Rome to San Michele al Gargano and then, on to the Holy land. Also because Pope Victor III, Read more…
The Rally of Pico is a car race that takes place in the first weekend of September since 1978. The route includes a section in the central square of the town and is the only rally in Italy to be organized with a municipal licence.
Pico is located at the intersection of two major Roman roads, the Civita Farnese (today SS 82) and an important ancient way of the Roman era for trade between the Abruzzo mountains and the coast. Along the ancient Roman path are the remains of the ancient trade routes, the town Read more…
The church dates back to Roman times and has a nice side portal and a squat bell tower.
