From December 8th the celebrations of Christmas begin in Sant’Elia Fiumerapido with the inauguration of the presepi, (nativity scences) during the “Natale nel Borgo” event. The pieces of the nativity scenes are made in wood-fired ovens that are located outdoors in the alleys of the historic centre and where once Read more…
Jazz, Pop & Wine is an original gastronomy and music festival held every summer since 2011 at the Villa Comunale in Sant’Elia Fiumerapido. This is not the usual festival but an event dedicated to organic and natural wines and designed for a careful tasting and for people interested in wine. 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…
In mid-July there is an exciting night-foot race.
Since 1998 the National Poetry Prize “City of Sant’Elia Fiume Rapido” has been established in collaboration with the University of Cassino, Faculty of Humanities. Participation is invited for Italian and foreign poets.
The second Sunday after Easter, for three days, the festival of Madonna of Indulgences is celebrated. During the first day there are two processions, on Mondays popular games are held, including the race of the Saracen that rewards the most skilled person to stick an awl into a wooden circle.
The Romanesque church is deconsecrated and has been declared a national monument. Its origins date back to 1250, as a result of the will of the priest Don Leonardo Infante. Inside there are numerous well-preserved frescoes of the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries, including a fine image of San Michele. In Read more…
According to tradition, the name comes from the apparition of the Madonna to a mute shepherdess in an “olive tree” plantation at the end of 1500s. The shepherdess regained the power of speech and Our Lady asked her to build a church in her honour in an area which was Read more…
The first core of the sanctuary was a cell built in the ninth century by Benedictine monks on the ruins of an ancient Roman villa in Casaluce. This cell was consecrated in the sixteenth century to the Virgin of Santa Maria of Indulgences. According to documents in the sixteenth century Read more…
The first construction of the church dates back to 1250 at the behest of the priest Don Leonardo Infante from Saint Elias who built it and, at his expense, he gave funding, books and furniture. In 1700 the church was enlarged and there were many elements and altars transferred from Read more…
