Festivals
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Giornata medioevale
The castle of Caneva can be reached by public coach services provided in the nearby towns of Pordenone or Sacile. During the festival there is a sumptuous banquet at midday and one in the evening where...
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Messa dello spadone
The Messa dello Spadone (Mass of the Broadsword) is held every year on the morning of the Epiphany, 6 January. Since no reliable documentation exists, the origin and the meaning of this celebration...
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Rievocazione storica
The charming town of Cordovado grew around a medieval hamlet and has reached our present times almost entirely unscathed. In the town there is a charming restaurant where delicious typical food is served,...
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Palio di San Donato
During the Middle Ages, various tournaments were held every year on 21 August to celebrate the patron saint of Cividale, St. Donatus. The celebrations took place in a context of grand feasting and bustled...
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Mercato medioevale
An exciting Medieval open-air market is recreated in memory of St. Adalbert, the patron saint of Cormons, who by refusing to renounce his religion became a martyr there in 997. It was a magical era but...
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Rievocazione storica
The historic re-enactment centres around the figure of Maximilian I of Habsburg. The entire city centre is decorated with enormous colourful banners representing the coat of arms of the Gorizia noble...
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Sagra dai sèst
Every year on the first Sunday of September the famous Sagra dai Sest takes place. “Sest” is Friulian for “basket”: baskets were once used during the grape harvest, which began...
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Agosto medioevale
During the month of August the ancient city of Gemona is the lovely backdrop for a series of historical festivals. The high point of the festival programme is the Medieval Tempus est jocundum which...
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Palio della scure
On the first Sunday of June Gradisca d’Isonzo holds the Palio della Scure ( scure means battle-axe ) organized by the Jaufrè Rudel Academy of Medieval studies with the collaboration of...
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Alla scoperta della fortezza
The ancient Fortress of Osoppo comes vibrantly to life during the weekend of the festival with history, wines, gastronomic delights, and nature: there are kiosks full of typical products, samplings of...
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Messa del Tallero
On 6 January Gemona del Friuli re-creates a captivating Medieval celebration: the Epiphany of the Tallero (thaler - an antique silver coin). To the sound of drums a solemn procession of enchanting damsels...
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Rievocazione storica in costume
On the second Sunday of July two very important historical events are remembered in Palmanova: the Fiest of the Most Holy Redeemer (Festa del SS. Redentore), patron of Palmanova, and the Historical Re-enactment....
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Sagra dei osei
The town of Sacile can be reached by train or by public coach services provided in nearby towns. During the festival you can find many enticing kiosks full of scrumptious foods and wines typical of...
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Festa di primavera e d'autunno
In April and in October two important festivals are held on the grounds of the splendid Castles of Strassoldo: in Spring with the themes Flowers , Water , and Castles ; in Autumn with the themes Fruit...
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Rievocazione storica della Macia
The Macia was an antique unit of measurement used in Spilimbergo to measure the length of fabric, just under 70 centimetres. If you go to the city loggia you can see it engraved in one of the columns....
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Giostra dei castelli
The festival, taking place on the second last Sunday of September, re-enacts the feat of a legendary Spilimbergo knight. In 1499 the Turks had invaded Friuli, looting and burning all the villages along...
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Palio delle catapulte
During the Palio , taking place every year on the first Sunday of September, representatives from the Castle di Sopra and those from the Castle di Sotto participate in a challenge using catapults - antique...
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Mostron
The Mostron was the annual review of the military forces recruited to fight foreign wars, paraded before the citizens of Trieste. After the Mostron grand feasting took place with lavish banquets and...
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Medioevo a Valvasone
The festival is held in the middle of September, Friday through Sunday. Every year the festival theme changes but always derives inspiration from events which really occurred in Friuli and in the feudal...
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Torneo delle tredici casade
The Tournament of the Tredici Casade (Thirteen Houses) re-enacts the tournaments of the 1400s in a legendary atmosphere: held in honour of the thirteen noble families of Trieste, it sees the participation...
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Palio donna
The palio (tournament) is an exhilarating event held on the second Sunday of September. The evening before the tournament an auspicious Medieval dinner is given in every borgo (city quarter) which...
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Festa della zucca
The pumpkin festival is unique for its somewhat goliardic manner of interpreting the antique events regarding Venzone. As if by magic the Medieval village centre is suddenly populated with characters...