Rocca Priora, the snow falls in August on one of the most beautiful traditions of the Castelli Romani
Can it snow in August? In Rocca Priora it has been happening for more than 400 years with a show driven by the strength of devotion entirely dedicated to the Madonna della Neve (Madonna of the Snow). One of the most evocative processions in the province of Rome returns on 6 August, at the end of a religious festival that this year will begin on 3 August. Since 1600, propitiating copious snowfalls was vital for the people of Rocca Priora. Since then, in fact, a flourishing industry of
From 29 July in Fiumicino Spaghettongola, the festival of spaghetti with lupine clams
In Fiumicino, the engines of the thirteenth edition of Spaghettongola, the festival that celebrates spaghetti with lupine clams, are turned on. Born from an intuition of Stefano Conforzi, the event, entrusted as always to the 'Il Faro all'Orizzonte' association, has a place of honor in the Lazio summer. From 29 July to 7 August every evening from 7 pm (on Sundays also for lunch) lots of food and lots of fun with musical performances in the area in front of the Cetorelli sports field (via del Faro 75). Traditional
Rome, summer experience by train: links with villages and villas in Lazio, and in less than an hour in Naples
From Rome "walks" by train to discover Lazio villages rich in history and nature, fast and relaxing "links" that in less than an hour also take you to Naples for intense day trips. These are just some of the possibilities offered by Trenitalia's “Summer Experience 2022”, a summer program to encourage quality tourism. It starts on Sunday 12 June. The news on Lazio? The Vigna Clara station opens (18 connections from Monday to Friday, 16 on Saturdays), there will be 20 thousand more seats on the sea trains
The candid meadows of Rocca Priora, exceptional flowering of the narcissus. Sunday party in white
Exceptional year for the flowering of Narcissus. The valleys of Rocca Priora are flooded with white. The flower, symbol of candor, beauty and uncontaminated nature, after years of careful conservation and protection policy, has spread white clouds in the green of the highest and coolest town in the Castelli Romani, his home. A truly exciting show for lovers of unspoiled landscapes, naturalists and photographers looking for magical shots Sunday 83rd edition of the Feast of Narcissus And precisely in the days of maximum flowering of Narcissus Poeticus, the wild narcissus symbol
Mother’s Day at the Castle of Santa Severa. Fun, tastings, archeo trekking
For Mother's Day on May 8, the Castle of Santa Severa offers a day of fun for the whole family with free admission. It will be possible to experiment dozens of traditional games, take part in artistic workshops organized by the Zip Zone association, go shopping in the Natura in Campo producers' market, taste the dishes made with the products of the market in the suggestive setting of Piazzale delle Barrozze. It starts at 10 am and closes at 7 pm. Music, soap bubbles and archeo trekking in the
Tivolio, food and olive oil festival in the City of Art from 9 to 10 April
Tivolio is coming, a week dedicated to the production of quality oil and the Mediterranean olive tree. Thematic meetings, workshops, exhibitions, concerts, guided tours to discover the territory and markets of the earth will animate the entire City of Art on Saturday and Sunday 9 and 10 April 2022. The appointment is at the Sanctuary of Ercole Vincitore (in via degli Stabilimenti 5), in the Villas and in the main squares. Tivolio is the oilgastronomic festival wanted and organized since 2017 by the independent institute Villa Adriana and
On horseback in the mountains of Rome. Journey to the Yellowstone of Lazio
The pastures that alternate with the rocks, the herds, the horses, the cowboys. This is the scenery that opens up to the Prati di Guadagnolo, a small plateau a stone's throw from the sky, along the paths favored by Pope Wojtyla who loved to gather in prayer in the nearby Sanctuary of Mentorella. The Yellowstone of Lazio is only 50 kilometers from Rome. The treasure to be discovered for lovers of rural tourism is an uncontaminated territory to be explored on horseback together with the food and wine
The “Giglietto di Palestrina”, the story in a biscuit of eggs and ancient grains
A perfectly dosed dough based on eggs, sugar, stone-ground flour and lemon zest, then a quick “move” of expert hands that transforms three sticks of dough into a flower. And here is the Giglietto di Palestrina and Castel San Pietro Romano, a Slow Food presidium since 2014, the large international association that since 1999 has also been involved in safeguarding the genuineness and goodness of small food and wine productions. Arrived in the square of Castel San Pietro Romano just follow an unmistakable fragrance, a few meters to
Spotlights on the Plauzi Mausoleum
Spotlights on the Plauzi Mausoleum in Tivoli. It is the monumental cylindrical tomb overlooking the Aniene built near Ponte Lucano by the consul of 2 BC. M. Palutius Silvanus for his family and descendants. It is located along the Via Tiburtina and is one of the lesser known treasures to the general public. The Superintendence of Archeology, Fine Arts and Landscape for the metropolitan area of Rome has included it in a special itinerary: "Between Lazio and Sabina, minor places of culture in the Tiburtine area, the Aniene
“Roma Baccalà”, chef Paglia champion of innovation and tradition
In September at Garbatella, in the pop heart of Rome, cod was staged. A unique gastronomic journey between tradition and innovation. Ostissimi, the Association of Hosts of Rome animated the second edition of "Roma Baccalà", proposed in a thousand variations for lunch and dinner. Four days, in Damiano Sauli square, dedicated to his “irresistible connections between food, religion, history, myths and chance”. A ground on which Rome plays a leading role. A young chef from the capital, Rocco Paglia, was awarded the "First prize for culinary art Acir