The third of May is a weekend built on valorising the eco-gastronomic excellences of Tuscia and beyond. In Tuscia, over the two days of the weekend, initiatives, fairs and festivals take place where participants will be able to savor, discover and satiate themselves with the tastes and recipes of the Viterbo, Italian and international traditions. On this occasion, the excellent wines and breweries of the national territory cannot be missed. The province, in addition to food and wine, also offers much more for the weekend: theatrical performances, book presentations and sculptural, pictorial and photographic art exhibitions
If you are curious to find out more, these are ViterboToday’s tips for the weekend Saturday 18 And Sunday 19 May.
European Night of Museums 2024
The European Night of Museums returns to Lazio on Saturday, taking place throughout Europe with the aim of encouraging and promoting knowledge of national and European cultural heritage and identity. During the event, museums and places of culture will open in the evening at the symbolic cost of 1 euro. The extraordinary openings are enriched by unique events and initiatives. [TUTTE LE INFORMAZIONI]
Tuscia in bloom 2024 in Bassano in Teverina
Tuscia in fiore is held in Bassano in Teverina over the weekend. Waiting for visitors is a riot of flowers and peperino, emotional painting for children, art, tastings, typical products, traditional popular menus and much more. [TUTTE LE INFORMAZIONI]
Presentation of the book “The bells don’t lie”
On Saturday afternoon in Vetralla there will be the presentation of Francesca Pagano’s debut novel “The bells don’t lie”, with cover illustration by Adele Pagano, in which the author and speaker Luisa Bussi are present. The novel tells of Carla, a young woman who is fragile and angry towards her life. She can’t trust anyone anymore. She moves to an apartment in the city, where, every night, she hears the church bells announcing a strange vision, linked to the past. [TUTTE LE INFORMAZIONI]
The show “Francesco”
At Marta, at the end of the spring festival, the show “Francesco” is staged in a double repeat, the musical comedy of the new San Martino theater company D. Morucci freely taken from “Forza venite gente”, centered on the life of Saint Francis of Assisi. [TUTTE LE INFORMAZIONI]
Presentation of the book “What cannot be seen”
On Saturday afternoon in Marta there is the presentation of the book and the art exhibition “Quel che non si vista” by the author Maurizio Bernini. During the presentation, Bernini will dialogue with the public, delving into the themes and inspirations that gave life to his book and his artistic works. At the end, guests are invited to toast art and culture with refreshments provided. The exhibition is accessible until Sunday. [TUTTE LE INFORMAZIONI]
Taste
Assaggi, the largest food and wine exhibition in Lazio, is held over the weekend in Viterbo. Starred chefs and lovers of local cuisine guide guests in tasting and preparing delicious dishes during show cooking in the historic city center and on sensorial cooking courses. Chef Max Mariola will inaugurate Assaggi. Among the guests of this edition are Francesca Filippone and Irene Volpe (both finalists of Masterchef Italia) and the food influencer Ruben Bondì. [TUTTE LE INFORMAZIONI]
International Street Food in Sutri
Over the weekend, Sutri hosts the International street food, the important event dedicated to quality street food, with food trucks with excellent food from Italian and international cuisines. An opportunity to enjoy traditional Spanish, Mexican, Brazilian, American dishes and traditional regional Italian cuisine. In addition to street food, also craft beers and typical desserts. [TUTTE LE INFORMAZIONI]
Pugnaloni Festival
The traditional pugnaloni festival takes place on the weekend. During Saturday evening, a historical re-enactment and fire show will be staged in Piazza Girolamo Fabrizio by the Assisi swordsmen group. Sunday is the day of the pugnaloni: in the morning the splendid mosaics of flowers and leaves rise through the streets of the historic center, recalling the liberation from the yoke of the tyrannical governor of Frederick I Barbarossa which took place in 1166. The sound of the clarions and drums announces the arrival of the flag-wavers and the historical procession. [TUTTE LE INFORMAZIONI]
Latin fiesta in Vetralla
Vetralla hosts Fiesta Latina, the festival of Latin American food and culture, over the weekend. At the car park in Piazza Mario Bellucci there are typical South American culinary specialities, cocktails, as well as dances and folklore with professional dancers, entertainment and live music with Cuban bands every evening. Entrance to the festival is free. [TUTTE LE INFORMAZIONI]
XIX Concert Season of Unitus
The XIXI public concert season of the University of Tuscia of Viterbo ends on Saturday afternoon at the Santa Maria in Gradi auditorium. The classical Musa orchestra directed by Francesco Vizioli, together with the soprano Lelia Lepore, performs “A step of waltz”, with pieces by Dmitrij Shostakovic, Nino Rota, Giacomo Puccini, Johann Strauss and Franz Lehar. [TUTTE LE INFORMAZIONI]
Excursions to Rocca Respampani
The Rocca Respampani estate is one of the oldest agricultural companies in Lazio, located in the municipality of Monte Romano. For the first time it will be possible to access the estate accompanied by an environmental hiking guide with a fixed timetable and frequency. On Saturday a longer and more complete excursion of approximately 13 kilometers is proposed. Guided by Davide Cutugno, we will visit the Porcareccia caves, the Pantanaccio ditch gorge and that of the Marta river, the solfatara, the Catenaccio ditch with the mill and the waterfall, the ruins of the old fortress (from the outside), the bridge of fra Cirillo and the Respampani fortress (from the outside). [TUTTE LE INFORMAZIONI]
Artichoke Ortano Fest
In Orte the harvest of the Ortano artichoke is celebrated with the best restaurateurs of Orte who interpret the artichoke between tradition and innovation. The celebrations end on the second and third weekend of May with a festival in which the concluded season is celebrated with food stands and much more. At the weekend we celebrate the Artichoke Ortano Fest, where you can taste numerous artichoke-based dishes. A rich program that includes many initiatives with music, aperitifs, meetings, show cooking and much more. [TUTTE LE INFORMAZIONI]
Farnese occasions
In the rooms of the Farnese palace in Caprarola, a series of ten meetings open to the public is held, aimed at disseminating the new research underway on the Farnese and their complex cultural universe. With the title of “Farnesian Occasions”, this first cycle of conferences sees a series of specialists in historical, historical-artistic and architectural subjects alternate to discuss the most recent acquisitions in the field of Farnesian studies. Saturday’s speech by Roberto Ricci is dedicated to the eighteenth-century vision of the same palace in the splendid engravings by Georg Gaspar de Prenner for Cardinal Troiano Acquaviva of Aragon. [TUTTE LE INFORMAZIONI]
Concert season of the S.Vitati academy
The S.Vitati Academy continues the intense musical activity it offers at the National Etruscan Museum of Viterbo, Rocca Albornoz. On Sunday morning, “The Opera in 90 Minutes” is performed, an adaptation of “The Marriage of Figaro”, with the singers and instrumentalists of the academy, directed by Federico Amendola. The adaptation is created by Giorgio H. Federici in concert form and in a formula that limits the duration to 90 minutes. [TUTTE LE INFORMAZIONI]
The exhibition “Alessio Paternesi: of earth, of light, of air. Anthology”
Over one hundred works including paintings and sculptures for a large celebratory exhibition at Palazzo Doebbing in Sutri on Alessio Paternesi, one of the most celebrated artists on the Italian art scene and pride of the Tuscia area of Viterbo. The exhibition was born from the desire to bring into dialogue the profound ties that unite the work of Alessio Paternesi to the land of Tuscia. Paternesi used all artistic techniques with great skill, declining his models in the apparently simple, but infinitely expressive, forms of herms or bronzes. The exhibition is completed with two exceptional works that Alessio Paternesi donated to Sutri in the seventies of the last century. [TUTTE LE INFORMAZIONI]
Trekking on Mignone and Mola
A sensory trek to the Mola di Oriolo Romano is scheduled for Sunday morning. We will pass on dry land and in the waters of the Mignone river, in the sulphurous waters of the Mola for an extraordinary sensorial journey, which communicates to the body, mind and heart. [TUTTE LE INFORMAZIONI]
Seven evenings for Alberto
On Sunday afternoon, the Unione theater in Viterbo hosts “Sette sere per Alberto”, a series of seven theatrical shows in homage to Alberto Corinti. The Reb-Ardò labottega company presents “Men on the verge of a nervous breakdown”, a show by Rosario Galli directed by Renzo Ardore. During a usual Monday poker game between four friends, Nicola gives vent to his discomfort at having argued with his wife for the umpteenth time. At a certain point Pino suggests calling an escort, Yvonne, who finds herself upsetting the already precarious balance of the four friends. [TUTTE LE INFORMAZIONI]
Extra Theater Festival
The second edition of the Canino extra theater festival, the multidisciplinary festival that aims to relaunch the cultural heritage of our region, in particular of Tuscia. On Saturday, in the splendid setting of the archaeological museum of Vulci, Abbadia Castle, “Memories from the Underground” will be staged, based on Dostoevsky’s novel by Margine Operative in co-production with Twain, and “Duo d’Archi”, a musical show with the cellist Houman Vaziri. [TUTTE LE INFORMAZIONI]
The exhibition “Shapes and colors in the land of Tuscia”
Until Sunday, the Tuscia ceramics museum in Viterbo hosts the renowned competition exhibition “Shapes and colors in the land of Tuscia”, now in its 17th edition. The event aims to enhance artistic craftsmanship in the era of artificial intelligence. Inviting participants to create artifacts that express their personal approach to work through carefully selected materials, the exhibition challenges artisans to demonstrate how functionality and aesthetics can blend harmoniously in their works. [TUTTE LE INFORMAZIONI]
Ronciglione Photo Festival 2024
Ronciglione hosts the first edition of the Ronciglione photo festival, dedicated to the photographic image in its various expressions. Various professional and non-professional photographers participate in exhibitions, meetings and workshops. All events are located in the center of Ronciglione. Seven photographic exhibitions are scheduled, as well as free shooting workshops held by professional photographers Daniele Fiore and Max Angeloni, a meeting dedicated to AI. There are also short presentations by exhibiting photographers. [TUTTE LE INFORMAZIONI]
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