With the arrival of the third weekend of June, the province of Viterbo comes alive with a series of unmissable events ranging from culture to food and wine, from historical re-enactments to markets, without forgetting nature and sport. Whether you are a history buff, nature lover, collector, or simply looking for a unique experience, you will surely find something that suits you.
If you are curious to find out more, here are ViterboToday’s tips for the weekend Saturday 15th And Sunday 16 June.
Antique market
Like every third Sunday of the month, the usual appointment with the antiques market returns, a space, this month exceptionally located at Piazza della Rocca and Piazza San Faustino in Viterbo, dedicated to the world of collecting, hobbies, objects, antiques and modern antiques. [TUTTE LE INFORMAZIONI]
Palio of the Borgias
The Borgia Palio returns to Nepi. The entire village has been set up to best host the historic Renaissance re-enactment, which has reached its 28th edition this year. Appointments, conferences, shows, tastings, dinners in the tavern to enliven the village with a sort of dive into the past, in an evocative journey back in time that catapults visitors to the flourishing era of the Renaissance. On Saturday and Sunday the program includes: conferences, historical processions, readings and creative workshops, popular games and a theater show. [TUTTE LE INFORMAZIONI]
Flowers in the window and dinners in the square
In the weekend in Vetralla you can smell the scent of the dishes and that of nature at the center of the proposal of Fiori alla Finestra, dinners in the square. There are many opportunities available to the visitor. During the afternoon and into the evening there are cultural moments, with different and interesting exhibitions. And then music, to cheer up at the table but also to dance and sing to the most beautiful notes ever. Scheduled for the weekend, the Queen tribute band – Magic rhapsody for Saturday ei Work in progress for Sunday. [TUTTE LE INFORMAZIONI]
Literary square
An excellent cast hosted in Vetralla by literary square, the national festival of “face to face” with the author, That is preparing to come back to life in Piazza Umberto I, tackling profound themes such as feminicide and the mafia, but also cultural ones such as cuisine and history or personal ones and reflections. Saturday we continue with “I am Nannarella, intrigue in Florence” by Carla Cucchiarelli (journalist for Tg 3), followed by Salvatore Enrico Anselmi with “Luci d’ombra”. On Sunday we continue with Laura Calderini and Beatrice Beltrani with “Women who dress in nettles” and subsequently, with Felix Adado and “My Creator Does Not Reason”. [TUTTE LE INFORMAZIONI]
Hydrangea Festival
He’ll be back at the weekend in Bolsena the long-awaited hydrangea festival. The appointment with one of the most anticipated events in Tuscia is renewed. Days in contact with nature in an uncontaminated environment and rich in artistic, archaeological and historical evidence as well as food and wine products. The hydrangea festival is set up in an exceptional setting, which unfolds from viale Colesanti and the shores of the lake. A point of reference for all enthusiasts of the sector, born with the aim of enhancing and disseminating knowledge of these splendid flowers. [TUTTE LE INFORMAZIONI]
European market
Over the weekend in Viterbo the European Market arrives – Europa market. Scotland’s free event on tour comes with its own stand. The traveling caravan of selected and renowned international operators stops in the city. The event sees over 50 street food and craft stands And was born to revive the colours, sounds and scents of a market full of typical international and local food and wine products. Meet up at the colorful Scotland stand with beer, whisky, typical fudges, typical Scottish crumbly biscuits, soft drinks and then again, hats, kilts, bags, Harris Tweed, Harris, and lots of fun. [TUTTE LE INFORMAZIONI]
The art of wine
Saturday evening the appointment with “The art of wine” is held organized in the historic center of village of Civitella Cesimunicipality of Blera. This time the public is involved in a large tasting “under the stars”, with over 50 labels, under the expert direction of two important and established associated companies of the same Dmo Etruskey: Carlo Zucchetti, the food and wine expert with the hat, supported by the sommeliers of Divine Moments, under the guidance of Catia Minghi. They are also scheduled nature walks, with two routes from choose. A walk in the cool woods along the Vesca until you reach the necropolis of Casale Vignale and the Etruscan village of San Giovenale. [TUTTE LE INFORMAZIONI]
The exhibition “Dissonance”
Saturday in the sixteenth-century rooms of Palazzo Fani of Tuscania “Dissonance” opens to the public, the first exhibition of the international collective of the same name made up of the Bulgarian sculptor Stefan Kotsev, the French painter Garance Rouveron, the Roman artists Saverio Sallusti and Flaminia Verdoni and Aleksandar Stamenov, a Bulgarian naturalized Italian painter, curator of the exhibition in collaboration with Claudio Riccardi. The actor Pietro Benedetti will present the vernissage. Wine tasting offered by Casale del Giglio. At their first exhibition the collective explores the depths of humanity and its manifestations in space, each in their own way, in a story as articulated and fragmented as the different realities of existence and living. [TUTTE LE INFORMAZIONI]
The exhibition “Polyhydrogenesisosmosis”
Sunday at the national archaeological museum of Tarquinia, the inauguration of the exhibition by the sculptor Claudio Capotondi entitled “Poliedrogenesiosmosis” is held. The courtyard and loggia on the second floor of Palazzo Vitelleschi host a significant selection of the artist’s works. From the porphyry sculptures to the series of polyhedra made of PVC and the drawings, which highlight the sculptor’s constant artistic research. [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. One of the two will be held on Saturday presentations of volumes recently published: Patrizia Rosini talks about her book on Giulia Farnese, published approximately a decade after the publication of the documentary materials on the life of the Beauty. [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]
Feast of Saint Anthony of Padua
In Bagnoregio celebrations are held in honor of the patron saint Saint Anthony of Padua. A vast program of events, divided between civil and religious, to enrich the weekend in Bagnoregio. An evening is held on Saturday evening dancing with the Ritmika band orchestra, preceded in the afternoon by a prayer to Saint Anthony. On the program for Sunday: a trumps competition for couples, a show musical with Marco and Daniela and the lottery draw. [TUTTE LE INFORMAZIONI]
Free trekking from Bolsena
On Saturday there is a free trek that starts from Bolsena and arrives at the Turona park. The excursion involves traveling along the 39th section of the Via Francigena among olive groves and thickets of bushland and with continuous ups and downs and splendid views of the lake: from Bolsena you reach the Turona park, famous for its springs and waterfalls with ruins of ancient mills. At the same time, the 26th edition of the hydrangea festival takes place on Viale Colesanti in Bolsena. During the treks, a small refreshment based on typical local products is offered with a “lunch box”. [TUTTE LE INFORMAZIONI]
Trail of the Popes
The first edition of the Trail of the Popes is held over the weekend, the cycling initiative that crosses the places in Lazio affected by the presence of popes in history including, inevitably, the stop in the province of Viterbo. Approximately 600 kilometres, for a difference in altitude of 8000 metres, three provinces, fourteen cities, regional parks, protected areas. [TUTTE LE INFORMAZIONI]
The “Author’s Enterprises” exhibition
The Unindustria headquarters in Viterbo hosts the exhibition photographic “Author’s companies”. It is a fascinating journey of images and words among some of the industrial realities of the area which, after the stages of Latina, Aprilia and Rieti, is enriched with new ideas and contents. [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 into 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]
