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  • Hilde Lotz in Scanno

    Hilde in Italy – Art and Life in Photographs by Hilde Lotz-Bauer

    Hilde in Italy – Art and Life in Photographs by Hilde Lotz-Bauer
    Museum of Rome in Trastevere Piazza di S. Egidio, 1/b, Roma, RM, Italy

    Hilde Lotz-Bauer's photographs from 1930-1943 offer a unique perspective on Italy during that period. The opportunity to see 200 of her images in the Trastevere exhibition sounds like a wonderful experience, providing a glimpse into the magic of Scanno, Abruzzo and other Italian landscapes. Art has a special way of transporting us to different eras and immersing us in the beauty of the past.

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  • Cermignano: Lu Sand’Andonje

    Cermignano Piazza Garibaldi, 1, Cermignano, Teramo, Italy

    "Lu Sand'Andonje" returns to Cermignano, a great winter festival dedicated to the cult of one of the most beloved saints of Abruzzo, Sant'Antonio Abate.

  • La Befana at Sagra della Polenta Ragnosa at Pettorano sul Gizio

    La Befana Celebrations & Epiphany Celebrations

    La Befana celebrations and the preparation for Epiphany are among those moments when Abruzzo really comes alive. Rooted in tradition and community, it’s an unmissable chance to experience local culture as it’s truly lived, with many a village still coming together to sing and share food the night before. Read more on La Befana

  • La Serenate delle Chezette

    Scanno (AQ): La Serenate delle Chezette

    Scanno Via Don Bosco, Scanno, L'Aquila, Italy

    La Serenate delle Chezette is busking Scanno style. Through a simple serenade, your reward is a meal and company in the deep dark winter. It takes place on the eve of Epiphany (5th Jan), villagers hang up a sock and sing this traditional folk song called the Chezette.

  • Colorful Abruzzo festival scene featuring a giant puppet and local musicians in a village setting.

    Villavallelonga (AQ) – Festa di Sant’Antonio

    Villavallelonga Villavallelonga (AQ), AQ, Italy

    All-night feasting, bonfires, music, and Carnival masks mark the Feast of Saint Anthony the Abbot and La Panarda in Villavallelonga, Abruzzo

  • Farchie Fara Filiorum Petri

    Farchie Fara Filiorum Petri
    Fara Filiorum Petri Chiesa di S. Antonio Abate, Via San Antonio, Fara Filiorum Petri, Chieti, Italy

    Victory re-enactments come in all shapes and sizes across Abruzzo and Fara Filiorum Petri’s combustible one is one of the highlights.

  • Crowd of local residents watching a priest bless a large pot of food outdoors.

    Scanno (AQ): Le sagne di Sant’Antonio Barone

    Scanno Via Don Bosco, Scanno, L'Aquila, Italy

    In Scanno, 17 January is marked by the blessing and sharing of sagne pasta for Sant’Antonio Abate, a tradition of faith, charity, and food.

  • Tossicia San Antonio Abate

    Tossicia (TE): Il Fuoco di Sant’Antonio

    Tossicia Via Roma, Tossicia, Teramo, Italy

    Tossicia's glorious fire and celebrations to celebrate San Antonio d'Abate. The construction of the fire is a marvel in itself!

We will do our best to keep this calendar up to date, however in the case of last-minute cancellations due to adverse weather conditions, Covid outbreaks and so forth this may not always be possible.  In these cases, you should contact the event organiser for a refund as we are not responsible for the events on the calendar, only compiling them into an easy list.  As soon as we have news from an organiser when any event will be rescheduled we will update the calendar accordingly.

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