Sunday, October 28, 2012

Festival of the chestnuts in Soriano nel Cimino

In the middle of October they celebrate the traditional festival of the chestnuts in Soriano nel Cimino which is amazing.
The whole town is separated in four quarters, each with their own traditional kitchen where the people stand in long lines to get their food. And of course you can get lots of roasted chestnuts everywhere. But the highlight is the medioeval spectacle where the four quarters show up in costumes, on horses, with the lady and the lord, the knights, the slaves and lots of very good music.
Afterwards they play games against each other.
This festival has a very long tradition and is definitely a highlight whenever you are in the region of Viterbo during October!




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