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Local Festivals
San Giovanni d’Asso: Truffle Festival in November each year Trequanda: Funghi Festival in August each year. Long tables are set behind the church for locals and guests to join a 4-course funghi dinner. Tickets are sold at the entrance. Montisi: Extra Virgin Olive oil harvest at the end of October/beginning of November. Each contrada or district will be cooking a series of fantastic lunches and dinners based around the local oil and there are stalls selling not only oil but other local produce and crafts, maybe even a few antiques. Olive oil tastings can be arranged and the produce really does taste different from different areas!
Trequanda: Celebrations in honour of the Saint Blessed Bonizzella Cacciaconti take in March. Miricales have been attributed to her, both during her lifetime and following her death. Her body was discovered on the 6thMarch 1500, in perfect condition 200 years after her death. The festivities include the opening of the urn, pilgrimages, fireworks displays, concerts and exhibitions. Montisi: the Solo Belcanto Festival held every year in August. This group aims to celebrate opera and music, provide masterclasses to aspiring singers as well as give concerts for the local people. For more information: solobelcanto.it Pienza: Jazz Festival in August Every village has it own festivals, keep an eye out for posters in the town square. Everyone is always welcome, sometimes you will have to buy tickets (it depends on the event)
Madonna delle Nevi
The Giostra di Simone to celebrate the Madonna delle Nevi, the patron saint of Montisi. It is the premier festival in the village and is held every year on the Sunday closest to the 5th August. For the actual day itself the four districts or contrade in the village compete to win the coveted banner especially created for each year by a local artist. It is part of a celebration lasting over a week involving processions in medieval costume, contrade dinners, a ‘pop-up’ stand serving food and wine, stalls selling local produce and supporting events such as five a side football, music and entertainment.
Imagine over 1000 people participate in dinners which take place the night before the historic joust, the Giostra di Simone. Everyone sits in the street in their districts bedecked with flags and scarves eating course after course of delicious food prepared by men and women in the districts and served by the youngsters. Anyone is invited to join the Contrade dinners. On the day itself there is a medieval procession accompanied by beating drums and flag throwers, all part of the competition to win the coveted banner. MONTISI
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