EVENTS

The Patronal festival dedicated to St. Nicholas in Bari is held every year in May. Throughout the month there are held religious and civic celebrations in honor of the saint. In particular, from the 7th to 9th of May, the city relives the relic’s transfer of the saint which took place in 10...

From the 8th to the 10th of May, Taranto celebrates its patron saint, San Cataldo, an Irish monk of the V century, elected during a trip to the Holy Land as a bishop of the city. The religious event alternates with civic representation, such as the “palio”, the traditional boats compe...

During religious and food festivals, held annually on the last Sunday of May, the shepherds of the town as a sign of devotion to the Virgin, prepare fresh ricotta cheese in the main square of the town. The money raised goes towards the festivities.

The festival (25th /26th May) is dedicated to this plant that during May covers the whole territory of Carpino; it is also dedicated to the rediscovery of the town’s tradition. The “City of crafts”, with artisans’ shops, recreates the typical environments where women were ...

The patronal festival is held each year on the 5th – 6th – 7th of May. Worth to mention is the procession held on May 7th, when the statue of the Virgin Mary and the ones of Saints Benvenuto and Mattia are carried to the monastery of Consolation and to the Chapel of Maria SS. dell&r...

The religious festival is held the second Sunday in May: the cult of the saint was born as a result of various plagues that hit this town, partly because of its position between Campania and Apulia. The most severe plague caused many deaths among the inhabitants, so the population relied on the p...

The religious festival is held each year on the 5th and 6thof May. On the 6th, the celebration features the procession on the Sambuco mountain, to commemorate the miracle in 1901 which ended a long dry season. The ritual is based on the dressing of floats which symbolize some Bible passages and...

The religious Festival is celebrated on May 16th . The Saint was the son of a noble Norman family, born in 1031 or 1032 in Planisio, an ancient village which has now disappeared. At the age of five he moved to Montecorvino where he was sent to study. He was elected Bishop of the Diocese, and wa...