The neighborhood of Trastevere celebrates Rome’s biggest Marian procession in honor of an ancient statue of Our Lady that was found by fishermen in the Tiber River in 1535. Actually there are two processions. The first takes place on the Saturday after the July 16th feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel through the streets of Trastevere. The statue then is displayed in the Church of Saint Agatha until the following Sunday, when a second procession, this time on the Tiber River takes place. It is quite a week of events for the statue. Read more at ChurchPop.
If you are visiting Rome in June or July I strongly suggest you take time to enjoy their famous summer festival named Lungo il Tevere, which translates into “Along the Tiber” in Italian. It is a summer–long festival… continue reading.
Fiera del Tartufo – Alba White Truffle Festival, Piedmont Region of Italy. Get out your special truffle hunting license and your truffle sniffing dog and head to Piedmont. Misplaced your license & dog? Then head to the truffle hunting festival instead – held every year in November.
Luminaria di San Domenico – Praiano, Italy. Held every year this amazing festival of fire celebrates the feast of St. Dominick in early August.
