Per For its eight edition, the festival “Agosto in Medioevo” extends its duration, reachinga a new and exciting dimension as far as cultural and culinary events are concerned. This is testified by theatrical and musical events, by the handicraft market, and by refined dishes served at the festival, ideal union between innovation and tradition

Sunday 3.8.: Procession of “Our Lady of the Snow”

Traditional procession celebrating the miracle of a snowfall which happened on the fifth of August.
Refreshments with porchetta panini and salami.

Tuesday 5.8.: Unitre of S. Venanzo presents “Sega la Vecchia”

“Sega la Vecchia” (Saw the Old One) is probably the oldest and most famous Umbrian street theatre comedy. It is here presented by the University of Third Age in S. Venanzo.

Menu:

Tower and wood fire oven appetizers

Penne with aubergines, pesto e matured ricotta

Tagliatelle with goose sauce

Spicy beef with juniper berries

Mixed grill

Wednesday 6.8. Popular games: briscola tournement and 60s and 70s revival.

In the medieval orchards, a briscola card game tournement, with 60’s and 70’s italian music revival by the gorup “Diana”.

Menu:

Tower and wood fire oven appetizers

Pigeon risotto

Tagliatelle with peasant’s sauce

Pork with mushrooms and truffle

Mixed grill

Thursday 7.8.: ATMO presents “I Giullari del Diavolo

Or “The Devil’s Jesters”, by the group who shot a video with Sting. A breatgless performnce where perople from the public will be involved.

Menu:

Tower and wood fire oven appetizers

Lasagne with sausages and legumes

Truffled umbricelli

Lamb offal with tomato sauce

Mixed grill

Friday 8.8.: Latin american jazz with Didos quartet

A Bruxelles group performs some of the classic latin american jazz standards.

Menu:

Tower and wood fire oven appetizers

Strozzapreti with grilled vegetables

Tagliatelle with hare sauce

Baccalà fish with tomato sauce

Mixed grill

Saturday 9.8.: “From operetta to musical” with Marta Vulpi

Marta Vulpi, a solist in the choir of Accademia Nazionale di S. Cecilia,  performs some of the most beautiful songs of all times

Menu :

Tower and wood fire oven appetizers

Ravioli with game and sagrantino

Tagliatelle with goose sauce

Wild boar in tomato sauce

Mixed grill

Sunday 10.8. : Longbow with  “Gattamelata” archers, medieval procession, medieval dances with “Il corteggio” dancers

For a great festival closing, the traditional medieval procession (costumes are handicrafted by the villagers) will be preceded by a show of archers, and followed by dances evoking the middle ages.

Menu :

Tower and wood fire oven appetizers

Cannelloni with ricotta and basil

Umbricelli with peasant’s sauce

Pork style rabbit

Mixed grill