Ok, let's start with our first real post.
We talk about Bevagna, a little town in Umbria. I loved at first sight. It's a real journey through time, especially during " Festa delle Gaite" a challenge between the
gaite ( San Giorgio, San Giovanni, San Pietro, and Santa Maria) the four differents quarters.
The next festival is during the 22 - 23 - 24 in June.
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| Street view |
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| Church interior |
The word Gaita derives from Longobardo language a term used to indicate the quarters and surronding area.
During this festival you can live an incredible experience because they will show you the social life and the economic activities of ancient Mevania ( ancient name of Bevagna).
Every Gaita challenges the other in four differents categories :
- Arts and crafts
- Market
- Banquet and medieval dialogues
- Archery
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Ancient paper mill
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The four gaite will be judged by a jury composed by three university professors of medieval history.
The judges will give them a score for each individual test and they will ultimately determine the winner
There is the Podestà, he is the administrator of the town together with the four elected consuls, we have news about them since1187, Podestà remains in charge for two months.
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| Old press |
We visited Bevagna last week end, during the preparation of this big summer event, They are preparing the town for this, for example they already actived the old water mill to prepare the sheets with hemp and linen. Watch the video
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| Candle factory |
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| Colors for frescos |
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| Manual writing |
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| Frescos |
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| Colors |
Food We are in Italy and you have to taste their delicious recipes. It's a difficult choice: the delicious truffle and the genuine olive oil of the area accompany the first and second dishes.
As an alternative, porcini mushrooms and wild asparagus give flavor to strangozzi and tagliatelle.
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| Tagliatelle |
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| Bruschette |
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| Salumi |
and tortellini and gnocchi , every kind of pasta handmad, lamb, wild boar , pork, grilled and much more.
Wines....there are a lot of white and red wines accompany every dish but the real boss is
Sagrantino, a dry wine created by a millenary cultivation of grapevines in the this land.
Craftbeers..yes ! Beers! I'm a beer sommelier so i can suggest you some breweries nearside Bevagna, you have to taste their bee, because italians brew better !!
I suggest you :
- Driving your car
- From North
- A1 Highway - Valdichiana exit
- S.S. 75 exit Foligno Bevagna
- Follow the signals
- From South
- A1 Highway - Orte exit
- S.S. Flaminia - exit Foligno Bevagna
- Follow the signal
- By train
- From North
- Florence-Terontola-Perugia-Foligno route
- From South
- Roma-Orte Foligno route
- Ancona - Foligno route from Adriatic sea
- By airplane
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