Tuscania Nature Reserve

Popular Traditions and Events

Tuscania is a very lively city, rich in events and popular manifestations. And by good reason it was assigned in 2003 by the Italian Touring Club and the Agricultural Department of the Lazio Region the 'Bandiera Arancione' (Orange Flag) of the Province of Viterbo, and 'Il tesoro del Lazio' (the Treasure of Lazio), a symbolic award of quality given to only 54 municipalities in the whole of Italy. 'Orange' tourism includes gourmet tourist itineraries through the towns and villages of Lazio, highlighting their art, handicrafts, environment and exhibitions plus the tasting of typical products.
Tuscania's popular traditions are naturally closely associated with the religious calendar and bear the imprint of the farming and Catholic culture which moulded this community.
So we have the feasts of the Patron Saints, the Good Friday processions, the processions of the Madonna Addolorata and the Madonna del Rosario, together with other dates in the religious calendar associated with the Virgin, such as the Madonna del Cerro, Madonna della Neve and Madonna della Pace.
And even the non-religious Fiera di Maggio (May Fair) has been associated with the celebration of the Madonna Liberatrice, while the ' Sagra della Frittella' (Fritter Fair) is held on the day commemorating S. Antonio Abate.
The most important traditional festivities in Tuscania are the May Fair and that of the SS Martiri (Holy Martyrs) in August, to which we must add the horse fair 'Nitriti di Primavera' (Neighs of Spring) and a rich calendar of summer events such as 'Tuscania Città della Musica' (Tuscania, the City of Music) and 'Tuscania Teatro' (Tuscania Theatre).