Acquasparta (TR) -
The Feast of the Renaissance in Acquasparta
From 5/6/20134 until 06.15.2014
Acquasparta (TR) -
From June 5 to 15 will be held on the fifteenth edition of the Festival of the Renaissance in Acquasparta.
For 10 days, the Umbrian town, will come back in time to recall the daily life of the 1600s, a period of great splendor of the area and the city itself.
The event will the City be divided into three different districts, each of which, in the days of the festival will search through the challenges of a different kind, to ensure the victory of the prize.
During the re-enactment of the Renaissance, each district will see its citizens become "Contrada" and commit to reproduce the atmosphere of the Renaissance, including taverns, knightly competitions and parades in period costumes.
CONTRADE OF THE ACQUASPARTA
- The Ghetto (green-black)
- St. Christopher (yellow-blue)
- Old Port (White-Blue)
THE CHALLENGES OF THE RENAISSANCE
- Gara Gastronomica: the three districts will compete in the preparation of dishes ticpici 1600
- Race Animation: the three districts will compete in the proposal for an evening of entertainment
- Palio of the Lynx: jousting tournament in which the districts will compete in a contest of skill on horseback in which each knight has to hit a spear with a fixed target
- Snakes: The classic board game version of "renaissance" with tests of skill and dexterity