Ferentillo with friends...
With our British friends, Ian and Eileen, we headed to the little town of Ferentillo for Le Rocche Raccontano (the fortresses tell stories). "Technically a historical re-enactment, it is made up of fifteen living tableaux all set in the magnificent old town center of Ferentillo. Each episode relives a particular moment in the lengthy history of this ancient Umbrian town, from the pre-Roman Naharki tribes to the arrival of the Longobards and the building of the San Pietro in Valle Abbey, Pope Boniface VIII, the Lateran Chapter, the Cybo family, the Inquisition, the miracle of St. Sebastian, highwaymen and outlaws and, finally, the Great War of 1914-1918.
Our first stop was for dinner at La Taverna dell' Abbadia. It was a delicious meal of the local cuisine, "with its simple ingredients such as olive oil, truffles, vegetables and wild herbs that have been elaborated into tasty dishes through centuries of home cooking tradition and experience."
The only event on the program tonight was "The Blades of Albornoz" a re-enactment of prize archers, flag twirlers, a jester, swordsmen and a whole lot of guys in tights. While certainly not the most interesting event happening over the course of the ten day festival, it was what fit in our schedules. We were happy to be together, in the cool night air, feeling like we were in medieval Italy, if only for a few hours.
Our first stop was for dinner at La Taverna dell' Abbadia. It was a delicious meal of the local cuisine, "with its simple ingredients such as olive oil, truffles, vegetables and wild herbs that have been elaborated into tasty dishes through centuries of home cooking tradition and experience."
The only event on the program tonight was "The Blades of Albornoz" a re-enactment of prize archers, flag twirlers, a jester, swordsmen and a whole lot of guys in tights. While certainly not the most interesting event happening over the course of the ten day festival, it was what fit in our schedules. We were happy to be together, in the cool night air, feeling like we were in medieval Italy, if only for a few hours.
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Archery, we did that together...did you have to wait hours for it to begin too? Were there any plates involved? :)
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