La Quintana starts here in Ascoli Piceno this Saturday, the 5th with Gara Sbandieratori (flag competitions) and will continue until San Emidio Day the first weekend in August. There are events every weekend including the sbandieratori, archery and two Giostre.
If you have never been to an event like this it is something unique to see...and hear.
The comune has limited info at [url=http://www.comune.ascolipiceno.it]Comune di Ascoli Piceno - Home Page[/url]. Tickets are required for the Giostre and can only be purchased in person ([url=http://www.panoramaitaly.com]Customized Small Group Tours in the Heartland of Italy[/url] can help)
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Do & See
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Sun, 07/06/2008 - 06:38
Went to the parade last year (first Sunday in August) and it was great- will go every year if only for the spectacle of hundresd of Italians marching in formation in perefect time with each other.( As I have just spent the last 2 weeks trying to get 80 Italian kids to do this I don't know how they manage it!)
Went to the parade last year (first Sunday in August) and it was great- will go every year if only for the spectacle of hundresd of Italians marching in formation in perefect time with each other.( As I have just spent the last 2 weeks trying to get 80 Italian kids to do this I don't know how they manage it!)