Bella Italia

Italy, town by town.

What to see, where to eat, where to stay and what to experience in every corner of Italy: the complete guide that was missing.

Today, September 17

Italy today

A story from the bell towers, the towns celebrating their patron saint and a village to discover: different every day.

Antrodoco Village of the day Antrodoco Rieti On the mountain above the town the word DVX is written in pines: planted in 1939, burnt in 2017, partly replanted.

🔔 Open the almanac for September 17

Festivals, feasts and palios

What's on in Italy

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Happening now 📍 Asti

Douja d'Or

📅 September, approximate dates

The national wine fair that lights up Asti as the harvest begins.

Patron saint festival Happening now 📍 Samassi

Feast of Saint Geminianus ("Sa Festa Manna")

📅 Every year, from 14 to 17 September

On 16 September Samassi celebrates its patron Saint Geminianus of Cagliari, known in Campidanese as "Santu Millanu", in its most cherished feast, called "Sa Festa Manna"; religious rites begin on 8 September and last ten days.

Patron saint festival Happening now 📍 Sutri

Feast of Saint Dulcissima

📅 Every year, on 16 and 17 September

On 16 September, the dies natalis of its patron, Sutri celebrates Saint Dulcissima with a procession; on the evening of the 17th the fireworks display and torchlight procession are held inside the Roman amphitheatre.