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CELEBRATIONS

January:

  • At Monteforte D'Alpone it is very important the "Walk of St.Anthony Abbot" called Montefortiana, it is an international celebration, which takes place on the occasion of the Patron Saint's Day.

Febraury:

  • At Illasi takes place "The Peara' Party", where you can taste peara' with cotechino

  • at Monteforte d'Alpone (even out of the provincial boundary) the Carnival is very popular here it is called "Carnevalon dell'Alpon", on this occasion people elect the masks of the village the "Re Torbolin" and "Sior Carnevale", all the celebrations will be accompained by rich gourmet big meals, and you can taste potato dumplings, chiacchere (grustoli), fritters, sweet ravioli (rufioi), everything will be accompained by Soave wine and white Novello, called "Torbolin"

  • On Saturday before Lent at Monteforte d'Alpone la sfilata notturna di carri allegorici takes place a night parade of floats and groups of masks. On Tuesday before Lent takes place a bigger procession, which attract many guests and tourists on all sides

  • On the last Tuesday of the month at Soave takes place the agricultural fairy.

March:

  • On the first Sunday of the month at Montecchia di Crosara takes a walk upon the hills.

April:

  • Between the end of March and the beginning of April at Soave there will be an international exhibition of electric, ancient and collection guitars.

May:

  • During the third weekend at Colognola a i Collistakes place "The peas village fair" a typical product in addition to the wine of Colognola.  The importance of this product in the village economy, is testified by the Carnival tradition, in which the most typical masks are the "Biso" king and the "Lasagna" queen. In fact the local dish is Lasagne with peas.

  • At Colognola ai Colli takes also place the "Showcase of local wines"

  • At Montecchia di Crosara will be performed many musical exhibitions

  • On the third Sunday of the month at Soave takes place the medioval festival of the white wine, on this occasion many authorities of Veneto and many important people, who come from all over Italy, get togheter in the Soave Castle to take part to a cerimony.. During this the Order of the Imperial Castellania of Suavia (a group of young ladies, who have in common the love for the Soave wine; this association was born in 1971) renew the rite of the Lady of the castle, the princess of Swabia, who was Federico della Scala's wife in the fourteenth century. Federico della Scala was the Valpolicella's count and he discovered that the white wine conteined some regenerative qualities. During the medioval festival of the white wine, it takes place a recalling of situations of medioval life with fancy dressed characters, a classical parade, a reproduction of a medioval market and a representation of ancient arts and crafts.

  • At Soave takes place in the castle the cerimony of investiture of the Ladies of the Castle, who belong to the Order of the Imperial Castellana of Swabia, accompained by an historical parade and by the partecipation of many confraternitiese.

  • Around the end of the month at Monteforte d'Alpone takes place the famous wine-festival (born in 1959) and the artists-festival, who get together in the square,on this occasion there is the prize-giving of the wine producers and of the best Soave and all this is accompained by several folk and gourmet events.
    In addiction to this you can partecipate to the guided visits of the wine vaults of Monteforte and the conventions dedicated to the soave wine.
    Nowadays in addiction to the wine festival there is an exibition, called "Vinchiostro", where you can taste wines and some specialities, offered by the local agricultural farms.

  • On the third Sunday of the month, at Roncà, togheter with a national bycicle race, takes place
    "The Lessin Durello Festival".

June:

  • On the first Sunday of June at Cazzano di Tramigna takes place the cherries provincial show "La Sagra delle More"

  • On the third Sunday of June at Montecchia di Crosara takes place the Cherries Festival

  • At the beginning of the month at Brognoligo takes place the cherries Feast and the Saint's wine Feast

  • On the last Sunday takes place at San Giovanni Ilarione the Castle's cherries Feast

  • On the last Saturday of the month at Soave, takes place in the Scaligero Castle's courtyard a manifestation with european and national chorus.

July:

  • On the third Sunday of the month to Castelcerino di Soave, Saint Maria Maddalena Feast

  • On the forth Sunday of the month at Terrossa, stakes place, on Maria Maddalena'occasion, the dunkey's ancient Palio a nice ride, where the jockeis ride dunkeys. Before the competition there is a parade of floats.

August:

  • 5 th August at Montecchia di Crosara takes place the Castle's Madonna Feast

  • On 10 th August at Monteforte d'Alpone takes place a great gourmet manifestation during S.Lorenzo's night.

September:

  • On the second Sunday at Cazzano di Tramigna takes place the iris' market-exibition
  • On the second Sunday at Monteforte d'Alpone takes place the famous "Grape-harvest Festival" where the protagonists are the artists of the village, because they are engaged in a competition (wine treading), ancient agricultural tradition, to win the Palio.
  • On the third Sunday of the month at Soave takes place the grape's Feast, born in 1929, thanks to a Luigi Zannini's idea, who was the wine groovers'cooperative President.
    During this Feast there are many cultural activities: art and photograph shows, conventions about the wine, music and dance and obviously you can taste Soave wine.
    At the end of the Feast takes place the Castle's fire, a very enchanting pyrotechnics display.

October:

  • At Montecchia di Crosara takes place many theatrical performances

  • On the second Sunday of the month at San Giovanni Ilarione takes place the chestnuts' Feast.

December:

  • During the Christmas'period at Palazzo del Capitano at Soave takes place the great crib,the biggest one in Veneto,and in the S.Maria dei Domenicani's church there is an exibition of many cribs.

 

Every third week of the month at Soave takes place the antique market

 

 

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