Calendar of Events 

APRIL    18-26- Culture Week-  Free openings and tours : Tivoli  Villa d’Este,  castles of Oriolo, Bracciano, Palazzo Farnese in Caprarola and the mysterious  San Giusto Abbey near  Tuscania  (Monday 20th) .   

28 –Guided tour Vatican Museums,  Welcome Neighbor. Info  Paula  Treu dearprome@tele2.it  

24-5-6 Gente di Campagna –a genuine country fair with branding of horses, sheep dog trials,  cowboy/butteri tournament, great food - Monte Calvo, Vetralla,  Via Aurelia bis -free entrance

25-Understanding Melodrama –Mozart’s Don Giovanni -6 p.m. Sala S. Giacomo, Vetralla. Starting soon, Vocal Training school with M° Susanna Ohtonen for info hupperts@libero.it

30 April -May 1- San Pellegrino in Fiore.  Viterbo’s  medieval quarter

MAY 8-  Vetralla – Wedding of the Trees -  see Notes  http://www.elegantetruria.com

9- Rome- The Beehive 10th anniversary party, Via Marghera 8 www.the-beehive.com

10-Calcio game pro-Abruzzo earthquake victims, Viterbo stadium  4 p.m.

14- Marta, Lake of Bolsena-La Barabbatta  festival . See article on www.italiannotebook.com

22-23-24-Tuscania - Nitriti di Primavera  tickets 8,50 www.nitritidiprimavera.it  

22 –Castello di Proceno-first concert of the season, see www.castellodiproceno.it   for full schedule

23-Ronciglione – “Viaggatori nella Tuscia “ conference on historic travel in Lazio, Università della Tuscia,  with Gaetano Platania, Francesca Romana Stocchi, Mary Jane Cryan   

Coming up  in  JUNE    Third weekend –Cene in Cantina- Vetralla;  the picturesque   Corpus Domini processions in Bolsena and Orvieto, in Orte the Antique Organ Festival  on 20-27 www.cittadiorte.it   for further info.

JULY  Tuscia Opera Festival  see www.tusciaoperafestival.it  for  schedule

Check  out   newly restyled  www.elegantetruria.com with several prestigious  new partners  and beautiful photos.  N.B. We are  now selecting art work and photos  for two  books about to be  published;  “Etruria Past and Present-travel, history, itineraries”  and  a book of local recipes in Italian. Contact macryan@alice.it  if you would like to participate.