In 305 days Patron saint festival

Feast of Santo Stefano

19 August 2027

Thursday 19 August

Civita d'Antino · L'Aquila · Abruzzo

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In the second half of August Civita d'Antino, a municipality of 994 inhabitants in the province of L'Aquila, celebrates its patron Santo Stefano and San Lidano.

In the second half of August Civita d'Antino holds the feast of its patron Santo Stefano and the one in honour of San Lidano; the municipality holds the Chiesa di Santo Stefano Protomartire. A canvas of 1890 by Kristian Zahrtmann depicts the feast of San Lidano in Civita d'Antino.

On the second-to-last Sunday of August the procession to the hermitage of Santa Maria della Ritornata takes place. Between October and November the barrel race is held, a team competition that revives the old trade of the cellar workers who rolled barrels along a route through the town.