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🔔 The Italian Almanac

August 20

Stories and curiosities for August 20, from the Italy of a thousand bell towers.

No story for this day yet: here are the towns celebrating and the village of the day.

🎉 Celebrations today in… 25

25 towns with a guide celebrate their patron saint on August 20

San Bernardo 14

ChiaravalleMarche FontevivoEmilia-Romagna MeseroLombardy NarzolePiedmont PaesanaPiedmont MolarePiedmont Vauda CanavesePiedmont BosioPiedmont RoncolaLombardy Borgoratto AlessandrinoPiedmont FormazzaPiedmont IsolabellaPiedmont UsseglioPiedmont RoaschiaPiedmont

San Bernardo di Chiaravalle 2

Castel RozzoneLombardy Buttigliera d'AstiPiedmont

Other saints of the day 9

San Martino d'AgriMadonna della Rupe · Basilicata ScillatoMaria SS. della Catena · Sicily Rescaldinasan Bernardo abate · Lombardy Montechiaro d'AstiSan Bernardo di Mentone · Piedmont San Salvatore di Fitaliasan Calogero eremita · Sicily Montescagliososan Rocco · Basilicata SardiglianoSan Secondo · Piedmont Bagnoli del Trignosan Vitale di Roma · Molise Conza della Campaniasant'Erberto · Campania
Food festival 📍 Marsala

CiancioFest

📅 Every year in late August

Four evenings of food stalls, cabaret and religion in Contrada Ciancio, in Marsala's countryside: pane cunzato dressed to order, ricotta cannoli and grilled sausage, ending with a procession and fireworks. The 2026 edition runs 20-23 August.