🔔 The Italian Almanac

August 3

Stories and curiosities for August 3, 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… 12

12 towns with a guide celebrate their patron saint on August 3

Patron saint festival In 327 days 📍 Termoli

San Basso, the saint who goes to sea

📅 Every year, on 3 and 4 August

On 3 August the statue leaves the cathedral at dawn, is loaded onto a fishing boat drawn by lot, and the procession continues at sea. At the Torre del Sinarca the bishop casts a wreath for those lost at sea.