🔔 The Italian Almanac

June 1

Stories and curiosities for June 1, 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… 11

11 towns with a guide celebrate their patron saint on June 1

Patron saint festival In 218 days 📍 Urbino

Feast of Saint Crescentinus

📅 Every year, on 1 June

On 1 June Urbino celebrates Saint Crescentinus with a procession through the streets of the old town, inside the walled city of Federico da Montefeltro.

Patron saint festival In 218 days 📍 San Giustino

Feast of Saint Justin

📅 Every year, on 1 June

On 1 June San Giustino celebrates the patron who gives the town its name, and the flower carpet is laid out along the old streets of the historic centre.

Patron saint festival In 218 days 📍 Aulla

Saint Caprasius, patron with the Palio della Rosa and the Premio Lunezia

📅 Every year, on 1 June, with the fair in the central streets; the Palio della Rosa enlivens the hamlets

Aulla celebrates Saint Caprasius on 1 June, with a fair filling the central streets of the town all day. The town organizes the Palio della Rosa among the districts formed by its hamlets each year, and the Premio Lunezia, a festival dedicated to singer-songwriters.

Patron saint festival In 218 days 📍 Santeramo in Colle

Saint Erasmus, patron celebrated with a parade of ladies and knights

📅 Every year, from 1 to 3 June, with the solemn mass, procession and balloon release; co-patron Saint Francis Xavier

Santeramo in Colle celebrates Saint Erasmus, bishop and martyr, from 1 to 3 June, with a solemn mass, procession and balloon release, along with a parade in period costume featuring ladies and knights; the town's co-patron is Saint Francis Xavier.

Patron saint festival In 218 days 📍 Falerone

Saint Fortunatus of Todi and the wheat Nzegna

📅 Every year, on 1 June; the Nzegna in the second week of August

Falerone celebrates Saint Fortunatus of Todi on 1 June, with a procession accompanied by the town band. In the second week of August, the districts parade with carts made of wheat for the Nzegna.

Patron saint festival In 218 days 📍 Pergola

Saint Secundus, patron of the White Truffle Fair

📅 Every year, on 1 June; October brings the National White Truffle Fair, held since 1996

Pergola celebrates Saint Secundus on 1 June. In October, the Pergola Fine White Truffle Fair is held, born in 1996 and granted National Fair status in 2013.