June in the Italian Almanac: stories, festivals and curiosities day by day

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Days with a story are highlighted; on the others you still find the towns celebrating and the village of the day.

🎉 Festivals in June

📍 Verona

Arena di Verona Opera Festival

📅 June-September, approximate dates

The world's most famous open-air opera season, inside the Roman amphitheatre.

Patron saint festival In 264 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 273 days 📍 L'Aquila

Saint Maximus and Saint Bernardino

📅 Every year, on 10 June; Saint Bernardino on 20 May

L'Aquila has two patrons and two dates: Saint Maximus, titular of the cathedral, on 10 June; Saint Bernardino of Siena, who died and is buried in the city, on 20 May.

Patron saint festival In 276 days 📍 Padua

On 13 June Padua celebrates the Portuguese Franciscan who died here in 1231 and whom locals call simply "il Santo": his tomb, in the basilica that bears his name, draws pilgrims from across the Christian world.

Patron saint festival In 276 days 📍 Nicolosi

Feast of Saint Anthony of Padua

📅 Every year, on 13 June; 19 February for the finding

Nicolosi's patron falls on 13 June, but the town also keeps 19 February, the anniversary of the finding of the saint's incorrupt tongue.

Patron saint festival In 276 days 📍 Anacapri

Feast of Saint Anthony of Padua

📅 Every year, on 13 June

On 13 June Anacapri celebrates Saint Anthony of Padua, its patron: the feast of the upper town, separate from Capri's, which keeps its own Saint Constantius in May.

Patron saint festival In 278 days 📍 Capaccio Paestum

Feast of Saint Vitus

📅 Every year, on 15 June

On 15 June Capaccio Paestum celebrates Saint Vitus, its patron, in the municipality that holds the best-preserved Greek temples in Italy.

Patron saint festival In 278 days 📍 Positano

Saint Vitus and the Assumption

📅 Every year, on 15 June; the Assumption on 15 August

Positano has two patrons and two dates: Saint Vitus on 15 June, when the season has just begun, and the Assumption on 15 August, when the town is at its fullest.

Patron saint festival In 279 days 📍 Pisa

Saint Ranieri and the Luminara

📅 Every year, on 16 and 17 June

Pisa's patron falls on 17 June, but the night before the city turns off the lights: the Luminara outlines the buildings along the Arno with oil lamps, the high point of the Giugno Pisano.

Patron saint festival In 287 days 📍 Florence

Feast of Saint John

📅 Every year, on 24 June

On 24 June Florence celebrates the Baptist, to whom its baptistery is dedicated. On that day the city magistrates offered the patron the palii, the fine cloths that gave the races their name.

Patron saint festival In 287 days 📍 Castelvetrano

Feast of Saint John the Baptist

📅 Every year, on 24 June

On 24 June Castelvetrano celebrates the Baptist, its patron. The town's best-known religious tradition, though, is another: the Aurora on Easter morning, unbroken since 1660.

Patron saint festival In 287 days 📍 Turin

Feast of Saint John the Baptist

📅 Every year, on 24 June

24 June is the day of Turin's patron saint. The city has two, in fact: alongside the Baptist, who gives the cathedral its name, it venerates the Madonna della Consolata.

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