🔔 The Italian Almanac

November 30

Stories and curiosities for November 30, 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… 99

99 towns with a guide celebrate their patron saint on November 30

Patron saint festival In 34 days 📍 Pienza

Feast of Saint Andrew

📅 Every year, on 30 November

On 30 November Pienza celebrates Saint Andrew. The feast the town puts on in the square, though, is September's: since 1960 wheels of pecorino are rolled towards a spindle planted in the middle.

Patron saint festival In 34 days 📍 Vinci

Feast of Saint Andrew

📅 Every year, on 30 November

On 30 November Vinci celebrates Saint Andrew with a historical procession that crosses the old town carrying the Vinnovo, the new wine, and the figures of Leonardo as a child and as a man.

Patron saint festival In 34 days 📍 Attimis

Feast of Saint Andrew

📅 Every year, on 30 November

On 30 November Attimis celebrates its patron Saint Andrew; the town preserves the Castello di Partistagno.

Patron saint festival In 34 days 📍 Azzanello

Feast of Saint Andrew

📅 Every year, on 30 November

On 30 November Azzanello celebrates its patron Saint Andrew, to whom the town's church is dedicated.

Patron saint festival In 34 days 📍 Capralba

Feast of Saint Andrew

📅 Every year, on 30 November

On 30 November Capralba celebrates its patron Saint Andrew; the municipal territory is crossed by numerous spring-fed watercourses, including the Fontanile Lotte.

Patron saint festival In 34 days 📍 Cartosio

Feast of Saint Andrew

📅 Every year, on 30 November

On 30 November Cartosio celebrates its patron Saint Andrew; the town preserves the Torre di Cartosio.

Patron saint festival In 34 days 📍 Cautano

Feast of Saint Andrew

📅 Every year, on 30 November (Saint Andrew) and 16 August (Saint Roch)

Cautano celebrates Saint Andrew on 30 November; the other patron, Saint Roch, is celebrated on 16 August.

Patron saint festival In 34 days 📍 Civo

Feast of Saint Andrew

📅 Every year, on 30 November

On 30 November Civo celebrates its patron Saint Andrew, to whom the parish church is dedicated.

Patron saint festival In 34 days 📍 Grognardo

Feast of Saint Andrew

📅 Every year, on 30 November

On 30 November Grognardo celebrates its patron Saint Andrew; the town preserves the Castello di Grognardo.

Patron saint festival In 34 days 📍 Igliano

Feast of Saint Andrew

📅 Every year, on 30 November

On 30 November Igliano celebrates its patron Saint Andrew, to whom the town's church is dedicated.

Patron saint festival In 34 days 📍 Isso

Feast of Saint Andrew

📅 Every year, on 30 November

On 30 November Isso celebrates its patron Saint Andrew; the municipal territory lies within the Parco del Serio.

Patron saint festival In 34 days 📍 Malegno

Feast of Saint Andrew

📅 Every year, on 30 November

On 30 November Malegno celebrates its patron Saint Andrew; the same day the municipality awards the Mites Terram Possident peace prize.

Patron saint festival In 34 days 📍 Monesiglio

Feast of Saint Andrew

📅 Every year, on 30 November

On 30 November Monesiglio celebrates its patron Saint Andrew; the town also preserves the Santuario di Santa Maria dell'Acqua Dolce.

Patron saint festival In 34 days 📍 Monteverdi Marittimo

Feast of Saint Andrew

📅 Every year, on 30 November

On 30 November Monteverdi Marittimo celebrates its patron Saint Andrew; the municipal territory preserves the Monastero di San Pietro in Palazzuolo.

Patron saint festival In 34 days 📍 Moraro

Feast of Saint Andrew

📅 Every year, on 30 November

On 30 November Moraro celebrates its patron Saint Andrew, to whom the town's church is dedicated.

Patron saint festival In 34 days 📍 Pagnona

Feast of Saint Andrew

📅 Every year, on 30 November (Saint Andrew) and 13 December (Saint Lucy)

Pagnona celebrates Saint Andrew on 30 November; the other patron, Saint Lucy, is celebrated on 13 December.

Patron saint festival In 34 days 📍 Prascorsano

Feast of Saint Andrew

📅 Every year, on 30 November

On 30 November Prascorsano celebrates its patron Saint Andrew; the municipal territory lies within the protected area of the Sacro Monte di Belmonte.

Patron saint festival In 34 days 📍 Premolo

Feast of Saint Andrew

📅 Every year, on 30 November

Premolo celebrates Saint Andrew on 30 November; the co-patron Saint Defendens is honoured every five years with the solemn "Ol festù" feast, tied to a 1630 vow against the plague.

Patron saint festival In 34 days 📍 Ronchis

Feast of Saint Andrew

📅 Every year, on 30 November

On 30 November Ronchis celebrates its patron Saint Andrew; the town is also home to the Chiesa dei Santi Fermo, Rustico e Procolo.

Patron saint festival In 34 days 📍 Sant'Andrea Frius

Feast of Saint Andrew

📅 Every year, on 30 November

Sant'Andrea Frius, named after its patron, celebrates Saint Andrew the Apostle on 30 November with an eve procession of horsemen and launeddas players.

Patron saint festival In 34 days 📍 Sedini

Feast of Saint Andrew

📅 Every year, on 30 November

On 30 November Sedini celebrates its patron Saint Andrew; the municipal territory preserves the Domus de janas di Sedini.

Patron saint festival In 34 days 📍 Sequals

Feast of Saint Andrew

📅 Every year, on 30 November

On 30 November Sequals celebrates its patron Saint Andrew; the town is home to Villa Carnera, linked to the boxer Primo Carnera, who was born there.

Patron saint festival In 34 days 📍 Solonghello

Feast of Saint Andrew

📅 Every year, on 30 November

On 30 November Solonghello celebrates its patron Saint Andrew; the town preserves the Castello di Solonghello.

Patron saint festival In 34 days 📍 Ticengo

Feast of Saint Andrew

📅 Every year, on 30 November

On 30 November Ticengo celebrates its patron Saint Andrew; the municipal territory includes the Riserva Naturale del Naviglio della Melotta.

Patron saint festival In 34 days 📍 Venzone

Feast of Saint Andrew

📅 Every year, on 30 November

On 30 November Venzone celebrates its patron Saint Andrew; the town hosts the Tiere Motus museum, dedicated to the 1976 earthquake and reconstruction.

Patron saint festival In 34 days 📍 Villanova Truschedu

Feast of Saint Andrew

📅 Every year, on 30 November

On 30 November Villanova Truschedu celebrates its patron Saint Andrew; the municipal territory preserves nuragic remains, including the Nuraghe Nuragheddu.

Patron saint festival In 34 days 📍 Birori

Feast of Saint Andrew the Apostle

📅 Every year, on 30 November

On 30 November Birori celebrates its patron Saint Andrew the Apostle; the municipal territory preserves nuragic remains, including the Nuraghe Miuddu.

Patron saint festival In 34 days 📍 Brunate

Feast of Saint Andrew the Apostle

📅 Every year, on 30 November

On 30 November Brunate celebrates its patron Saint Andrew the Apostle; the evening before, a torchlight procession reaches the parish church from a different town each year.

Patron saint festival In 34 days 📍 Cottanello

Feast of Saint Andrew the Apostle

📅 Every year, on 30 November (Saint Andrew) and 10 May (Saint Cataldus)

Cottanello celebrates Saint Andrew the Apostle on 30 November; the municipality also celebrates Saint Cataldus, on 10 May, to whom the Eremo di San Cataldo is dedicated.

Patron saint festival In 34 days 📍 Parghelia

Feast of Saint Andrew the Apostle

📅 Every year, on 30 November

On 30 November Parghelia celebrates its patron Saint Andrew the Apostle; the day before, the town holds the traditional chestnut throwing from the bell tower.

Patron saint festival In 34 days 📍 Casale Marittimo

Feast of Sant'Andrea

📅 Every year, on 30 November

On 30 November Casale Marittimo, a municipality of 1,084 inhabitants in the province of Pisa, celebrates its patron Sant'Andrea (Saint Andrew).

Patron saint festival In 34 days 📍 Campoli Appennino

Feasts of Saint Pancras and Saint Andrew the Apostle

📅 Every year, on 12 May (Saint Pancras) and 30 November (Saint Andrew)

Campoli Appennino, a municipality of 1,749 inhabitants in the province of Frosinone, celebrates Saint Pancras on 12 May and Saint Andrew the Apostle, titular of the main church, on 30 November; it is known for truffles.

Patron saint festival In 34 days 📍 Orani

Saint Andrew and the Nivola Museum

📅 Every year, on 30 November; Saint Daniel from 12 to 14 October

Orani celebrates Saint Andrew, patron of the town, on 30 November, in the church dedicated to him. The town also holds the Nivola Museum, dedicated to the sculptor Costantino Nivola.

Patron saint festival In 34 days 📍 Levanto

Saint Andrew and the two-tone Gothic façade

📅 Every year, on 30 November

On 30 November Levanto celebrates Saint Andrew the Apostle in its 13th-century church, a notable example of Ligurian Gothic with a façade of alternating white marble and serpentine bands.

Patron saint festival In 34 days 📍 Jelsi

Saint Andrew as patron, and the wheat festival for co-patron Saint Anne

📅 Every year, on 30 November; Saint Anne, co-patron, is celebrated on 26 July with the famous wheat festival

Jelsi celebrates the apostle Saint Andrew on 30 November and Saint Anne, co-patron, on 26 July with the famous wheat festival, born as thanksgiving after the 1805 earthquake and now one of the most representative festivals of Molise.

Patron saint festival In 34 days 📍 Sommacampagna

Saint Andrew the Apostle, patron of the land of the Custoza broccoletto

📅 Every year, on 30 November; the first weekend of August, in Caselle, the Sagra di San Luigi is held

Sommacampagna celebrates Saint Andrew the Apostle on 30 November, in the church dedicated to him; the first week of January hosts the Festa del Brocoletto di Custoza, dedicated to the local vegetable, while the first weekend of August, in Caselle di Sommacampagna, holds the Sagra di San Luigi.

Patron saint festival In 34 days 📍 Montespertoli

Saint Andrew the Apostle, patron of the land of the Wine Festival

📅 Every year, on 30 November; from the last Saturday of May to the first Sunday of June the Wine Festival is held

Montespertoli celebrates Saint Andrew the Apostle on 30 November. In March, in the hamlet of Anselmo, the traditional Sagra del Bombolone is held. From the last Saturday of May to the first Sunday of June, the Wine Festival takes place instead, formerly the Chianti Exhibition, organized by the town council to promote the main product of local agriculture.

Patron saint festival In 34 days 📍 Tortolì

Saint Andrew the Apostle, patron of the Su Imbidu rite

📅 Every year, on 30 November, with celebrations from Friday to Sunday and the Su Imbidu rite

Tortolì celebrates Saint Andrew the Apostle on 30 November, with civil and religious celebrations lasting from Friday to Sunday: on Friday, in the square in front of the church, the traditional Su Imbidu rite is held, while on Saturday the saint's statue is placed on an ancient cart.

Patron saint festival In 34 days 📍 Sarzana

Saint Andrew, patron of the town of the Festival of the Mind

📅 Every year, on 30 November; the Most Precious Blood is celebrated on the Sunday after Pentecost

Sarzana celebrates its own patron Saint Andrew on 30 November, in the parish church dedicated to him; also very important is the Solemnity of the Most Precious Blood, celebrated on the Sunday after Pentecost, while the ramparts of the Firmafede Fortress host the Festival of the Mind, the first European festival dedicated to creativity.

Patron saint festival In 34 days 📍 Nago-Torbole

Saint Andrew, patron of Torbole

📅 Every year, on 30 November

Torbole celebrates Saint Andrew on 30 November, in the church dedicated to him. In nearby Nago, part of the same town, Saint Vigilius is celebrated instead.