Events & festivals · Viggianello

Patron saint festival In 317 days

Saint Francis of Paola and the trees of the Pollino

📅 Every year, in the first week after Easter and on the last weekend of August

Viggianello celebrates Saint Francis of Paola with four days of tree rites: trees cut in the Pollino, dragged by oxen, and the cuccagna pole raised in the square.