Patron saint festival
Feast of Saint Donninus
📅 Every year, on 9 October
On 9 October Fidenza celebrates its patron Saint Donninus, a martyr beheaded in the city in 296; his remains are kept in a glass and silver urn in the cathedral crypt.
Serving as the geographic and administrative center of the Terre Verdiane district, Fidenza is the second-largest municipality in the Parma province. The town is home to 25,521 residents and only adopted its current name in 1927, reviving the Roman settlement of Fidentia.
Prior to the twentieth-century renaming, it was mapped for centuries as Borgo San Donnino. That older identity remains firmly rooted in the local Parmigiano dialect, where residents still colloquially refer to the town as Bùragh.
🎉 Festivals and feasts in Fidenza 1
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🍝 The flavours of Fidenza
Prosciutto di Parma pork leg and sea salt, aged at least twelve months
Only Italian pork and sea salt, aged for at least twelve months: Prosciutto di Parma has held Protected Designation of Origin status since 1996.
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Near Fidenza
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Places to see within 25 km
Outside Fidenza, but an easy day trip away.
Museo nazionale etrusco Rocca Albornoz 📍 Viterbo · 11 km Etruscan museum in Viterbo's Rocca Albornoz, with Acquarossa terracottas, Ferento's Muses and the Biga Tomb. Lago di Alviano 📍 Alviano · 21 km The Tiber reservoir at Alviano, turned into an oasis by hydraulic accident. duomo di Amelia 📍 Amelia · 21 km The twelve-sided bell tower made of Roman stones, atop the hill of Amelia.