Patron saint festival In 251 days
Feast of Saint John the Baptist
📅 Every year, on 24 June
On 24 June Barcis, a municipality of 261 inhabitants in the province of Pordenone, celebrates its patron Saint John the Baptist.
In 1327 the bishop of Concordia came up here, presided over a trial about a brawl and established a free market to be held on the feast of San Daniele. The document that records it matters for another reason: it is the first time «Barcis» means a village and not the whole valley, a sign that the old centre of Cellis had been abandoned, apparently because of a landslide. At Ribe there is a little church the inhabitants built to protect themselves from animals, and from the wolf in particular.
The village has been destroyed by fire twice, in 1606 and in 1944. In 1953, within its territory, a pallasite was found: a meteorite, known today as the Barcis meteorite. The following year the dam on the Cellina created the lake one sees now, of an emerald green that hardly looks real.
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Teatro Bibiena 📍 Mantua · 24 km Designed by Antonio Galli da Bibbiena in 1767, this bell-shaped Mantuan theatre hosted a young Mozart in 1770. castello di San Giorgio 📍 Mantua · 24 km Gonzaga fortress in Mantua, famous for the Camera degli Sposi frescoes painted by Andrea Mantegna. Palazzo Ducale 📍 Mantua · 24 km Spanning over 35,000 square metres, the Gonzaga palace in Mantua is one of Europe's largest royal residences. chiesa di San Sebastiano 📍 Mantua · 24 km Designed by Leon Battista Alberti in 1460, the Temple of San Sebastiano is a Renaissance church in Mantua. basilica di Sant'Andrea 📍 Mantua · 24 km The largest church in Mantua, a Renaissance masterpiece designed by Leon Battista Alberti. piazza Virgiliana 📍 Mantua · 24 km A historic green square in Mantua featuring a grand Carrara marble monument dedicated to the Roman poet Virgil.