In Racconigi the Baptist is not celebrated on 24 June as elsewhere, but on the Monday after the third Sunday of September: the holiday of the town of the royal castle.
The patron of Racconigi is Saint John the Baptist, titular of the church named after him. The feast, though, does not fall on 24 June as almost everywhere else: the town's holiday is the Monday after the third Sunday of September.
September has always carried particular weight in Racconigi: until 1946 the castle hosted the royal summer stays, and the sovereigns usually came between August and September, with the celebrations that followed for the town.
Places to see before or after the feast. All 5 places in Racconigi →
From fortress to pleasure house: Guarini, Le Nôtre, Borra and the royal summer retreat.
Racconigi's duomo: Francesco Gallo, eleven years of work and a dome at thirty metres.
Born of the 1493 apparition to a deaf-mute shepherd, then three vows against plague and drought.
Rebuilt by Carlo Antonio Castelli between 1725 and 1727, reviewed by Juvarra
Castello Reale di Racconigi · chiesa di San Giovanni Battista · santuario reale votivo Madonna delle Grazie and 2 more
20 places to stay · top rated: Trattoria Due Citroni 9.6 · La casa di Dante - Racconigi 9.6
Festivals, food fairs and events throughout the year.
Nearest airport: Torino Caselle, 48 km away
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