Culture
The patron feast is held May 3 in honor of the Holy Crucifix.
Other festivals include:
- Village carnival
- Casciana in Flowers (competition of flowered balconies)
- the feast of San Genesio (a children’s feast followed by the launching of balloons with messages of peace)
- “Via del arco"(paintings exhibition)
- The Living Nativity (the Saturday before Christmas)
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