12178 Castiglione del Lago April/May Events

Sunday 19th April there is the Tulip Festival in the centre of Castiglione [url=http://www.festadeltulipano.it]Sito Ufficiale della Festa del Tulipano a Castiglione del Lago[/url]

April 30th to May 3rd At Castiglione Airport there is the famous Kite Festival Coloriamo i Celli and stands selling typical Umbrian foods. Plus in the town itself Gli Orti di Mecenate where local restaurants will prepare menus of food grown locally.

The new Glass Museum at Piegaro opens on the 18th April

At Corciano April 23 to 4 May there is a Spring Handcraft display. The Museo della Pievanna is also worth a visit whilst there. [url=http://www.promozionecorciano.it]Agriturismo Umbria[/url]

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Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Fri, 04/17/2009 - 07:54

Near Castiglione del Lago, there is a beautiful town called Panicale and "ricamo su tulle" or embroidery on tulle is a special craft there. They even have a museum dedicated to that highly artistic craft. I understand that they run courses but I have not been able to find dates for 2009.
This is a Webpage that has some information:
[url=http://www.paolamatteucciricamo.com/page6.html]PANICALE-SCUOLA DI RICAMO su tulle Ars Panicalensis[/url]
I was most interested in this craft as I once had a house in a small town in Granada (Spain) where the women used to gather every afternoon at the little square opposite my house to work on their tulle embroidery, which is very similar to the one that they do in Panicale.
It is a work of incredible patience and skill and you also need a very good eyesight to be able to do it as the stitches are very small.
Have you been in the Museum, Noble?

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Mon, 04/20/2009 - 08:08

Yes Gala and I love the little town of Panicale itself. On 26th April, although advertised as St George's Day (it's on the 23rd to us English) there is a Ceremony Re-evoking the Miracle of the loaves and fishes at Mongiovino Sanctuary.