Events27 July 2015

#Ventimiglia: The #MedievalAugust event 'DOC' for the EXPO, this year celebrates its 40th anniversary.

Four decades of uninterrupted Medieval August, historic event of the city of Ventimiglia. has taken in recent years importance and value and has been reported by EXPO 2015 as 'DOC' event.

#Ventimiglia: The #MedievalAugust event 'DOC' for the EXPO, this year celebrates its 40th anniversary.

To celebrate this year each district could choose one of the historical re-enactments of previous editions. So we have the Sestiere Auriveu that will bring 'Grimaldi', the Sestiere Burgu instead the 'Counts of Ventimiglia', the Sestiere Campu 'Margherita Lascaris', the Sestiere Ciassa 'Families Guelph and Ghibelline', the Sestiere Cuventu 'Ludovico Lascaris' and finally Sestiere Marina 'Balbo Beatrice Lascaris'.

From games of Thursday, July 30 to pass on Saturday, August 1 along via Garibaldi where there will be the real historical parade that will end with the Gathering of Permission, where the official request of the Mayor Nocchiero allowing to arm boats for  the Regatta of the districts will be held.

Tuesday, August 4 instead in Piazza Colletta, better known S. Michele, from 9.00 p.m. 'A Ludum Balistre' the shooting competition with the crossbow between the archers of Ventimiglia to clinch the Municipal championship.

Thursday 6 and Friday 7 commemorations and settings in historical garb in the squares of the upper town, tasting trails, craft market, the opening of the taverns, animations along the alleyways, guided tours and exhibitions. In the 'night of the merchants'

Saturday, August 8 in place of the setting of the previous days, Sestieri parade through the streets will enliven the evening, there will also be an arena with shows and music, harp melodies in the cathedral and instruments of torture in '' medieval encampment '.

Sunday, August 9 Sestieri open the 'Raid of Dinghies' and will be followed by the race of the districts with the known fishing boats from Liguria, the Medieval August evening will give way to the event 'From Dusk Till Dawn' signed Lasciadire, that will see the performance of different musical groups.

On the last day, Monday, August 10, San Lorenzo, just 'Night of the Perseids', various Sestieri depart from their seats to get, unlike the previous years, to Cathedral Square where there will be the award ceremony of the event and the delivery of Palio City 2015, by the artist Claudia Del Buono.

Besides other events: 'Meditations music in the Cathedral', August 2 at 9.00 p.m., a concert of organ and trumpets; August 22 instead in the Church of St. John, always at 9.00 p.m. a concert of harpsichord.

Judit Neuberger

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