<<MAY | JULY>> Second Sunday in June and first Sunday in September FOLIGNO Quintain Race The Giostra della Quintana gains its origins from a XVII century horse race during which the precedence order of a knight regarding loyalty towards a Prince or Dame was established. In today's event ten knights, one for each of Foligno's quarter, challenge each other riding war horses and attempting to transfix a series of rings with decreasing diameter. The joust is preceded by a costume parade along the towns streets. BEVAGNA The Fair of the “Gaite” During this event in Bevagna scenes of daily medieval life are evoked. The market is marked by traditional craft. The town is divided in four Gaite (quarters) which challenge other in the making of craft workshop, taverns and typical époque markets. The event is mainly characterized by skilled masters who produce common use objects in their workshops by using only techniques and work methods belonging to the Middle Ages. During the event shows, concerts, exhibitions and bow and arrow contests are held. SPOLETO Festival of Two Worlds Spoleto festival starts off from an idea of the master Gian Carlo Menotti, who, throughout this event, aimed at presenting an encounter between Italian, European and American culture. Today it is one of Italy's most important events from an international point of view. The schedule is divided into various sections: prose work, ballet, concerts, exhibitions and films (Spoletocinema review). PIEDILUCO-TERNI Waters Festivity In Piediluco, since distant times, summer solstice was celebrated through rites, fireworks and allegoric boat parades. During centuries, whilst keeping unvaried traditions and original characteristics, the event was enriched by further activities. It is currently enhanced by a suggestive night parade of allegoric boats, wisely decorated and lighted. Other features are firework shows, plays and symphonic concerts. SPELLO Corpus Christi Floral Decorations Each year on Corpus Domini day, Spello is covered in flowers. The town's main streets, for a length of over a kilometer, are covered of beautiful flower floor covering which celebrate Jesus in the communion. Every pattern is inspired by religious themes and well-known paintings according to the artists' fantasy. The rite is linked to the habit to lay down flowers at the moment of the passing of sacred images during the procession and thanks to the people's passion and enthusiasm, the making of the wonderful floor covering involves the entire town and attracts to Spello thousands of tourists from all over Italy and abroad. Each flower picture is the result of complex and difficult work requiring days and days patience. It is carried out by many people who, divided into groups, have different tasks: research, harvest, flower treatment and keeping; petal selection and cutting; layout analyses. Finally during the afternoon and on the night of Saturday before the event, the flower adorners bent over pavements, draw, lay and arrange the thousands and thousands of petals which form part of the drawing. In the late hours of Sunday morning, the procession passes over the astonishing decking with flowers. The bishop leads the group while holding a monstrance, but the popular rite goes on: the jury still has to make up its mind and hands out prizes for the best works in the afternoon.