Discover TUSCANIA Flora Festival

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Discover TUSCANIA Flora Festival – with re-enactment, theatrical narration, visits and explanations of sacred places, celebrating spring inspired by Etruscan culture

SATURDAY 23 MARCH 2024
10.30-12.30 – VISIT TO THE ROMAN BASILICAS
Lunch in a restaurant recommended by us
2.30pm-4.00pm – VISIT TO THE ARCHAEOLOGICAL MUSEUM
4.00pm-5.00pm – THEATRICAL NARRATION
5.00pm-7.00pm – HISTORICAL RE-ENACTMENT «LIVING AS AN ETRUSCAN»
Overnight stay and breakfast in a 3-star farmhouse in Tuscania

SUNDAY 24 MARCH 2024
08.30-11.00 – TREKKING IN THE TUSCAN COUNTRYSIDE (optional activity)
11.15 – 13.00 – VISIT NECROPOLIS OF THE MADONNA DELL’OLIVO AND CAVES OF THE QUEEN
Lunch in a restaurant recommended by us
2.30pm-3.00pm – THEATRICAL NARRATION
3.10pm-4.30pm – VISIT TO THE ARCHAEOLOGICAL MUSEUM
FROM 5.00 PM – VISIT OF THE HISTORIC CENTER AT SUNSET

<< Spring was a very important season for the Etruscans, who celebrated it with festivals and rituals dedicated to the rebirth of nature and fertility. According to the Etruscan calendar, the spring equinox corresponded to March 20 or 21, and was called Thesan Tins, the dawn of Tinia, the main Etruscan deity.
On this occasion, the Etruscans paid homage to the goddess Flora, protector of flowers and vegetation, who according to mythology was originally from the Etruscan divinity Feronia.
The Etruscans organized processions, sacrifices, banquets, games and competitions in honor of Flora, and adorned themselves with garlands and crowns of flowers. Flora’s feast was also a moment of joy and sensuality, in which the passions and senses of love were exalted.>>
We have prepared the Flora festival in Tuscania for you with re-enactment, theatrical narration, visits and explanations of the sacred places, celebrating spring inspired by Etruscan culture.