Tuscany · Siena
San Quirico d'Orcia
84 km from Florence · pop. 2,572
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Barbarossa FestivalFesta del Barbarossa
Third weekend of June the four quarters of San Quirico d'Orcia stage a costumed reenactment of Frederick Barbarossa's 1155 visit. Daytime: a working medieval marketplace inside Horti Leonini; evening: archery contests between quarters and a torchlit procession from Collegiata to the rocca. The town stays in costume for three days.
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