Fishermans and devotion: enjoy Marta's Festivals!

Enjoy religious feast and fishermans festival in Marta, on Lake Bolsena, Italy.

Lattarino Festival - May
In Marta, during the fourth Sunday of the month of May, is held the Lattarino (a tasty small fish from lake) Festival. During the feast the lattarino is tasted fried or is distributed among the typical restaurants of Marta, being one of the most popular and delicious fish from Lake Bolsena.The festival takes place along the lake where the fish is fried in a large skillet, strictly with olive oil, and distributed in ceramic plates, painted with a theme of the festival itself, so as to leave a beautiful memory. We suggest you to try the lattarini with a good glass of "Cannaiola", delicious local DOC wine

Barabbata (o Festa della Madonna del Monte) - May 14
This is a religious procession composed of colorful floats, different every year, built by young martani (inhabitants of Marta) working on them for several months, and decorated with products of the land and the lake of Bolsena, as a pledge to the Virgin Mary. The parade consists of four categories: "Casenghi", ie those who had previously held the job of supervisors of the landowners, who parade on horseback, the "Bilfolchi", ie those who plowed and tilled the land, that parade with oxen and plows; the "Villani" showing colorful floats, decorated with flowers, fruits and vegetables, and the "Fisherman" who parade bringing supply fish from the lake, carefully arranged on boats transported to the town. The procession goes through the whole Marta, with beautiful vocals that the participants of the Madonna, and keep throwing flower petals from their homes, heading to the church of Madonna del Castagno.

Fisherman's Festival - First Saturday and Sunday of August
It is held the first Saturday and Sunday of August in the gardens located on the shores of Lake Bolsena, near the beach of the fishermen. For the occasion, the gardens and homes that overlook the lake are adorned with typical tools and fishing nets (Martavelloni). Freshly caught fish from the lake is cooked, following recipes handed down by the fishermen themselves. A typical example is the '" Fisherman’s Acquacotta" or the "Sbroscia".