Montone

Member of I Borghi più belli d'Italia

Braccio da Montone, the famous condottiero, came from this walled town above the meeting of the Carpina and the Tiber, and in 1414 it became his county. His son Carlo later sent home a thorn said to come from Christ's crown, still honoured each August when the three districts compete at archery. Summer evenings bring Umbria Film Festival screenings to Piazza Fortebraccio.

Highlights

San Francesco museum complex, with frescoes and Bonfigli's 1482 banner showing Montone
Festa della donazione della Santa Spina, with archery between the three rioni
Umbria Film Festival screenings in Piazza Fortebraccio
Rocca d'Aries, a Fortebraccio stronghold with a round tower (IT)
Pieve di San Gregorio Magno, a fortified Romanesque church in the Lana valley

Text adapted from Wikipedia (Montone (comune), Montone), Wikivoyage (Montone (Italia), Montone). Available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Population: 1,580

Things to see

Madonna dei Confini (IT)

Events through the year

Feast of Saint Gregory the Great Religious · 12 March
Feast of the Holy Thorn Religious · Easter Monday
Umbria Film Festival Music and arts · SummerOpen-air screenings in Piazza Fortebraccio
Feast of Saint Roch Religious · 16 August
Festa della donazione della Santa Spina Historical · Week ending penultimate Sunday of AugustThree districts in medieval dress compete at archery for the palio
Festa del bosco Fairs and markets · Late October to early NovemberMarket of cured meats, cheese, mushrooms, honey and chestnuts, with music