Saturday, June 20, 2009

The soldiers and archers were camped in the forest garden. This morning went out at dawn with the principles to go to great hunting! But back ... hungry! 

* 12.00, you can listen to their businesses and dine with them fresh drinking spiced wine and beer between the camps tents.
* From 15:00 will be challenged in the art of sword and archery! Or enjoy a wonderful show horse accompanied by bagpipes and drums. There will be jesters and acrobats to cheer and you can observe the art of falconers ... if ever a pretty harlot lured there with its limbs.
* Guided tours to medieval towers, the palace and gardens, and the dark night visit to the secret and cellars of the Palace
* From 19:00, a huge spit will roast over a fire in camp while meats, cheeses and seasoned hills pork chops, "maltagliati con fagiolina”, bean salad and whatever else can be enjoyed in the tavern.
* From Ore 22.00 show "Fires in the Woods": music, dance and fire in the suggestion of the forest. Until late at night and continue the festival: music, songs, dances, Donzelle and Messeri and even acrobats, spits fire , jesters and Art comedians.

Sunday 21 June 2009

The camp is awakening: soldiers, artists and Tavernier are preparing for a new day of celebration

* Even today you can dine in the cool of the forest with the armed and the tavern will give you rest with cheeses, meats, soups and porchetta (roasted pork).
* At 12:00 am Gathering of horses and riders, more than 50 horses with their riders or Amazons will visit us for lunch with jesters and armed in the coolness of the forest
* Challenges in the afternoon with the soldiers in a duel with the sword or by pulling with a bow and, for the more relaxed, a horse under the watchful eye of birds of prey and crazy jesters who tend amusing jokes.

* At 17.00 arrive Principles Gonzaga that will close the camp to prepare for the great feast of Convivium voluptatis 

Convivium voluptatis

Returned from hunting the Principles will lead Gonzaga to a large and majestic banquet enlivened by performances to celebrate the beginning of the summer.
Guests of the Prince must BOOK, entertainment and banquet 40.00 Euro

The biggest spectacle of the banquet of Mantua, in the evocative setting of the garden cinquecentesco lit a fire, entertainment and delicious food and wine to the delight of guests, this year dedicated to Diana, the goddess of the hunt, here are the menus and the program, even provisionally, to this great banquet

Along the way

* Starter cacciatorini of caciotta and soldiers in the field of play with falconry.
* Shield mushrooms mushrooms or chapels in the woods in the company of the ever hungry Zanni.
* Fried small fish and vegetables in the batter viewpoint of the garden between the Living Statue

Table

* The Armigeri, armed and archers, accompanying the first course of Maltagliati with meatballs of Deer or Daino
* Diana and her nymphs Fagiano with accompanying liver and hazelnuts
* The Street minstrels and make way for all'Arrosto Cinghiale
* A parade of fire announces fresh and dried passiti.

To properly conclude the evening, music will dance the fireworks in a missed fireworks and sounds!

For INFORMATION and RESERVATIONS
City of Volta Mantovana Phone: 0376/839431-2
E-mail: turismoecultura@comune.volta.mn.it
Admission Saturday and Sunday 20 June 21 (Afternoon): Free
Admission to the banquet on Sunday 21 June: € 40.00 Booking Required

official site (in italian)

http://www.conviviovolta.net