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Cannara: a village and his festival

Cannara lies in the centre of the Umbrian Valley, between mount Subasio and Monti Martani. This busy small town has about 3800 inhabitants though this number grows up constantly. Its economy is based on agriculture, industry and handcraft with good possibilities of improvement. Social life is animated by a high number of associations which take care of sport, music, solidarity and culture. Choosing Umbria like an ideal destination, tourists will find in Cannara the answers to his expectations. First of all the central position and the closeness to some of the most famous cities of art (Perugia, Assisi, Spoleto, Gubbio, Spello, Bevagna, Montefalco). So that you can stay in a hotel or a country house in Cannara and start your artistical trip. Hospitality is also one of the prerogatives of Cannara, which offers to you a quiet place, a good cooking and the possibility to appreciate the products of our agriculture. Such as “vernaccia” (a sweet raisin wine red), onions, olive oil and Collemancio wines. There is also an organised area for caravans that the municipal administration placed close to “Parco XXV Aprile”, a wonderful garden where you can practise any kind of sport. As regards cultural events, we have to mention the “infiorata” (carpets of flowers laid down with care along the streets) in June, the onion’s Festival in September and the wine’s Festival in Collemancio between June and July. Climbing the hill you reach the medieval centre of Collemancio with his famous "Urvinum Hortense", the only  archaeological area in the Umbrian Valley. Some years ago this area has been interested by some archaeological excavations that permitted the recovery of important ruins and the famous thermal’s mosaic preserved by the department of architecture. The municipal administration aware of the importance of this area is working together with the university of Perugia, the department for architecture of Umbria, the  Pro-Loco of  Cannara and the Committee of Collemancio to favour the resumption of archaeological works and the realisation of a museum. In Cannara its also possible to find some significant testimonies about the presence of S. Francis of Assisi like the famous “Sermon to the birds” in Piandarca, the “Holy Tugurio” and the institution of the “Terz’ordine Francescano”. Besides you have the opportunity to visit lots of churches. For instance the church of S. Biagio, in Romanic style, dated back to the XII century. In conclusion we are convinced that our small town could represent a good reason to spend quite days in an incontaminate nature close to art beauties and in a pleasant atmosphere.

The municipal administration

from "Cannara-Umbria, LE INFIORATE" ed. Pro Loco e Comune di Cannara, 1996

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Translation by Alessandro Bizzarri and Cristina Angelini