Surrounding
CAPODIMONTE
Capodimonte: a charming medieval town Capodimonte lies on the shores of Lake Bolsena, with its splendid Farnese...
LAKE BOLSENA ISLANDS
Bolsena Lake Islands The Lake of Bolsena has at its center two beautiful islands: green banks, monasteries and...
BOLSENA
Find out Bolsena! Bolsena is the town that gives its name to the lake. Ancient Etruscan town, Bolsena is also...
MONTEFIASCONE
Montefiascone: wonderful landscape and typical products Montefiascone is a beautiful town that dominates Lake...
MARTA
Discover Marta, a fisherman town on Lake Bolsena Marta is a small village on the southern shore of Lake Bolsena;...
VALENTANO
Valentano: lake and Cece del Solco Dritto Valentano is located close to the lake: from the village you can admire...
GRADOLI
Along Lake Bolsena shores: the town of Gradoli Located on the north-west shores of Lake Bolsena, Gradoli is a...
CIVITA DI BAGNOREGIO
Civita di Bagnoregio, the Etruscan dying city Civita di Bagnoregio lyes on a tufa mount of the Central Italy near...
SAN LORENZO NUOVO
San Lorenzo Nuovo territory San Lorenzo Nuovo stands on a hill 503 meters high, on the inner side of the fence...Ever tasted Purgatory? Here in Gradoli you can: enjoy the festival!
Gradoli rises above the lake Bolsena’s shores, in Central Italy. One of the most important festival is the so-called Pranzo del Purgatorio (Purgatory Lunch). Purgatory Lunch is a sort of feast, during which the Purgatory confreres celebrate the Ash Day.
The lunch, prepared within the premises of the Cantina Sociale di Gradoli, is kept on Ash Wednesday.
The menu is always the same: white Purgatory beans seasoned with Gradoli extra virgin olive oil, soup, rice and tench soup whose recipe is ancient and secret; pike fried with tomato sauce, boiled cod with olive oil and parsley and an apple.
And tradition says that all guests must provide themselves with plates, cutlery, bread and drinks.
