Sunday August 21st, 2011. Posted by Alex:

Pontremoli Medieval Festival 2011

Medievalis Pontremoli 2011 – food, drink, wares for sale, fire dancing, stilt people, swords, birds, flag throwing – a few impressions below.

Sheila

August 22, 2011 at 4:30 pm

As usual, your photos are stunning!
Nigel

August 22, 2011 at 5:40 pm

Lovely. Thanks for the post and photos. Having been to the Gragnola and Filetto festas over the last two weekends, we decided at the last minute to give Pontremoli a miss and go to the Virgoletta festa next weekend when we have visitors again. Having seen your images, we are rather regretting our decision! Especially, as we missed that same fire show at the Gargnola one. Ah well, always next year…
colin

August 24, 2011 at 2:18 am

once again Pontremoli festa has failed to disappoint.

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