Disfida Fivizzano
The entire name of the festival the gallery below is drawn from is Disfida degli Arcieri di Terra e di Corte, a medieval festival pitting local town against local town in a tournament of archery skill. Before the archery, which commences in the dark at around 10:30 pm, there is a gathering of the the villagers in medieval garb from each participating village in the piazza on the southern end of Fivizzano. There is usually enough light to see them interacting, which is, for me, the best part of the festival. Then the groups march solumnly to the beat of drums to the main stage where the archery will take place. The sound of the drums bouncing off medieval stone walls sets the mood.
Medieval Portraits from the Disfida
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