Verrocchio painter at Palazzo Strozzi

History has never been so much fun: people dressed up in historical costumes, the possibility to watch a challenge tournament between thirteenth century knights, a battle with piker men, halberdiers, infantrymen and harquebusiers. The fortress of Monteriggioni will be animated by jesters, street artists, jugglers, men on stilts musicians and minstrels. You will even have the possibility to watch the enactment of medieval scenes proposed by improvised actors on the streets. Forget the Euro, after going through the fortress gates you will use ancient coins that have been minted in Lucca. How to get them? You’ll find bankers with their safety deposits offering an exchange service. The objective of the Festival is to re-create a setting which is so complete that the visitor is transported back in time. Believe me: it’s fun and at least once in a lifetime you should live this medieval atmosphere.
July 5th-6th-7th- and 12th-13th-14th 2019
The medieval fantasy festival which attracts thousands of fans of role play and comics and has become one of the most important in Italy.
The town is totally closed to traffic and is arranged in three thematic areas which are transformed into exceptional scenes with elfs, magicians, pirates and fantastical creatures.
A succession of performances, role playing games, concerts, contests, cosplay, tournaments and conferenceswith important authors and illustrators of Italian cartoons and with international fantasy characters.
Not to be missed: The Magic Arts Duel during which the GRV associations put on performances which are so amazing they seem like real acts of magic, the Best Fantasy Creature Contest which honours the best costumes created by the cosplayers and the terrifying Alley of Fear where the most daring can undergo a truly scary experience.