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Leonessa, also known as the 'town of St. Joseph', rises in the wonderful scenery of the Terminillo Massif, surrounded like a green embrace by cool, shady woods, lively streams, lush green pastures and fertile, generous valleys. The village has an ancient, medieval feel, with interwoven alleys, stone houses and above all its symbol, the Angevin Tower. But the village is famous above all for its events, including the 'Palio del Velluto', a historical re-enactment in costume that takes place every year in June, and the 'ballo della pupazza': the latter is a very ancient ritual, of pagan origin, in which the 'pupazza', a papier-mâché puppet between two and four metres high, is covered with fireworks as a propitiatory gesture.

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