Monterubbiano

Although Monterubbiano has lost most of its fortifications over the course of its history, it has maintained its medieval layout. The Palazzo Comunale, which also houses the civic art gallery, and the Collegiate Church of S. Maria dei Letterati in the historic centre are worth a visit. Central to understanding the village's identity, however, is its most important feast, Sciò la Pica, which takes place on Pentecost Day and recalls the rite of Ver Sacrum, or the transmigration of a Sabine population that came to settle there following the flight of a woodpecker. To this pagan significance was then added one linked to the Catholic religion, with the feast dedicated to the Madonna del Soccorso, and one linked to the Renaissance, which recalls the territory's more recent history.