Festa di San Rocco

San Rocco in the highest Molise

Perched in the highest Molise, in the province of Isernia and a stone's throw from the border with Abruzzo, Sant'Angelo del Pesco is a small mountain village of a few hundred inhabitants. Here, as in many Apennine villages, devotion to San Rocco is particularly strong: on August 16th, the community gathers around the saint with the traditional procession through the village streets.

A community festival

San Rocco, traditionally invoked as a protector against epidemics, is one of the most beloved figures in the popular religiosity of Southern Italy. In Sant'Angelo del Pesco, his festival, held in the middle of August, is also an occasion for the village to come alive with the return of those born there who now live elsewhere. The procession and the festive moments renew an ancient bond between the community and its territory.

Between nature and tradition

Immersed in the green of the Molise Apennines, bordering the Maiella National Park and Abruzzo, Sant'Angelo del Pesco offers the ideal setting to experience a genuine and intimate village festival. The Festa di San Rocco is one of the events that mark the summer in this little-known and fascinating corner of Molise.