Ottava de Santo Egidio (Orte Medieval Octave)

Ottava de Santo Egidio 2025

The 54th edition was held in Orte, in the province of Viterbo, from August 29 to September 14, 2025: seventeen days, the longest duration ever reached by the event. The theme of the year was the condition of women in the Middle Ages, explored in a cycle of ten conferences with prominent national and international scholars.

The opening, on August 29, was entrusted to the «Saint Giles Youth» evening at the Nesbitt Gardens. The weekend of August 31 and September 1 hosted the procession in honor of the patron saint, the blessing of the banners of the seven districts, and a concert by Marco Ligabue.

In the following days, the village hosted the seven taverns, fifteen exhibitors, traditional games, processions, jesters, flag-wavers, drummers, actors, and stilt-walkers, for a total of over five hundred participants. On Sunday, September 14, the grand historical pageant crossed the city streets at 3 PM, followed at 5 PM by the Archers' Palio of the seven districts, with twenty-one archers competing; defending the title was the Sant'Angelo district, winner in 2024.