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August
Hot, expensive and crowded. Everyone is on holiday and many businesses and res-
taurants close for part of the month.
Ferragosto
After Christmas and Easter, Ferragosto, on 15 August, is Italy's biggest holiday. It marks
the Feast of the Assumption, but even before Christianity the Romans honoured their gods
on Feriae Augusti. Beaches are jam-packed and city attractions open for limited hours only.
Palio dei Normanni
Piazza Armerina's medieval pageant (between 13 and 14 August) commemorates Count
Roger's taking of the town from the Moors in 1087 ( www.paliodeinormanni.it ) .
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