Every year on May 14 the Barabbata festival is held in the quaint fishing village of Marta on the shores of Lake Bolsena, Central Italy. Men and women prepare their elaborate floats days before to parade through the narrow streets of the town to the heights above where they assemble at the church for a brief celebration and a picnic lunch. The four trades of the town take part, only men, the woman scatter flowers and petals from their balconies, the children pick them up from the ground to cast them over the animals and the men. There are 'butteri' - local cow boys, fishermen, villains and shepherds all of whom vie with each other for the best float. In the afternoon we continue travelling around the picturesque countryside surrounding the lake. Accommodation is in Orvieto, the medieval Umbran hill town where we are based. You can stay for extra days both before and after the festival if you wish. For prices for extra days including accommodation if you wish and extra persons please contact.