Feast of the Madonna del Faggio (pilgrimage)

The Sanctuary of the Madonna del Faggio is located in the Municipality of Montecopiolo in the heart of the Sasso Simone and Simoncello Park. Legend has it that among the pastures of the mountain, one day, two shepherds were helped by the miraculous intervention of the Madonna who appeared to them as a sacred image on a beech tree. The image was taken to the valley, in the village, to be able to honor it properly. Miraculously the day after the sacred image was again on the beech. It was a sign that a shrine had to be erected there and dedicated to the Virgin. The Sanctuary is visited over twelve months by believers who also come on foot, participating in the festivals in honor of the Madonna, parties that take place the first Sunday after August, with the traditional procession that winds along the meadows surrounding the Sanctuary, and on September 8th each year.