We went for the first time this last Saturday to the medieval festival held in the village of Roccatederighi. We had visited the small town perched on a rock last autumn on our trip to the upper Maremma hill area in Tuscany and we had remained enchanted (you can read our post from back then here). We had heard of this special festival held in August every year and resolved to go back this summer.
The festival has been held for a few years now and goes from Friday to Sunday on the first or second weekend in August. Together with the Palio dei Ciuchi (Donkey race held on the 14th of August), it represents the main event for the town of Roccatederighi.
We didn’t know what to expect, we honestly thought it might be little more than a local town fair with aspirations of becoming a medieval festival. It was a handy excuse to return to Roccatederighi and to the Locanda nel Cassero in the nearby Civitella Marittima, an excellent small restaurant we had enjoyed discovering on our last trip (if excuses are needed to enjoy fine dining) 
We soon had to rethink our expectations as we saw the large amount of people the event had attracted from the surrounding area (as well as from further afield, including us). Beyond the ancient door, the small village was overflowing with both local residents and visitors.