Hard to believe I am back almost three weeks and this is my first new post.
In Sant'Alessio, there is a traditional procession during July of the Madonna who is the patron saint of the fisherman. In a small town such as this traditions and festivals take on tremendous importance to the lives of the inhabitants. There is a mass ( the priest here is father Angelo) and then the Madonna is taken from the church to the sea where she is placed in a boat to go up the coast to the end of Sant'Alessio. Many of the local residents sail with the Madonna or watch from the shore to the accompaniment of a wonderful town band A particular seat is reserved for "l'ultimo Pescatore".
A procession through the main street, Via Nazionale follows