"A historical episode of such great importance had to be remembered with a truly important event. Thus, since 1962, on the third weekend of June, San Quirico d'Orcia celebrates the passage of Frederick I Hohenstaufen with the Barbarossa Festival.
The historic center was then divided into four neighborhoods originating from the logic of medieval toponymy: the Borgo neighborhood, black and white; the Canneti district, white and blue; the Castello District, white and red; and the Prato district, white and green.
The event immediately took on the characteristics of the most important event in the daily life of the San Quirico residents, involving the town of Val d'Orcia in a wave of passion. A party held by people who changed the habits of those years.
