Cerqueto between Memory, Community and Festivals

When considering Cerqueto for an individually planned trip to Italy, you will encounter several specific points of interest: the parish church of Sant'Antonio di Padova, places of remembrance, a bocce court created by volunteers, and local events. This allows the town to be explored through its religious culture, remembrance, community activities and local festival traditions.

Church and Places of Remembrance

The parish church of Sant'Antonio di Padova is located in Cerqueto, Via P. Ideale 17, 06023, Italy. It is dated to 1986. Those interested in local religious buildings will find a specific point of reference here within Cerqueto.

Near Cerqueto, the stele “Stele a ricordo eccidio Cerqueto di Gualdo Tadino” is located in the Cerqueto-Anguillara area on Strada Provinciale 245 between Gualdo Tadino and Perugia. It commemorates the killing, carried out as a reprisal, of several partisans from the Gruppo di Azione Antifascista Gualdese. Its location on the provincial road spatially distinguishes this memorial from the parish church at Via P. Ideale 17.

Community in the Park and at Events

The park on Via Lussemburgo in the Cerqueto district is named “Meri” after Maria Spigarelli. Maria Spigarelli was a partisan and a prominent figure in the Gualdo resistance. Parco di Via Lussemburgo also has a bocce court created by numerous volunteers.

The event “Note d’Inverno” is also part of Cerqueto’s cultural connections. It was created through collaboration with Pro Loco Cerqueto and has been held under the patronage of the Umbria Region since its first edition in 2011. Pro Loco was involved in its creation, while the Umbria Region has provided patronage since the first edition.

In the Cerqueto district, the folk festival “Sagra della Barbozza e delle Carni alla Brace” was scheduled to take place from June 26 to July 5, 2026. For 2026, “The Real Remember Papillon” was also announced in Cerqueto as a dance evening as part of this event. During the evening, Sauro was to play exclusively original vinyl records from that period. The Sagra period and the announced dance evening form part of the event framework of the Cerqueto district.

Sport and Public Transport

On January 9, 2025, an U15/U14 session of ASD Calcio Gualdo Next Gen was scheduled at Campo Sportivo di Cerqueto in Gualdo Tadino, Via Mattarella, as part of a territorial development program of the FIGC. For orientation using public transport, the Busitalia timetable valid from August 1, 2026 is relevant: line E002 Perugia–Valfabbrica–Gualdo Tadino serves the Cerqueto G.Tadino stop, as does line E062 Assisi–Morano Osteria–Gualdo Tadino. The sports appointment is on January 9, 2025; the Busitalia timetable applies from August 1, 2026.

Further Travel Ideas

For more places to include in your travel planning, you can also visit Valtopina, Pierantonio, La Fornace, Panicarola, Migliano, Protte, Izzalini and Parlesca.

For the higher-level travel overview: Perugia.