Balestra Manesca
The tournament of Balestra(crossbow) Manesca is organized by the Society of Crossbowmen in Città di Castello, reformed in 1992 after archive researches that demonstrate the use of the crossbow, first as an exercise of weapons and then as game in tournaments.
The tournament is the "Palio delle Quattro Porte" (Port St. Egidio for Urbino (purple) leads St. James Florence (yellow) port S.Florido Viterbo (red) leads St. Mary Major for Rome (white) and also names the "Head Crossbow".
This tournament is being played on the occasion of the Holidays Floridiane in November and so called "Tournament San Florido" to honor the patron saint of the city.