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A destiny already written in its name

The bond between Ivrea and the horse is as old as the city itself and as old as its original name, Eporedia, thought to derive from the Celtic words “epo” (horse) and “reda” (chariot). Even today, in this city of more than two thousand years, it’s not unusual to wake to the sound of horses’ hooves on the cobblestones and wonder which celebration is about to begin. Horses remain at the heart of a long-standing tradition that spans the centuries and lives on through the San Savino Festival, the Historical Carnival of Ivrea, and the many crafts and trades that continue to shape the city’s identity.

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The horse from Eporedia to the Ivrea Horse Fair
San Savino Festival
Horses and the Carnival
Specialist Craftsmanship
The horse from Eporedia to the Ivrea Horse Fair
The Ivrea Horse Fair has become one of the most important in northern Italy. Born as an agricultural market for the purchase of working horses, it has over time transformed into a spectacular event, where visitors can admire single, pair and four-in-hand carriages, with artisanal harnesses of great distinction. Another event that puts the city in the spotlight for a few days.
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San Savino Festival
A saint bound to Umbria and a city, Ivrea, united without ever having met — except centuries later, in the tragic time of the plague. The San Savino Festival renews this bond every year. And every year, another protagonist of Ivrea's history cannot be absent: the horse. At San Savino, time and space step aside, and spirituality, tradition and spectacle become one.
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Horses and the Carnival
"All of human history and nature lives in the figure of the horse and the rider": the words of the Tuscan sculptor Marino Marini seem to perfectly describe the role that the horse plays in the Historic Carnival of Ivrea. Here it is not a mere scenic element, but a living, pulsating presence in the festival and in the hearts of the Eporediesi, who await it every year with eager anticipation.
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Specialist Craftsmanship
Carts, carriages, harnesses — everything needed to keep alive the importance of the horse has given rise in this area to a rich tradition of specialist craftsmen. A tradition that did not die out with the arrival of the industrial age and the motor car. The traditional events of Ivrea, bound to the San Savino Festival and the Historic Carnival of Ivrea, help keep this heritage of knowledge alive.
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San Savino Festival:
the Saint | the Horses | the Streets

Every year on 7 July, Ivrea celebrates San Savino. Discover the story of the city’s patron saint and its centuries-old Horse Fair, one of the most important in northern Italy.

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