The  Contrada of the Tortoise "Tartuca"

Gold Coat of Arms, a tortoise on a gold field strewn with blue Savoy knots alternated with daisies.







Colors: Yellow and cobalt blue.








 

Motto: "Strength and perseverance I harbor."

Significance: Steadfastness.

Military Companies:: Porta all'Arco, Sant'Agata

Patron Saint and Feast Day: St Anthony of Padua, 13 June

Oratory: In Via Tommaso Pendola. Constructed by the Contrada in the 17th century and dedicated to Saint Anthony of Padua.

Historic Seat and Museum: Via Tommaso Pendola, 21

Contrada Association: "Castelsenio", Via Tommaso Pendola, 17

Baptismal Font: The font is the work of sculptor Bruno Buracchini (1951), and is located in Via Tommaso Pendola.

The Tortoise is twinned with the city of Trento

Allied Contrade: The Unicorn,  the Wave, the Shell, the Forest

Adversary: The Snail

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