It is known as the land of fairy tales: this sort of "slogan" is due to Štěpán Zavřel, a Czechoslovakian painter who in 1982 had the idea of giving rise to an event in which to collect children's illustrations from different cultures: the International Children's Illustration Exhibition.

[5] Of recent history, the well-known schism of Montaner should be mentioned, which saw the parish community of the hamlet oppose Bishop Albino Luciani until the foundation of an Orthodox church.

The largest groups are shown below:[9][10] Every year, from the end of October to the beginning of February, the International Children's Illustration Exhibition takes place.

[11] The 42nd edition of the Exhibition, set up within the spaces of the Casa della Fantasia in the center of the town, will host until February 16, 2025, over two hundred works created by twenty-two illustrators from fourteen countries around the world.

[12][13] In autumn, with the 2nd and 3rd Sunday of October, there is also the international event called "The Theater Fairs" with street artists, fire-eaters, puppeteers and acrobats.