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May 2019
Spello (Umbria): Flowering Windows, Balconies and Alleys
As if the the intimate vie in Italy couldn't get any more charming, the streets in the historic center of the quaint town of Spello in Umbria are filled with flowers from May to August for the infiorita di Spello. Residents decorate their window sills, balconies, staircases, alleys and corners in a blossoming botanical display for everyone to enjoy. Dream of Italy is a membership website and award-winning travel publication publishing 170 issues since 2002. Get a free issue to see…
Find out more »August 2019
Ferragosto
It's the summer and in August many Italians are looking forward to Ferragosto which starts on August 15th. It's known as a two-week vacation period with roots in the ancient Rome. When Emperor Augustus invented the feriae Augusti to mark the end harvest he also made it a moment that signified a period of well-deserved rest. Later, during the fascist regime, this time of the year was used to promote travel within the country, including discounts on train voyages to see…
Find out more »September 2019
Cannara: Onion Festival
Cannara, in Umbria, welcomes people to their onion festival which takes place in two sessions from September 3-8 & 10-15! The perfectly sweet onions typical of Cannara are of the red, gold and borrettana varieties. For two weekends in a row locals and tourists can celebrate by partaking in the eating of specialty dishes involving the beloved vegetable. Dream of Italy is a membership website and award-winning travel publication publishing 170 issues since 2002. Get a free issue to see…
Find out more »European Heritage Days
European Heritage Days began in France in 1954 as a way to celebrate the European continent. Celebrations are arranged across Italy, with different themes for each country every year. Free admission to museums, archaeological sites, concerts and theater invite Europeans and visitors to discover the heritage and culture of Italy. Dream of Italy is a membership website and award-winning travel publication publishing 170 issues since 2002. Get a free issue to see what we are all about. Join now to…
Find out more »October 2019
Perugia: Eurochocolate Festival
For the chocolate lover in all of us...For nine days Perugia, the capital of the region of Umbria, transforms itself for the occasion in a huge open-air chocolate store. Enjoy chocolate everything -- even pasta -- in a fair set up in the streets of the city center. This event is free. Dream of Italy is a membership website and award-winning travel publication publishing 170 issues since 2002. Get a free issue to see what we are all about. Join now to…
Find out more »December 2019
Cannara: Onion Festival
Cannara, in Umbria, welcomes people to their onion festival which takes place in two sessions from September 3-8 & 10-15! The perfectly sweet onions typical of Cannara are of the red, gold and borrettana varieties. For two weekends in a row locals and tourists can celebrate by partaking in the eating of specialty dishes involving the beloved vegetable. Dream of Italy is a membership website and award-winning travel publication publishing 170 issues since 2002. Get a free issue to see…
Find out more »Gubbio (Umbria): Lighting of the World’s Largest Christmas Tree
Gubbio kicks off the Christmas season and keeps it going with the lighting of the world's largest Christmas Tree (first recorded in 1991 in the Guinness Book of Records). This charming medieval town on Mount Ingino in Umbria is home to the light installation for nearly the entire month of December and into the first week of January. Quite a sight to see and to be admired by all! Dream of Italy is a membership website and award-winning travel publication…
Find out more »May 2020
Spello (Umbria): Flowering Windows, Balconies and Alleys
As if the the intimate vie in Italy couldn't get any more charming, the streets in the historic center of the quaint town of Spello in Umbria are filled with flowers from May to August for the infiorita di Spello. Residents decorate their window sills, balconies, staircases, alleys and corners in a blossoming botanical display for everyone to enjoy. Dream of Italy is a membership website and award-winning travel publication publishing 170 issues since 2002. Get a free issue to see…
Find out more »Gubbio (Umbria): Corso dei Ceri (Running of the Candles)
One of Italy's oldest and weirdest traditions, Corso dei Ceri, or "Running of the Candles," takes place once a year on the 15 May in the picturesque Umbrian town of Gubbio. Three "candles" (actually 30 foot-high wooden pillars) crowned with statues of saints are paraded around the town by "ceraiuoli" and then run up the streets of Gubbio to the Basilica of Saint Ubaldo, above the town. Must be seen to be believed! Dream of Italy is a membership website and…
Find out more »June 2020
Moiano (Perugia): Snail Festival
A lot of the gourmet cuisine we know today is a revamped version of famine food that people used to make just to survive in the past and the lumaca is no exception. Lumaca, which means snail in Italian, is the protagonist in this yearly five-day festival in Moiano, Umbria. Visitors can enjoy the massaie's (local farmer's wives') homemade cooking who use this not-so-secret ingredient in their cooking along with many other local products. The event also offers live music…
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