The Tuscany Walking Festival is a celebration of nature and conviviality, calling visitors together to traverse on foot Tuscany's six national parks, located along Tuscany's coast. The festival features hundreds of different events aimed at bringing people together to share the beauty of the Mediterranean scenery. Beyond offering good exercise and a great way to experience Tuscany, the festival narrows ...
For four days in April, the skies of Ferrara are cluttered with all kinds of kites, including stunt kites, flown by kite enthusiasts from all over Europe. Access 160 Issues of Our Award-Winning Travel Publication. Get Insider Help Planning Your Trip to Italy.
100 Painters on Via Margutta is an event held twice a year that features the work of 100 local and international artists on Rome's Via Margutta, a street famous for inspiring painters, sculptors, artisans, poets and musicians. Note: dates have not been confirmed; please check the event website for updates. Access 160 Issues of Our Award-Winning Travel Publication. Get Insider ...
Milan Food Week celebrates the taste and culture of Italian food at art galleries, restaurants, and bars throughout the city. Tastings, art, exhibitions, and a wine-tasting tram that runs past the city's major attractions are all part of the festival. On par with Milan Design Week, all the events will be held in the city centre in a mix of ...
One of Italy's oldest and weirdest traditions, Corso dei Ceri, or "Running of the Candles," takes place once a year on May 15th 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 ...
Held in the Sardinian resort town of Porto Cervo, the Porto Cervo Food Festival features fine Italian food. For two days the Cervo Conference Center will be transformed into a culinary village in which Sardinia’s signature local products will flank superb gastronomic offerings from Italy’s other leading regions: charcuterie, cheeses, jams, wonderful preserves and even caviar and bottarga (cured mullet roe) will ...
The Strawberry Festival in Nemi is celebrating its 86th anniversary. Located on the outskirts of Rome, this lovely little town sits next to Lake Albano. The event kicks off with the holy mass at the Santuario di Santissimo Crocifisso, and later continues with the parade through the town where le fragolare dance in their traditional costume (long red skirt, white ...
The Gola Gola Festival is a 3-day family friendly event and invites guests to engage with the community while enjoying the delicious specialties and learning about the history of the city of Piacenza in Emilia-Romagna through its cuisine. "Gola" translates to throat and this event features many workshops and tastings that will have you reaching for all the food to ...
This unique rose festival in the town of Busalla dedicates itself not to the aesthetic beauty of roses, but rather to the flowers' culinary merits. Vendors sell a variety of food items containing roses, including jam, honey, ravioli, ice cream, sausage, cheese, bread, and cake. Guests can also learn the health benefits of edible roses, hear poetry, sample cosmetics, and attend ...
Associazione Heyart is organizing the Creative Factory project which is a market featuring the works of artisans from all over Italy. The vendors alternate monthly and are selected to display their handmade crafts in efforts to promote unique local craftsmanship. Access 160 Issues of Our Award-Winning Travel Publication. Get Insider Help Planning Your Trip to Italy.
