This ancient festival in Sicily is noted for exotic music, singing, beauty pageants, parades, and traditional puppet shows. Thousands of almond trees are in bloom in the Valley of the Temples during this period which marks the arrival of the first fruits of spring. Access 160 Issues of Our Award-Winning Travel Publication. Get Insider Help Planning Your Trip to Italy.
This festival offers free classes for yoga novices as well as events for those who are well-schooled in various yoga techniques. Access 160 Issues of Our Award-Winning Travel Publication. Get Insider Help Planning Your Trip to Italy.
This race combines road and trail running, taking runners on a 43- or 80-km course through parks and landmarks.
Florence's all-night springtime party will be held in April. According to Guiliano Da Empoli, Florence's cultural superintendent, "White Night will be an explosion of art and creativity, outside their regular and daily confines; art and creativity that invades the city streets for one night. So there will be a whole series of performances and events throughout the city." Access 160 ...
The people in the town of Genzano, to the south of Rome, are gathering for the annual infiorata, a three-day flower festival that coincides with the religious holiday of Corpus Christi, aka Corpus Domini, 60 days after Easter. The tradition, celebrated since 1778, calls for a rug made entirely of flowers and flower petals that covers over 20,000 squared feet. ...
This rock music festival attracts a lineup of popular artists, both new and old, such as The Smashing Pumpkins, Ed Sheeran and The Cure. 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 access them all. Let our expert ...
This lively festival in Arezzo, Tuscany (with editions in June and September) is based on a 13th century tradition of knights competing by jousting against a shield-bearing puppet (Saracen). The jousting continues today, with the modern-day knights competing for the prize of the Golden Lance, while flag-bearers, musicians, and revelers in medieval costume parade throughout the Piazza San Francesco. A full ...
The claim to fame of the lovely small town of Lajatico, 25 miles south of Pisa, is that it is the birthplace of world-famous tenor Andrea Bocelli. While Bocelli now lives on the Tuscan coast in Forte di Marmi, you can spot the house (with big red shutters) he bought for his mother in Lajatico. In 2006, Bocelli persuaded the local ...
This medieval fantasy fair centers around mythical creatures, such as unicorns and elves. Held in Leonardo da Vinci's hometown of Vinci, the fair also incorporates duels, archery, and Gothic music. 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 access ...
That's right, a Medieval Wedding Banquet, also called the Banchetto Nuziale Medievale, takes place every August in the village of Acquavivo Picena in Le Marche. The weekend invites guests to step back into the 13th century by witnessing a blessing of cloth, performances, a wedding, a palio and, last but not least, a feast in celebration of the marriage between Forastéria ...
