The Gelato Festival is on tour just in time for the summer heat, stopping in 12 Italian cities between now and October. Guests will be able to watch gelato makers at work, taste and vote for their favorite flavors, and sample a special flavor in each city, including Nutella and a mango-kiwi-strawberry combination. There will also be opportunities to learn ...
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 ...
This music festival, held in Florence, began in 1931 as an opera festival and has since expanded to include dance Note: Dates have not been confirmed; Pricing may vary by event: Please check the event website for updates. Dream of Italy is a membership website and award-winning travel publication publishing 170 issues since 2002. Get a free issue to see ...
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 Puglia Tango Festival, held in Bari, celebrates the classic Latin dance with performances, music, and lessons for the public. Lessons are free for those who have never danced tango before, and guests can purchase packages of lessons, tango dance parties (milongas), and tango experiences for various prices, ranging from 10 to 25 euros per event. Experience the famous Buenos ...
Giugno Pisano is a month of festivals in Pisa in June. Among the events are openings of the town's churches at night, the Palio di San Ranieri, the Battle of the Bridge on the last Saturday in June, the Regatta every four years (the last one was held in 2015), a night opening of the Leaning Tower, and Games on ...
