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 ...
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 ...
Every Tuesday evening in the month of June, the city of Padua is home to this festival. Selected international theater companies put on four productions after an initial aperitivo at 8:30 pm with live music! Related article: A Guide to Padova: What to See and Where to Eat Dream of Italy is a membership website and award-winning travel publication publishing ...
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 ...
Also known as the "English Walk" this event offers a guided tour through the city with 11 stop points that celebrate the presence of the English in the early 1900s in Florence, including Pensione Bertollini from Forster's A Room with a View. The tour lasts around 2 hours and is 6 km (3.7 mi) long. Free admission for children under ...
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 ...
