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SUMMARY:Venice: Rowing Lesson Through the Canals
DESCRIPTION:Enjoying a gondola ride through the Venice canals is quite the experience\, but have you ever wanted to commandeer one yourself? Treat yourself with a rowing lesson with Row Venice called vogata di sera. During the lesson you can learn the Venetian style of rowing — standing up and facing forward. \nDream 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 travel planners book your Italy trip. We also host a TV series and podcast. \nPhoto credit: event website
URL:https://dreamofitaly.com/event/venice-rowing-lesson-through-the-canals/
LOCATION:Venice\, Fondamenta Gasparo Contarini\, Venice\, Veneto\, Italy
CATEGORIES:Venice
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SUMMARY:Venice: La Biennale
DESCRIPTION:The annual Biennale Art Festival takes over Venice this summer and fall\, when countries from around the world set up pavilions to show off their home-grown contemporary artists.  The venerable festival is a parade of avant garde visual art: a major destination for the art elite and the cognoscenti. The event runs daily from May to November\, though it is closed on Mondays. \nDream 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 travel planners book your Italy trip. We also host a TV series and podcast. \nPhoto credit: labiennale\, flickr.com
URL:https://dreamofitaly.com/event/la-biennale/
LOCATION:Giardini Arsenale\, Venice\, Italy
CATEGORIES:Venice
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SUMMARY:Palermo: International Firedancing Festival
DESCRIPTION:You do not want to miss this one-of-a-kind show that takes place in the romantic\, passionate\, and culturally important UNESCO World Heritage site of Palermo\, Sicily. Recently listed by Forbes as one of the 12 best festivals in the world\, this year’s theme is “Fire & Light” and involves various forms of performances in dance\, music and theatre\, offers workshops\, hosts art and photography exhibitions and much more. \nNote: Dates have not been yet confirmed; Pricing starts at 16.50€; Please check the event website for other ticket options. \nDream 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 travel planners book your Italy trip. We also host a TV series and podcast. \nPhoto credit: event website
URL:https://dreamofitaly.com/event/palermo-international-firedancing-festival-2023-07-12/
LOCATION:Teatro di Verdura\, Viale del Fante 70\, Palermo\, Sicily\, 90120\, Italy
CATEGORIES:Sicily
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SUMMARY:Acquavivo Picena: Medieval Wedding Banquet
DESCRIPTION: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 of Acquaviva and Rainaldo of Brunforte. \nNote: Reservations are mandatory; please check event website for more information. \nDream 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 travel planners book your Italy trip. We also host a TV series and podcast. \nPhoto credit: event website
URL:https://dreamofitaly.com/event/acquavivo-picena-medieval-wedding-banquet-2023-08-04/
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SUMMARY:Rome: Miracle of the Madonna of the Snow
DESCRIPTION:According to legend\, in 352 AD\, a rich and bored Roman gentleman experienced a vivid dream in which the Virgin Mary told him that a certain hill in Rome would be covered in snow in the morning\, and that he should then use his money to build a church on that site. \nBeing that Rome was deep in a steamy summer in the beginning of August\, the gentleman didn’t think much of this prophecy\, but decided to test it out nonetheless. Pope Liberius was also having a very similar dream. The gentleman and the Pope bumped into one another\, then ran together towards the hill\, where they both observed snow falling… \nToday this is the home of the Church of Santa Maria Maggiore. The miracle is re-enacted every August. \nDream 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 travel planners book your Italy trip. We also host a TV series and podcast.
URL:https://dreamofitaly.com/event/rome-miracle-of-the-madonna-of-the-snow-2023-08-05/
LOCATION:Basilica Santa Maria Maggiore\, Piazza di Santa Maria Maggiore\, 42\, Rome\, Italy
CATEGORIES:Rome
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SUMMARY:Sardinia: Is Fassonis Regatta
DESCRIPTION:The first Sunday of August\, Sardinia hosts a peculiar competition on the Santa Giusta pond. Participants race to the finish line while standing on ancient\, Phoenician style boats. The boats are made of cane wrappings\, which grows in abundance along the shores of the lake. The race takes place at sunset and is accompanied by a local food and wine festival. \nDream 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 travel planners book your Italy trip. We also host a TV series and podcast. \n\nRelated article: Dream of Italy’s Sardinia Travel Advice \n 
URL:https://dreamofitaly.com/event/sardinia-is-fassonis-regatta/
LOCATION:Unnamed Venue\, Sardinia\, Italy
CATEGORIES:Sardinia
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SUMMARY:Rome: Feast of San Lorenzo
DESCRIPTION:The martyrdom of San Lorenzo is celebrated in Rome with fireworks and celebrations throughout the area around his crypt on the Via Tiburtina\, where he was killed in 258 AD. The patron saint of librarians\, firemen\, bakers\, and other professions whose jobs involve fire and roasting\, San Lorenzo’s association with such incendiary professions is certainly a disturbing one — His martyrdom is said to have occurred by slowly being roasted on a gridiron by the troops of the Emperor\, and\, as he died\, is believed to have said in Latin\, “Ecce\, miser\, assasti tibi partem unam\, regire aliam et manduca” (“Here\, you miserable person: you have roasted one side for yourself\, now turn me over and eat”). \nDream 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 travel planners book your Italy trip. We also host a TV series and podcast.
URL:https://dreamofitaly.com/event/rome-feast-of-san-lorenzo-2023-08-10/
LOCATION:Basilica di San Lorenzo\, Via Tiburtina\, Rome\, Italy
CATEGORIES:Rome
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SUMMARY:Positano (Amalfi Coast): Landing of the Saracens
DESCRIPTION:On this summer evening at sunset\, costumed actors re-enact the battle that took place on the night of August 15\, 1558. The landing of the Saracens is also celebrated with music\, food and a certainly gorgeous sunset\, making this an event for the whole family. \nDream 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 travel planners book your Italy trip. We also host a TV series and podcast. \nRelated article: more about the Amalfi Coast
URL:https://dreamofitaly.com/event/positano-amalfi-coast-landing-of-the-saracens-2023-08-15/
LOCATION:Unnamed Venue\, Positano\, Italy
CATEGORIES:Amalfi Coast
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SUMMARY:Civitavecchia (Lazio): Feast of the Sea (Il Padellone)
DESCRIPTION:Civitavecchia rings in the anniversary of its founding\, as well as the defeat of the Saracens\, in charming seaside style: A boat race\, historical procession and a gastronomical fair featuring huge quantities of free seafood\, and in particular\, a gigantic Padellone — a giant platter of fried fish that especially encapsulates the anniversary of the founding of the city. \nOther celebrations take place in Civitavecchia on the week before Il Padellone\, but these events are not determined until very close to the date. \nDream 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 travel planners book your Italy trip. We also host a TV series and podcast. \nRelated article: Dream of Italy’s Lazio Travel Advice
URL:https://dreamofitaly.com/event/civitavecchia-lazio-feast-of-the-sea-il-padellone-2023-08-15/
LOCATION:Unnamed Venue\, Civitavecchia\, Italy
CATEGORIES:Lazio
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SUMMARY:Cappelle sul Tavo (Abruzzo): Palio of the Dancing Dolls
DESCRIPTION:To kick off ferragosto this friendly battle\, also called the Palio delle Pupe\, amongst 14 neighboring towns in Abruzzo puts on a show for spectators. Pupe are papier-mache lifesized dolls and are covered in fireworks. For over 40 years these dolls have a dance “battle” where representatives from the towns climb up inside the doll and perform a dance to folk music that was originally done in hopes of a fertile harvest.  What’s most impressive though\, is that the fireworks are going off as they perform! At the end of the dance\, the best doll and performance wins. \nDream 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 travel planners book your Italy trip. We also host a TV series and podcast. \nPhoto credit: Fiore Silvestro Barbato\, flickr.com
URL:https://dreamofitaly.com/event/cappelle-sul-tavo-abruzzo-palio-of-the-dancing-dolls-2023-08-15/
CATEGORIES:Abruzzo
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SUMMARY:Ferragosto
DESCRIPTION: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 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 all the beauty that Italy has to offer. Today it is still a largely celebrated holiday. \nIn Rome\, on the evening of August 15th (the Feast of the Assumption)\, the piazze are filled with the performances of professional dancers for the Gran Ballo di Ferragosto. Squares throughout the city are enlivened by performances of all walks of life\, from tango to rock\, hip-hop\, ballroom dancing\, and more\, with a giant concert in the Parco Archeologico of Teatro Marcello\, as well! \nDream 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 travel planners book your Italy trip. We also host a TV series and podcast. \nPhoto credit: Romano Guidotti\, flickr.com
URL:https://dreamofitaly.com/event/ferragosto-2023-08-15/
CATEGORIES:Basilicata,Bologna,Calabria,Campania,Cinque Terre,Emilia-Romagna,Florence,Genoa,Lazio,Le Marche,Liguria,Lombardy,Milan,Naples,Piedmont,Puglia,Rome,Sardinia,Sicily,Siena,The Lakes,Turin,Tuscany,Umbria,Veneto,Venice
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SUMMARY:Nuoro (Sardinia): The Feast of the Redeemer
DESCRIPTION:Since August 29th\, 1901\, when Pope Leo XIII erected a bronze\, 23 ft. tall statue of Christ the Redeemer on Monte Ortobene in honor of the Jubilee Year\, locals and visitors have participated in celebratory procession to the statue from Nuoro’s Cathedral. At Dawn\, the faithful participants of the march congregate in the square outside the cathedral. They sing songs as they follow a cart decorated with ears of wheat and oleanders all the way to the statue. Once the parade reaches the statue\, a mass is sung. After mass the procession quietly returns to the town before another colorful parade with masks and traditional costumes takes place. The parade ends with a folklore festival inside the amphitheater. \nDream 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 travel planners book your Italy trip. We also host a TV series and podcast. \nPhoto credit: carva822
URL:https://dreamofitaly.com/event/nuoro-sardinia-the-feast-of-the-redeemer-2023-08-29/
LOCATION:Unnamed Venue\, Nuoro\, Italy
CATEGORIES:Sardinia
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SUMMARY:Montepulciano: Barrel Race
DESCRIPTION:Every last Sunday of August this Tuscan hilltop town is consumed in the\, by then\, week-long celebration of the Bravio delle Botti\, also known as the “Barrel Race”. The festivities kick off with the presentation of the Bravium\, the victory banner\, which is painted each year by a select artist with a winning design based on on a specific theme; the Bravium is then presented to the town the Sunday before the race. You can choose to see just the race but the town invites all to come and support the spingitori (the pushers) the entire week before in their evening training sessions. Representatives from the eight districts (2 per district) train at night for the uphill race (over half a mile) where partners  work together to push a 176 pound barrel through the historic streets of Montepulciano to the finish line in Piazza Grande. \nThe Thursday before the race guests can witness the Procession of the Candles where flag-wavers\, drummers and the candle bearers parade through the town in the evening and meet up in Piazza Grande to watch a performance and enjoy a firework show. The following day the race begins at 7pm where the strongest spingitori race for the Bravium. \nDream 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 travel planners book your Italy trip. We also host a TV series and podcast. \nPhoto credit: alexcap76
URL:https://dreamofitaly.com/event/montepulciano-barrel-race-2023-08-30/
CATEGORIES:Tuscany
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