‘Events in Tuscany’
Food festivals, concerts, all the events in Tuscany for your Tuscan vacation
July festivals
La Toscana: Events in TuscanyFlorence Dance Festival Teatro Romano, Fiesole Tel: 055 289 276 Date: 2 weeks in July An excellent dance festival featuring performers from all over Europe etc. Estate Musicale Chigiana Accademia Musicale Chigiana, Siena For more information: 0577 22091 Website: Estate Musicale Chigiana Date: July-August Siena’s summer concert season with performances in the city and nearby [...]
Continua la lettura | Commenti (0)January festivals
La Toscana: Events in TuscanyNew Olive Oil Villa Dianella Fucini, S.Lucia Vinci, Florence Tel: 0571 508 166 Date: 25th January Olive oil tasting at Villa Dianella Fucini St. Lucy’ s feast and Christmas Tavarnelle, Val di Pesa, Florence Tel: 0558077832 Date: 1st – 6th January Christmas Festivity – trade fairs (Christmas tree sale, sweets, bon-bon etc.) Florence Tel: 055 [...]
Continua la lettura | Commenti (0)Festivals and events in Florence
La Toscana: Events in TuscanyThe New Year Concert Teatro Communale, Florence Tel: 055 597 851 (also for free tickets) A small scale music concert put on by the Scuola di Musica di Fiesole Sfilata dei Canottieri Florence, along the River Arno Date: 1 January A traditional parade of boats on the Arno, all lit up with fireworks. La Befana [...]
Chiavi: Florence
Continua la lettura | Commenti (0)February festivals
La Toscana: Events in TuscanyFesta di San Biagio Castiglione d’Orcia, Siena Date: 3rd February In Castiglione d’Orcia the Festa di San Biagio Vescovo (Feast of St.Blaise the Bishop) is celebrated with a mass as well as with special dinners. Sagra della polenta (Polenta Festival) San Quirico d’Vernia, Prato Date: 1st Sunday of Lent (end of February) During the first [...]
Continua la lettura | Commenti (0)December Festivals
La Toscana: Events in TuscanyFlorence Dance Festival- Winter Edition Teatro Goldoni Tel: 055 289 276 Website: Florence Dance Festival Date: late November, early December This winter session of the innovative festival organised by the Florence Dance Cultural Centre involves a range of contemporary dance performances throughtout the weeks leading up to Christmas. International Motorshow Bologna Website: Bologna Motorshow Date: [...]
Continua la lettura | Commenti (0)August festivals
La Toscana: Events in TuscanyPalio di Siena Piazza del Campo, Siena Information: 0577 280 551 Website: Palio di Siena Date: 2 July and 16 August This controversial, often Palio, or violent horse race, around Siena’s main piazza is Tuscan pageantry at its best. Trial races run on three days leading to the two main dates. The last is at [...]
Continua la lettura | Commenti (0)April festivals
La Toscana: Events in TuscanyLa festa della pina (Pine Festival) Montelaterone, Grosseto Date: 18th April Sagra della trota (Trout Festival) Loro Ciuffenna, Arezzo Date: last weekend in April Festa della stagione buona (The Right Season Festival) Greve in Chianti, Florence Date: last weekend in April Festa della Farina dolce (Sweet flour Festival) Piteglio, Pistoia Date: 1st April Sagra del [...]
Continua la lettura | Commenti (0)Dance and theatre festivals in Florence
La Toscana: Events in TuscanyMaggio Danza Teatro Comunale Corso Italia 16 Tel: 055 213 535 Email: tickets@maggiofiorentino.com Website: The Maggio Musicale Fiorentino The Maggio Musicale Fiorentino is the longest running (over 60 years) and most famous music festival in Italy and takes place from May to early July each year. With its own internationally recognised orchestra and dance company, [...]
Continua la lettura | Commenti (0)Spring in Tuscany
La Toscana: Events in TuscanyFor many centuries, the spring has been celebrated by inhabitants of many towns in Tuscany and the rest of Italy as the reawakening of nature after the winter sleep. To celebrate this annual event, many towns become host to various Medieval themed parties featuring amusement rides, a tradition which descended from old Pagan celebrations of [...]
Chiavi: Florence, may, Tuscany
Continua la lettura | Commenti (0)The Songs of May – the Maggiolate of Tuscany
La Toscana: Events in TuscanyMay is an important month in Tuscany and it’s no coincidence that one of the most important fixtures in Florence’s arts calender – the Maggio Musicale Fiorentino is held in May. The historical roots of the May festivities reach back for centuries right to pagan festivals that celebrated the arrival of spring. Ben venga maggio [...]
Chiavi: Florence, maggio musicale, maggiolate, Tuscany
Continua la lettura | Commenti (1)March 25th, Pisa’s New Year
La Toscana: Events in TuscanyPisa in Spring is always a beautiful time of year and when the city is truely alive, full of students, tourists, and people who’ve brought a little sunshine with them. People sitting on the riverbanks of the Arno, or in the Piazza dei Miracoli are full of the joys of spring. And to add to [...]
Chiavi: Tuscany
Continua la lettura | Commenti (0)Racing season in Livorno
La Toscana: Events in TuscanyIn Medieval times, it was tradition to celebrate great racing events. In fact, there is an important boat racing event, the Palio Marinaro, celebrated since Medieval times, that takes place in Livorno during the second week of July on the Sunday. It’s an exciting and entertaining event which can be watched from the Terrazza Mascagni. [...]
Chiavi: Tuscany
Continua la lettura | Commenti (0)