Giro d’Italia
The Giro d’Italia, the Tour of Italy, is one of the top three cycling events in Europe. Along with the Tours of France and Spain, …
Berlin Beer Festival
The International Berlin Beer Festival might be a relative newcomer on the European festival ‘circuit’ – having only been established since 1997 – but it …
Florence Music Festival
The Florence Music Festival – Maggio Musicale Fiorentino – ranks up there with the likes of Salzburg and Vienna as one of the most prestigious …
Scoppio del Carro
The Scoppio del Carro, literally the Explosion of the Cart, is a gloriously noisy way of spending an Easter Sunday in Florence. A technicoloured mix …
Ivrea Carnival
The Ivrea Carnival must surely be one of the most colourful, messy, unruly and downright enjoyable carnivals in the whole of Italy. What a claim! …
Viareggio Carnival
The Viareggio Carnival has become, since its humble beginnings in 1873, one of Italy’s most popular and famous festivals. This otherwise charmingly modest Tuscan seaside …
Wexford Opera Festival
The Wexford Opera Festival takes place annually at the end of October and has developed, as one reviewer put it, into ‘Ireland’s Opera Flagship’. The …
Galway Oyster Festival
The Galway International Oyster Festival has come to symbolise four days and nights of the ultimate experience in gourmet sea food, Guinness and live music …
Puck Fair in Killorglin
Puck Fair is perhaps Ireland’s oldest street festival – it’s certainly one of the most unusual. Held every year on the 10th, 11th and 12th …
Fleadh Cheoil Festival
The great celebration of Irish traditional music, Fleadh Cheoil has developed into Ireland’s premier traditional festival, attracting over a quarter of a million visitors each …