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, …
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 …
Venice Carnival
The Venice Carnival, with its processions, masked balls and general feelings of merriment, is one of the world’s most recognisable events, when the streets, plazas …
Festivals in Italy
Festivals in Italy are a big part of everyday life. Because Italians always seem to be in a festive mood, their weekends are often spent …