Turin's Settembre Musica is a festival of classical music that brings some of the greatest contemporary musicians to the pretty city of Piedmont. In addition...
A two-month long music and art event, this event is also known as the Amalfi Coast Chamber Orchestra Festival. The concerts take place in the Ravello...
Themes:
Music
, History
, Theatre & Film
, Art & Literature
In the days when Venice was a great maritime power, skilful oarsmen were needed for both practical and ceremonial purposes. Thus evolved a tradition for...
Themes:
Spectacle
, History
, Entertainment
, Sport
The Festa delle Sagre Astigiane sees the people of the historic city of Asti and surrounding villages celebrate their own rich culture by reverting to...
Themes:
Food & Drink
, Spectacle
, Culture
, Entertainment
This two-part event takes place in towns 100km (62 miles) apart. Crossbows are the weapons of choice of the men of Gubbio and Sansepolcro - they have...
Themes:
History
, Entertainment
, Spectacle
, Sport
Every year on 19 September, dried blood from the beheaded San Gennaro liquefies in its ampoule at the Duomo (cathedral) of Naples. This centuries-old...
Themes:
Music
, Food & Drink
, Exhibitions
, Religion
A popular festival across the city and the whole of Sicily, the Day of the Dead is the time of the year when it is said that the souls of dead relatives...
The annual Siena International Short Film Festival introduces audiences to a packed programme of films by filmmakers from all over the world. Providing...
Themes:
Kids' Stuff
, Exhibitions
, Theatre & Film
, Entertainment
, Music
Each year thousands of film students and professionals from Italy and across the world travel to Siena in Tuscany for the Terra di Siena Film Festival....
Themes:
Theatre & Film
, Business
, Spectacle
, Entertainment
With a strong focus on the works of new, up-and-coming filmmakers, the Turin Film Festival brings together a great selection of works from the contemporary...
Themes:
Spectacle
, Theatre & Film
, Entertainment
The magnificent, domed church of Salute was built by decree to commemorate a great plague which lasted for two years, from 1630-31. The city was delivered...
The Umbria Jazz Winter Festival delivers a cheering five days of great music in the picturesque setting of historical Orvieto. The event kicks off with...
Saint Lucy of Syracuse (also known as 'St Lucia' or 'St Luca') was a young Christian who was martyred on 13 December 304. The patron saint of blindness,...
In the late 15th century when Turks were marauding the Balkans, many Albanian communities were welcomed to Southern Italy. One of these established the...
