Archive for 'June'

The Calendimaggio festival is a spectacular three day event that takes place in the pilgrimage town of Assisi just outside of Tuscany in the neighbouring region of Umbria!

Locals dress up in fancy costumes in the weekend following the 1st of May and the town’s two main districts, the upper side and the lower side compete against each other in a variety of fun challenges.

Stay in a gorgeous vacation villa rental in Assisi where you can easily travel across the border to Tuscany and explore all the festivals on offer during May and June.     Read More

During the month of June in Tuscany, a flurry of excitement is in the air! Throughout the region, some quaint little towns and villages celebrate their patron saint or engage in a friendly competition between districts in popular Italian events called Palios. Choose from a huge selection of spectacular villa rentals in Tuscany where you can relax and unwind after a few days of festival hopping!

Begin your festival hopping of Tuscany in June with a trip to the Orange Flag awarded town of Anghiari. The event is called the ‘Palio of the Victory of 1441’ which celebrates a very momentous day in this town’s history. Learn all about it here on June 29th and become embraced the warm welcome of the locals and their celebratory customs!     Read More

If you’re a music lover then you’d certainly enjoy visiting the annual melody festival that takes place in the town of Bolgheri in Livorno! This magical event is hosted from mid July until mid August and is comprised of mostly jazz music but there’s also a fine selection of other genres to listen to.

Visitors wishing to stay here for some or all of the festival have a fine choice of vacation rentals in Bibbona, only six kilometres from Bolgheri. There’s frequent public and private transport available to and from Bolgheri during these lively few weeks!     Read More

As small of a region as Tuscany is compared to many other vacation areas of the world, it has full of a diversity and uniqueness that keeps people coming back year after year. You can visit a town several times, and still not see everything it has to offer, and the festivals that are so prevalent across Tuscany are a prime example of this. This time, we will be visiting the beautiful city of Arezzo.

Arezzo is host to an annual event called the Giostra del Saracino, in which the town divides itself up into sections and each section picks a champion to represent it in the event.

The event dates back to a medieval times and has been celebrated every year since. The competitors charge an armored target, with points being awarded for accuracy.     Read More