Holiday houses, villas, apartment, hotels and more

The festival of the thrush or Sagra del Tordo is held in the old Tuscan town of Montalcino on the last October weekend. Thousands of tourists go to Montalcino while the festival. If you want to see the festival of the thrush, you should take care of accommodation in Montalcino in advance. It’s better to come a bit earlier for the festival. On the day of the competition, you will have to leave your car far away in the valley and walk a couple of kilometers up. Don’t forget to ask your landlords to help you buy tickets for the ceremonial dinner and the tournament.

Towns and villages of Tuscany hold various gastronomic festivals regularly from May to October. These events are dedicated to some product or dish typical for this area. Usually such festivals are organized on days-off. Sometimes they last for a couple of weekends. Fairs are often combined with diverse entertainment program. The October of 2011 offers a number of gastronomic events in Tuscany.

The Tarot garden as a work of art is a combination of landscape design, sculpture and architecture. The garden is located on the southern slope of the Garavicchio hill in the Tuscan Maremma, a few kilometers away from the town of Capalbio. The Franko-American artist Niki de Saint Phalle created it.

The festival of Versiliana is held in the town of Marina di Pietrasanta located in Tuscany, Italy. It lasts for two months from July, 1 till August, 31. The program of the 32nd festival traditionally includes drama performances, dances, musical show, as well as café meetings, entertaining events, and exhibitions.

Having a wedding reception at a wine cellar is a new trend. It was supported by wine makers of the region of Tuscany located in Italy. Such events are especially popular in the United States, New Zealand, and, of course, in France. There are even special

The Palio (Palio di Siena) is the main event in the life of the Tuscan city of Siena.

Viareggio, located in Tuscany, Italy, invites you to the carnival again. The feast will open on Saturday, February 19, at 16:00 on Mazzini Square (Piazza Mazzini). The grand opening is devoted to the 150th anniversary of the unification of Italy.

Galileo Galilei was born 445 years ago on February, 15th, 1564. Outstanding Italian astronomer and physicist he came into being in Tuscan Pisa in the noble but poor family.

One of the popular Tuscan resorts Viareggio (Province of Lucca) is hosting annual carnival on February 8, 2009. Tiny and cosy town will turn into a crowded open air stage for a month. The main carnival shows will be held on February 8th, 15th, 22nd, 24th

Tuscan cuisine is famous around the world for its simple manner of cooking. Often people call it “peasant cuisine”. Yet Tuscan chefs are capable of conquering any peaks of skills and can create elite delicacies. The fifth Chocolate Fair in Florence this y

January, 6 is the day of Epiphany. Since 1985 Italy has claimed Epiphany the official holiday and like many Catholics in Western Europe Italians spend this day at home with their families. On the one hand Epiphany is a solemn and religious holiday and

14 – 21, November Florence will hold the 49th „Festival dei Popoli“ (film festival). The program includes 163 movies out of total 2500 candidates. „Festival dei Popoli“ presents mostly documentaries, still there are some short films and some fiction sam

The annual earthnut fair takes place in San Miniato during the last three weeks of November. Mercato del Bianco Tartufo di San Miniato is one of the most exciting gastronomic events. This year the event will be held 15/16, 22/23, 29/30 November weekends.

4, November is the day of the national consolidation in Italy. This date has been celebrated since 1992. It is known as “Anniversario della vittoria della Prima guerra mondiale“ – the anniversary of the World War I victory. Then the date was renamed int

The new sequel about British super agent James Bond is going to be performed in Siena movie theatres in November. The 22nd episode of the famous saga is called “Quantum of Solace". The premiere was first presented at the press conference 24th January, 200

31st October at high noon is the deadline for Viareggio masks sketches presentation. The masks will decorate the Viareggio carnival in 2009. Viareggio holiday is different from a traditional masquerade in Venice. Only kids change their usual clothing and

10-19 October Florence, Seina and Grosseto will organize the number of events dedicated to only one theme: The usage of spices in cooking, cosmetics and medicine. Saffron is going to be the “V.I.P.” of all the discussions. This plant is being cultivated o

Olive trees have become a distinguishing feature for Lucca, one of the Tuscan provinces. Subtle olive-woods landscape is, perhaps, the main source of delight for Tuscan visitors. Local people are likely to perceive rolling hills with olive trees natural

Montepulciano, a Tuscan town (Province of Siena) opens Handicraft Festival on Friday, September, 26th. It will last till Sunday, October, 5th. It’s already the second festival which has been organized by the community of the professional craftsmen. This

Today is the 77th anniversary of the opening of Giovanni Francesco Berta stadium in Florence. The new sports ground was erected on 13th, September, 1931 instead of a small decrepit stadium. The architect of the project, Luigi Nervi, chose a peculiar shap

Elba isola musicale d’Europa-2008

30th, August 2008 is 100th anniversary of death of an Italian painter Giovanni Fattori. He was born in 1825 in Livorno. But the most part of his life he had spent in Florence. Here in 1846-1849 he completed the course of famous Academy of Art. St

This August 13-16, Siena again welcomes all amateurs of horse racing. The event which has two stages already started on June, 29. The main race of the first round took place on July, 2 and the following round takes place on August, 16. Luigi Bruschelli

August has begun and that means it is the time for “Festival del Sole” (Tuscan Sun Festival). It takes place in Tuscan town Cortona, the province of Arezzo. You may enjoy the holiday of music up to 10th, August. It is already the 6th festival. Despite t

Visit Tuscany!