Published on Monday, June 2, 2014 by Kathy McCabe June is the start of the busy summer season in Italy. If your Italy travel plans take you to la bel paese in June, consider some of these cool events: June 2 Festa della Repubblica - All over the country. This is a national holiday in Italy. June 12 Festa della Sensa - Venice Enjoy traditional Venetian rowing races and the Doge's procession through St...

Published on Thursday, June 6, 2013 by Kathy McCabe What's more harmonious than pairing music with wine? That's the premise behind Melodia del Vino - a series of five classical music concerts combined with wine tastings, hosted at some of Tuscany's finest vineyards between June 27 and July 6, 2013. The wineries taking part in the music series include Cantina Antinori nel Classico in Bargina, Cantna Petra near Livorn...

Published on Wednesday, May 8, 2013 by Kathy McCabe If you're in Italy on May 18th, you might want to plan to stay up until the wee hours of the morning - not drinking or dancing, but taking in culture at a museum. It is all part of the Night of the Museums or La Notte Dei Musei - an event throughout Europe, including Italy, with free admission to museums as well as very extended hours. The Night of the Museums starts ...

Published on Tuesday, April 17, 2012 by Kathy McCabe The month of May is a great time to visit Italy. Italy's summer festival and cultural season is underway but the summer tourists haven't arrived yet so you have Italy more to yourself. Think about these Italy events for your May trip to Italy: May 1-4: Festa di Sant' Efisio - This is the 356th celebration of Sant' Efisio. A statue of the saint is carried in a proc...