International White Truffle Fair
📅 October-December, weekends
The world capital of truffle celebrates its king.
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📅 October-December, weekends
The world capital of truffle celebrates its king.
📅 Every year, from 13 to 20 October
From 13 to 20 October Belvedere Marittimo celebrates its patron Saint Daniel Fasanella with a feast and market; the town also hosts "Note di fuoco NDF", an international fireworks festival.
📅 Every year, on 15 October
Torella del Sannio celebrates Saint Clement the martyr on 15 October; the town, split between the newer Colle district and the ancient Ciglione, is dominated by the castle developed in the 13th century by the Angevins and later passed to several noble families.
📅 Every year, on 15 October
On 15 October Berzano di Tortona celebrates its patron Saint Teresa of Ávila; with just 171 residents it is one of the smallest municipalities in the province of Alessandria.
📅 Every year, on 15 October
On 15 October Gesturi celebrates its patron Saint Teresa of Ávila; the town is also linked to Blessed Nicola da Gesturi, beatified in 1999 by John Paul II.
📅 Every year, from 15 to 19 October
From 15 to 19 October Casaluce celebrates its patron Our Lady of Casaluce, whose devotion reached as far as São Paulo, Brazil, where the Italian community of the Mooca neighbourhood still celebrates her today.
📅 Every year, on 16 October
Pantelleria celebrates Saint Fortunatus on 16 October; the island preserves the Barbacane castle, which still dominates the main harbour today, and the Sese archaeological park, with its Bronze Age settlement and necropolis.
📅 Every year, on 16 October
On 16 October Calvi celebrates its patron Saint Gerard Majella; the town also preserves the Casino del Principe.
📅 Every year, on 16 October
On 16 October Trentinara celebrates its patron Saint Irene of Thessalonica; the town lies within the Cilento National Park and is known for its Terrazza del Cilento viewpoint.
The classics
On 6 January costumed "befane" row down the Grand Canal: Italy's most photographed Epiphany.
📍 Venezia →Around 17 January, bonfires and animal blessings light up the villages of the South.
📍 Sud ItaliaThe classics
Giant allegorical floats have paraded the seafront avenues since 1873: political satire in papier-mâché.
📍 Viareggio →The carnival with Europe's oldest origins (1394) closes on Shrove Tuesday.
📍 Putignano →The Emilian carnival twinned with Rio de Janeiro: floats, masks and a samba partnership.
📍 Cento →The week when all of Italy watches the same theatre: the song festival since 1951.
📍 Sanremo →At month's end, the market fair of the prized black truffle of the Sibillini mountains.
📍 Norcia →The classics
The temples bloom with almond trees and international folklore between February and March.
📍 Agrigento →One March weekend, hundreds of normally closed places open their doors.
📍 Tutta ItaliaThe classics
On Easter morning the statue of the Madonna "runs" across Piazza Garibaldi through the crowd.
📍 Sulmona →In Holy Week, barefoot hooded confraternity brothers walk in silent pilgrimage.
📍 Francavilla Fontana →On Holy Monday, some of Sardinia's oldest confraternity chants fill the village night.
📍 Castelsardo →On Easter morning, the dove-shaped rocket ignites a cart of fireworks before the cathedral.
📍 Firenze →At Easter, angels and devils contend in a centuries-old sacred play.
📍 Adrano →The classics
On 15 May, three teams race uphill carrying four-hundred-kilo wooden "candles" on their shoulders.
📍 Gubbio →The two historic factions compete with processions and songs, returning the town to the Middle Ages.
📍 Assisi →On the second Sunday, tons of fish fried in a record-breaking giant pan (since 1952).
📍 Camogli →On the third Sunday, Via Nicolaci is carpeted with designs made of petals.
📍 Noto →The "marriage of the sea": the water procession renews the Serenissima's thousand-year rite.
📍 Venezia →The classics
Eight 25-metre obelisks dance on the bearers' shoulders: UNESCO-listed.
📍 Nola →A night of collective work for petal carpets over which the procession passes.
📍 Spello →On 16 June the riverbanks glow with tens of thousands of small lamps: Pisa by candlelight.
📍 Pisa →In late June the ham houses open and the town becomes one collective table.
📍 San Daniele del Friuli →An equestrian tournament among the farms of the Alpe di Siusi, with costumes and true tradition.
📍 Castelrotto →The classics
On 2 July, the year's first race: ninety seconds worth a year of waiting.
📍 Siena →On the third weekend, the boat bridge to the Giudecca and fireworks over the basin.
📍 Venezia →The town's districts compete on horseback in Piazza Garibaldi, amid ladies and flag-wavers.
📍 Sulmona →On 24-25 July the majolica staircase is lit with thousands of oil lamps in patterns.
📍 Caltagirone →Ten days when the Umbrian acropolis becomes a world jazz capital.
📍 Perugia →The classics
On 16 August, the second race: the square fills beyond belief.
📍 Siena →On the last Sunday, the districts push 80-kilo barrels uphill to the cathedral.
📍 Montepulciano →At mid-August, the re-enactment of Count Roger's arrival with processions and joust.
📍 Piazza Armerina →Riders in red livery escort the patron saint through the White City.
📍 Ostuni →The world capital of 1940s-50s rock'n'roll: vintage, swing and half a million visitors.
📍 Senigallia →The classics
On the first Sunday, the historical procession and races on the Grand Canal.
📍 Venezia →On 19 September the city awaits the miracle of its patron's blood in the cathedral.
📍 Napoli →The seafront becomes Italy's spicy capital: contests, culture and fire on the tongue.
📍 Diamante →The re-enactment of the medieval investiture that opened the great free fairs.
📍 Lanciano →The Piedmontese wine fair animates the palaces of the centre for a week.
📍 Asti →The classics
From October to December, the world's most expensive scent draws gourmets from every continent.
📍 Alba →On the first Sunday, the fountains pour wine: Italy's oldest harvest festival (1925).
📍 Marino →On the second Sunday, thousands of sails fill the gulf: among the world's most crowded regattas.
📍 Trieste →The chestnuts of Mount Vulture take the stage beneath Frederick II's castle.
📍 Melfi →The city turns to chocolate: sculptures, tastings and pilgrims with a sweet tooth.
📍 Perugia →The classics
On November weekends, Tuscany's truffle capital opens its scales and boards.
📍 San Miniato →Wine excellence in the Art Nouveau Kurhaus: Italian wine's most elegant appointment.
📍 Merano →New oil is tasted where it is born: mills open across Umbria, Tuscany and Puglia.
📍 Tutta ItaliaThe classics
On Christmas Eve, monumental fan-shaped torches set the town of bells alight.
📍 Agnone →The Nativity-makers' street at its peak: artisan figurines and record crowds.
📍 Napoli →South Tyrol's historic markets: mulled wine, crafts and a Mitteleuropean atmosphere.
📍 Bolzano e MeranoOn 13 December, the patron saint crosses Ortigia in a procession of light.
📍 Siracusa →Exact dates change from year to year: always check the event's official channels before travelling.