Toscana & Chianti News
Special Events
The waltz of ice cream
It’s time now for the funniest summer dessert, His Majesty the ice-cream, the protagonist of the Florence Ice Cream Festival.
27 hours of events. In blue
During the night between the 11th and the 12 of May, Florence becomes blue. Twenty seven hours (one hour for each member country) dedicated to Europe, to its cultures and traditions.
Florence is coloured by music
In Florence, May is also synonymous with scores that are opened and soave music gathering enthusiasts from all over the world.
The Eastern side of Cinema
The room becomes dark and your feet walk along kilometers of asphalt. Eyes wide open you find yourself all of a sudden lost in far away places, in the true Middle East.
Carnival for children and adults
Carpets of confetti, floats high as buildings and masks in the dozens color all of Italy at this season. And Tuscany, of course, does not hold itself back. The leader of all the carnivals of the Grand Duchy is that of Viareggio, where this year the party has began with the "corso mascherato".
From Benozzo Gozzoli to the Duomo
After having said goodbye to Christmas and the New Year’s Day, leaving holidays with a little bit of magic and dreamy atmosphere, it’s the least we can do. So, here it is a typical Florentine occasion, you cannot loose, in order to say goodbye to holidays and to welcome the new year as best as you can.
Dream cars at Giardino della Gherardesca
Preparations are well under way for the third uniques special ones®, the concours, exhibition and public relations event without equal worldwide by the MAC Group. From 28 to 30 September you will be able once more to admire approximately one hundred unique cars gathered in the spectacular spaces of Palazzo...
...wash down your dinner with some nobile
After the Palio in Siena and the Giostra del Saracino in Arezzo, Bravìo delle Botti in Montepulciano (Siena) is one of the most popular neighbourhood events in Tuscany. After all, the full range of ingredients is on hand so as to be able to call it a folk event boasting international appeal: the genuine yet loyal rivalry...
Wine and performances at Bolgheri melody
Music, Dance, Theatre, Talk Showsand Art against the backdrop of the world’s most famous cypress trees. From 18 July until 18 August Bolgheri’s Arena Mario Incisa Della Rocchetta, the summer temple of Melody, as the locals have affectionately dubbed it, will host an unmissable blend of great performances...
An Annual Tradition
Calcio Storico Fiorentino is back, in Piazza Santa Croce, as from 16th June with the Whites against the Greens, on 17th June Reds against Blues and continuing until 24th June with the final for the patron saint's feast day of San Giovanni. The tournament was reintroduced last year thanks to the efforts of the footballers and the new regulations.
