Festivals

Nemi, strawberry capital of Italy

20 March, 2020

Maybe you have never heard of the town of Nemi, near Rome, but here in Europe it’s famous for being the strawberry capital of Italy! In June this lovely town, which lays among the beautiful Albani Hills, hosts the Strawberry…

Medieval festival in Italy hosts football World Cup trophy at jousting tournament

20 March, 2020

The medieval festival being held at Foligno, in Umbria, has the football World Cup on display, won by Italy in Germany in 2006. The cup is on show at the jousting tournament.While the Cup visits, a large screen will also…

L'Aquila to host contemporary art exhibition "Re-place"

20 March, 2020

After the awful earthquake which hit the Abruzzo region in April 2009, there are now signs of recovering and the most interesting ones come straight from the world of art. In fact from 6 April an important event dedicated to…

Italy's white truffle record auction: Alba truffle sold for 100,000 euros

19 March, 2020

The white truffle auction held in Langa, Piedmont on the weeked, saw a 750 gram white truffle sell for a record of 100,000 euros. It was the last of 11 truffle lots on auction, with the event seeing more than…

2010 Eurochocolate starts: tasting chocolate in Perugia

14 March, 2020

The 2010 Eurochocolate event in Perugia opens today and runs to October 24th. Like last year, the first two days of the Italian chocolate event will be spent in Aquila, the town that suffered the huge earthquake a year and…