Culture and Society in Italy.
Culture and Society. Museums, events, feasts, places in Umbria. Culture of the greenest region of Italy: Umbria. Society events and shows.
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- • Umbria
Alla scoperta del Parco Lago Trasimeno - Lago Trasimeno
Trasimeno Lake had a tectonic origin. 3 million years ago, there was a shallow sea in this part of Umbria. Then a depression formed by geologic fractures, allowed the birth of Lake Trasimeno. Historically, Trasimeno was known as The Lake of Perugia and this name makes it easy to understand...
- Spring-Summer in Umbria: Trasimeno Lake a relaxing holiday in Italy! (Good Availability)
Mercato delle Gaite a Bevagna - Festa Medievale - Bevagna
The Event Gaite medieval market is based on Bevagna four parts named Gaite that governed the town in the medieval age. Aim of the event is to represent the medieval real life in all its details. At the end of June Bevagna spends 10 days working on this project. The 4 Gaites...
- Spend a weekend in Umbria to visit Gaite Medieval Market in Bevagna! (Good Availability)
Giostra della Quintana di Foligno - Foligno
STORY The “palio” consists of a cloth, very preciously refined, that was given as a price during contests since the Middle-Age. It has an important artistic value since it is painted by contemporary artists and it’s different year after year. The Palio must eternize the...
- Weekend in Foligno, Umbria, during the Quintana celebration! (Good Availability)
Umbria Jazz la musica del mondo! - Perugia
The Umbria Jazz format brings together three different musical dimensions in three different settings. Evening concerts at the Arena Santa Giuliana: it is here that the most famous names appear, artists who require a larger, more spacious venue. Afternoons and nights at Perugia’s two...
- Umbria Jazz in Country House. Music and relax in Italy. (Good Availability)
I PRIMI D'ITALIA Festival dei primi Piatti - Foligno
Primi d'Italia Taste this special festival in Italy. From the 25th to the 28th of September 2008, there is the Xth Edition of Primi d’Italia in Foligno (Perugia) – National Festival of Pasta and Spaghetti.
- Primi d'Italia: holidays in Foligno, Umbria! (Good Availability)
Mangialonga Caprai CANTINE APERTE UMBRIA - Montefalco
Spend a wonderful day tasting Umbrian typical wine and food. Mangialonga takes place the last Sunday of May, the same day as Wine Day. It is an event organised by Arnaldo Caprai, a 4 km path with wine and food stops and music all along the visit. Mangialonga by Arnaldo Caprai has become a...
- Mangialonga by Arnaldo Caprai: Wine event in Italy! (Good Availability)
CantaMaggio Terni - Terni
CANTAMAGGIO IN TERNI, ITALY From the 24th of April 2008 to the 18th of May 2008 Cantamaggio is a Spring event in Umbria, Italy, based on parades of allegorical floats made by Terni citizens. During Cantamaggio there are theatre and various typical shows. Cantamaggio is the Spring...
- Cantamaggio in Terni, an occasion to visit Umbria and Italy! (Good Availability)
CalendiMaggio Assisi - Assisi
Calendimaggio - ASSISI Commemoration of popular traditions Assisi It is a spectacular evocation of medieval and Renaissance costumes and life. The two ancient medieval wards, the "Parte di Sopra" and the "Parte di Sotto", engage in a spectacular challenge which takes the form of theatre...
Corsa dei Ceri a Gubbio - Gubbio
HISTORY Corsa dei Ceri history is one of the oldest of Italy. There are two hypotheses about It: one is religious the other pagan. The religious one goes back to Patron Saint Ubaldo and his date of death: 15th of May 1160. The pagan one goes back to the celebration of Cerere, goddess of...
- Special Corsa dei Ceri in Gubbio: holiday packages in Umbria! (Good Availability)
Santa Rita from Cascia - Cascia
RITA FROM CASCIA She was born at Roccaporena near Cascia, Umbria. The name is perhaps a shortening of Margherita, the Italian version of the name "Margaret." Rita was married at age 18 to Paolo Mancini. Her parents arranged her marriage, despite the fact that Rita repeatedly...
- Sleeping in Umbria during Saint Rita's Day: the 22nd of May! (Good Availability)
Fuga del Bove, corsa di buoi a Montefalco! - Montefalco
Fuga del Bove is a traditional event in Montefalco, Umbria. Its aim is to go back to a XVII th century tradition. The Bove was a bull set free in Montefalco, people had to capture it and its meat was divided between them. Protagonists of the event are 4 medieval quarters: San...
- August Packages in Umbria during the FUGA DEL BOVE in Montefalco! (Good Availability)
Medieval Tournament: Palio della Balestra di Gubbio e San Sepolcro - Gubbio
The medieval Palio della Balestra is a tournament between Gubbio (in Perugia - Umbria) and Sansepolcro (in Arezzo - Tuscany). The Palio della Balestra takes place the last Sunday of May in Gubbio. The second part of the Palio della Balestra takes place the second Sunday of September in...
- Weekend in Gubbio during the Palio della Balestra! (Good Availability)
Sagra della Cipolla - Cannara
SAGRA DELLA CIPOLLA - CANNARA, UMBRIA In September there is Saint Matteo fair, Patron Saint of Cannara, and the fiera della cipolla. Festa della Cipolla organized by local Pro Loco: the medieval centre of Cannara becomes a global sound, dance and fair where onions reign!
- Sagra della Cipolla: come to Italy and taste Cannara typical Onions! (Good Availability)
Corsa all'Anello di Narni - Narni
Corsa all'Anello in Narni-Umbria The main feast in medieval Narni was dedicated to the Patron Saint Giovenale, taking place each year on the 3rd of May. During this festival the whole town of Narni contributes to recreate the atmosphere of 1371, year of the first written city laws. Flags...
Umbria Country Collazzone Perugia - Perugia
JUNE in Collazzone Perugia "UMBRIA COUNTRY is the free time festival. The event takes place in "IL PIANCARDATO" farmhouse in Gaietole - Collazzone (PERUGIA): UMBRIA COUNTRY is about country life and its habits.
FESTA DELLE ACQUE - LAGO DI PIEDILUCO - Terni
From the 28th of June in Piediluco. The Festa delle acque takes place in Piediluco, wonderful lake in Terni. Its origins are pagan: It is a Summer celebration in Piediluco. During the night you can watch a magic show: lighted and coloured little boats over the lake.
- Summer in Umbria during the Festa delle Acque in Piediluco, near Terni. (Good Availability)
TODI ARTE FESTIVAL - Perugia
July 2008: in Todi there is Todi Arte Festival, art and culture event. Todi Arte Festival is music, dance, poetry, lyric, visual arts, cinema, exhibitions and more.
FESTIVAL DEI SEGNI BAROCCHI - Foligno
Baroque Festival in Foligno From the 27th of August to the 18th of September 2011 Foligno's Baroque Festival has become one of the region's most important events. Original and stimulating theatrical and musical events are presented each year, selected from the best productions both in Italy...
- Special offers in Foligno during the BAROQUE SIGNS FESTIVAL (Good Availability)
CAPODANNO IN ITALIA: UMBRIA! - Perugia
New Year's Eve in Italy: Umbria. New Year's Eve holiday in the heart of Italy: Umbria. Complete and detailed list of Villas, Apartments, Hotels and B&Bs for your New Year's Eve in Umbria: New Year's Eve lastminutes! [ Wellness - Country Houses with restaurants - Apartment -...
- Where to sleep during the New Year's Eve in Italy! (Good availability)
Ricette, Sagre, Prodotti L'UMBRIA IN TAVOLA - Perugia
CLICK HERE FOR MORE RECIPES!! UMBRIAN TYPICAL CUISINE Umbrian typical cuisine, Umbrian recipes, Umbrian dishes, regional Italian cuisine. Here you are some Umbrian recipes: Strangozzi with Asparagus Ingredients for 4-5 guests: 500 gr. Umbrian strangozzi 2 wild asparagus...