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ITALY THROUGH THE YEAR Festa di Sant’Andrea (27 Jun),
Amalfi, Campania. Fireworks
and processions.
Festival dei Due Mondi (late
Jun–early Jul), Spoleto, Umbria.
International festival of drama,
music and dance.
Gioco del Ponte (last Sun), Pisa.
“The Bridge Parade” of marchers
in antique armour.
Estate Romana (late Jun–
mid-Sep), Rome. Open-air A crowded beach near Livorno, Tuscany,
cinema, performances, ballet during the summer holidays
and concerts.
Opera Festival (Jul & Aug),
July Verona, Veneto. Renowned opera
Corsa del Palio (2 Jul), Siena. festival over-lapping with the
Tuscany’s most famous event Shakespeare Festival, providing
(see p345) presents a medi eval music, drama, opera and dance.
flag-waving exhibition and
Street carpeted with flowers for the horse race. August
Infiorata in Genzano Festa della Madonna della Medieval Palio (first week–
Bruna (first end Aug) Feltre, Veneto. Parades
Sun), Matera, and archery com petitions,
Summer Basilicata. medieval-style.
Summer brings A lively Festa del Mare (15 Aug), Diano
the crowds to Italy, procession Marina, Liguria. This “Festival of
particularly the cities. of clergy men the Sea” boasts a spectacular
Italians, however, flee and knights firework display.
and head for the coast, in costume. Festa dei Candelieri (14 Aug),
usually in August. Festa de’ Noantri Sassari, Sardinia. “Festival of
The queues for tourist (last two weeks the Candle”, dating from the
attractions can be long and Jul), Rome. 16th century.
hotels are often fully booked. A colourful festival Corsa del Palio (16 Aug), Siena,
Festivals vary; religious in Trastevere. Tuscany. See July entry.
events are interspersed Festa della Santa Rossini Festival (mid-Aug), Pesaro,
with those of the arts and Maria del Carmine Le Marche. A celebration of the
local folklore. (16 Jul), Naples. composer’s work, in his birthplace.
Featuring the Venice Film Festival (late Aug–
June Musician from illumination early Sep). Inter national festival
Festa della Fragola Florence’s Calcio of the city’s on the Lido.
(1 Jun), Borgo San Martino, bell tower. Settimane Musicali di Stresa
Piedmont. Musical and folkloric Umbria Jazz (Jul), Perugia. (late Aug–end Sep), Stresa,
performances in celebration of World-famous jazz artists Lombardy. Four weeks of
the strawberry. perform in various settings. concerts and recitals.
Biennale (Jun–Sep), Venice.
The world’s biggest exhibition
of contemporary art takes
place during odd-numbered
years only.
Infiorata (Corpus Christi day),
Genzano, Lazio. A procession
through streets carpeted
with flowers.
International Film Festival
(mid-Jun), Taormina, Sicily.
Festa di San Giovanni (mid-
Jun–mid-Jul), Turin, Piedmont.
Festival in honour of the city’s
patron saint, John.
Calcio Storico (24 Jun and two
other days in Jun), Florence.
Football in 16th-century
costumes; fireworks. Flag-throwers in Piazza del Campo, Siena, just before the Corsa del Palio

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