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Italian food festivals: polenta 'sagra' in Lazio

21 April, 2020

An unusual Italian food festival celebrating polenta will take place at Castel di Tora, Rieti in the region of Lazio. The ‘sagra‘ will take place on February 21st at the gates to the historic town centre where an enormous copper…

Autumn in Italy: Chestnut Festival at Marradi, near Florence

10 April, 2020

Each year Autumn, the season which is like a door between summer and winter, brings its own delights to the table; from chestnuts and mushrooms to apples and grapes. So those of you who love the flavours of Autumn will…

Apple 'sagra' in Italy: Italian food festival of 'pom a moj' at Casalnoceto, Alessandria

7 April, 2020

Whether famous or not, apples are a traditional Italian product, with the most well known being the apples of Trentino-Alto Adige in Italy’s north. An old Italian food festival is being revived though, at Casalnoceto, between Alessandria and Pavia, where…

Festival of Bread opens in Rome: celebrating bruschetta and the best Italian bread in Italy

6 April, 2020

The Italian Bread Festival in Rome starts today and is called the “festa del Pane Casereccio” locally, otherwise known as “bruschetta”. It will take place over the weekend from 6pm this evening in Piazza Tommaso Frasconi. It will finish with…

Olive oil festival in Cetona, Tuscany

2 April, 2020

The Tuscan olive oil festival of Cetona, in Val di Chiana takes place this weekend from December 5 to 7 after many days of hard work to finish the olive harvest for this year. The extra virgin olive oil festival…

Culinary tours, food festivals and wine tasting in Italy

2 April, 2020

There are many culinary tours of Italy that you can do, to enjoy the traditional Italian products in different regions, and today we give you a few names of companies that might help in planning your Italy by taste itinerary.…

Eurochocolate 2009: Europe's biggest chocolate festival in Perugia

2 April, 2020

The Italian food festival you’ve all been waiting is nearly here, with Eurochocolate starting on October 16 in the home town of Baci Perugina. Every year, Perugia in Umbria hosts the chocolate festival, and this year opening the festival are…

Valentino Rossi legal action against truffle festival

1 April, 2020

The Italian truffle festival at Sant-Angelo in Vado (Pesaro) has encountered an unusual problem this year, in the form of champion sports star Valentino Rossi. The truffle festival has reached its 46th edition, and the logo of this year’s festival…

Italian food festivals: Cheese festival in Piedmont celebrates Italian cheese

25 March, 2020

The town of Bra in Piedmont, famous for its Italian cheese and the Slow Food movement, is currently hosting the Slow Food Cheese Italian food festival. Autum in Italy is THE season for food festivals, so you’d best get your…

Food festivals and Italian olive oil: Lake Garda olives

23 March, 2020

The best Italian olive oil does not just come from central and southern Italy. While you may be used to seeing the olive groves across the hills of Tuscany and Umbria, there is a pocket in northern Italy that makes…

2010 Vinitaly program and bookings

21 March, 2020

Italy’s famous wine fair, Vinitaly, will take place in Verona from April 8-12 this year, and will continue the constant growth in the event. More than 4,000 exhibitors will be on display as part of a program with Italian wine…