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Mini olympics at Pesaro and Urbino: Italian town festival from Carpegna

10 April, 2020

The town of Carpegna, in Pesaro and Urbino, in the region of the Marche, celebrates its “Sega la Vecchia” Italian sagra in the form of the town sports festival every year. The four parishes of the town get together for…

Epiphany in Italy: celebrating La Befana

8 April, 2020

The Italian tradition of “La Befana” or the witch who appears at Epiphany is one close to Italian hearts. It marks the end of the Christmas season and New Year festivities, and despite the commercial figure of Santa Claus bearing…

Organic food festival, Urbino 3-4 October 2009

7 April, 2020

With this new festival dedicated to healthy, GMO free food and organized by the Institute of Natural Medicine, the city of Urbino steps into the spotlight once again. From 3 to 4 October, people will have the opportunity to take…

Weekend and short breaks in Italy: Ca' Virginia near Urbino, Umbria

25 March, 2020

We often use expressions such as “ the perfect place to relax and unwind ” or “ the perfect place to chill out and really get away from it all” but this time I swear they really fit the place;…

Health spas in Italy: weekend packages for the Marche

23 March, 2020

Keeping in the theme of beauty farms and health spas in Italy, the Due Campanili hotel in the Marche has a spring package for a weekend offer in Italy including accommodation, food and health spa treatments.The hotel is at Montemaggiore…

Italian art: Raffaello on exhibition in Urbino

21 March, 2020

Along with the exhibitions devoted to Della Robbia and Giotto, this year we’ll have the rare opportunity to see Raffaello ‘s juvenile works which will be on display at the Galleria Nazionale delle Marche in Urbino from 5 April 2009…