Events

FAI Autumn Days 2024 on October 12 & 13

October 11, 2024

The “Giornate FAI d’Autunno 2024” are two days this weekend, October 12 and 13, organized by the Fondo per l’Ambiente Italiano, a non-profit organization created in 1975 and dedicated to protectiong Italy’s artistic, historical and landscape heritage. It is based on the National Trust model that uses volunteers and donations to take care of many…

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Enjoy Fall in Tuscany with Wine & Truffles

November 1, 2023

While summer is the busiest season for Tuscany and Chianti, the months of fall are actually my favorite and I believe the best time of the year to come and explore the region. Less crowds and less demand generally accounts for lower rates than in the peak summer season although I have to admit lots…

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@SundayatheMuseum in Tuscany

February 3, 2023

This Sunday, February 5, 2023, many regional museums will be open with exhibitions, guided tours and initiatives throughout Tuscany The first Sunday is the #SUNDAYattheMUSEUM with free admission to all the monuments, museums, galleries, parks and monumental gardens of the Italian State. Also many of the state places of culture managed by the regional Polo Museale della…

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2022 Carnival fun at the Hard Rock Cafe

February 21, 2022

Are you looking for music and fun to celebrate Carnival this Friday, February 25? Then go to the Hard Rock Cafe in Florence where SUZY Q CARNIVAL CIRCUS will perform on stage and take over the audience with their irreverent performance! The Tuscan dance music band celebrate their 25 years on stage with the masked…

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The European Night at the Museum returns this Saturday

July 2, 2021

This Saturday July 3 several cultural sites in Tuscany are open for the European Night of Museums 2021, with extended evening hours paying for entrance only 1 euro. Normally this event, designed to promote the artistic heritage of the Old Continent, takes place in May, but this edition was moved to summer due to the…

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VillInvita at Poggio a Caiano Medici Villa

October 30, 2020

The best way to visit the Medici Villa at Poggio a Caiano is with a guided visit! The villa is offering, from every Thursday September 24 through November 26, the project “VILLINVITA” which offers free guided visits by the personnel of the monumental apartments in the Medici villa. Part of various initiatives to promote the…

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Le Rinacenze at Villa Reale di Marlia

July 25, 2020

Two events we cannot miss await us at Villa Reale di Marlia This summer, the beautiful Villa Reale di Marlia together with the Lucca-based association Kreativa organize two special events dedicated to art, culture and entertainment: the first one is Le Rinascenze by Night – Art Under the Stars scheduled for the night of San…

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Christmas in Tuscany: 4 Places to Head to with Kids

December 11, 2019

A PISA: LA FABBRICA DI BABBO NATALE Dove: agli Arsenali Repubblicani di Pisa Quando: 13, 14 e 15 Dicembre Alla Fabbrica di Babbo Natale a Pisa i bambini potranno partecipare a tanti laboratori manuali insieme agli elfi, oltre a scrivere la loro letterina di Natale ed imbucarla direttamente presso l’Ufficio Postale. Ingresso a pagamento dai…

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Fucecchio Bike & Ride October 18-20

October 11, 2019

Do you love to bike? Then the Fucecchio Bike & Ride is the place to be the weekend of October 18-20! The last stop of this year’s Slow Travel Fest is centered in Fucecchio, a splendid hamlet along the Via Francigena and Via Romea Strata not far from Florence. From Friday through Sunday October 18-20,…

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Top Sagre in Tuscany this Fall

October 4, 2019

Fall in Tuscany means enjoying the products that nature gives us, and here this season it translates into truffles, extra virgin olive oil and chestnuts! This literally transforms into “food festivals” or as they are called in Italian, sagre, every weekend where one or all of the season’s products are highlighted, savored and sold. There…

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