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Italian events and traditions

We take you to the events you would like to enjoy, from historic celebrations to music, art and traditions. We agree on transfers around your plans, checking the calendar for the edition you wish to attend.

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Tell us which event and travel period interest you. The periods shown describe the usual calendar; on request, we can check dates, the current programme, admission arrangements and availability for your chosen edition. We plan your transfers around the activities you would like to enjoy.

Events to explore

Events and traditions · Aosta Valley

Sant’Orso Fair, Aosta

In Aosta’s historic centre, the Sant’Orso Fair celebrates craftsmanship from the Aosta Valley through mountain materials, techniques and skills. The displayed works bring you closer to artisans’ work and local culture. We arrange your transfer towards the city and agree arrival and return, allowing time to explore the fair’s streets.

When to plan your visit
Usual dates: 30 and 31 January. Check the programme for the relevant edition.

Events and traditions · Piedmont

Turin International Book Fair

At Lingotto, publishers, writers and readers meet around books and ideas through presentations, talks and activities devoted to contemporary literature. You choose the events that interest you from the edition’s programme; your chauffeur arranges transfers around those timings, agreeing arrival points and your return.

When to plan your visit
Usual period: May. Dates and programme vary by edition.

Events and traditions · Lombardy

Cremona Nougat Festival

Cremona’s historic centre celebrates nougat and its confectionery tradition with producers, tastings, performances and references to local history amid monumental buildings. We arrange your transfer towards the city and agree the length of your stop, so you can choose activities from the programme to include in your walk.

When to plan your visit
Usual period: November. Check the dates and programme for the relevant edition.

Events and traditions · Liguria

Sanremo Music Festival

At the Teatro Ariston, Italian song takes centre stage in the Festival’s competition and televised evenings, while the streets and seafront mark a lively period. We arrange your transfer towards Sanremo and agree timings around your plans in town. Admission to performances requires separate checking.

When to plan your visit
Usual period: February. The exact schedule depends on the edition.

Events and traditions · Trentino-South Tyrol

Bolzano Christmas Market

Wooden stalls, crafts and decorations bring South Tyrolean Christmas flavours to central Bolzano, with spices, local sweets and music. For your winter day, we arrange the transfer towards the city and agree arrival and return; you choose time for the market and city centre according to the published calendar.

When to plan your visit
Usual period: late November to early January. Check the calendar and opening days.

Events and traditions · Veneto

Venice Carnival

Masks, costumes, squares and canals provide the setting for Carnival’s performances and activities, with a different programme each year. We arrange your transfer to an agreed arrival point reachable by road, coordinating timings with your onward travel on foot or by water to chosen events and your exploration of Venice.

When to plan your visit
During the Carnival season, ending on Shrove Tuesday. Dates change each year: consult the official calendar.

Events and traditions · Friuli-Venezia Giulia

Barcolana, Trieste

The regatta in the Gulf of Trieste brings together boats and crews with differing experience, accompanied by activities ashore and on the water that reflect the city’s connection with sailing. To enjoy its waterfront, we agree your road transfer towards Trieste and arrival and return timings around your chosen activities.

When to plan your visit
Usual period: October; the main regatta normally takes place on the second Sunday. Check the programme.

Events and traditions · Emilia-Romagna

Ferrara Buskers Festival

Street musicians and performers from different countries turn Ferrara’s urban spaces into stages and meeting places for sounds and cultures. You choose performances from the festival programme; we arrange your transfer towards the city and agree your return, allowing time to follow events along your chosen route.

When to plan your visit
Usual period: late August. Check the edition’s dates, programme and admission arrangements.

Events and traditions · Tuscany

Palio di Siena

The race between Siena’s contrade in Piazza del Campo expresses a tradition woven into city life, with ceremonies and activities for the two summer occasions. We arrange your transfer towards the city around your chosen programme, agreeing arrival and return. Access arrangements and viewing options must be checked in advance for your visit.

When to plan your visit
Traditional dates: 2 July and 16 August. Check the programme and official updates.

Events and traditions · Umbria

Festival dei Due Mondi, Spoleto

Music, theatre, dance and other art forms meet in Spoleto’s historic venues, with international productions and talks to combine with exploring the city. Your chauffeur coordinates transfers around your chosen performances, according to the edition’s programme and availability, agreeing arrival points and return timings.

When to plan your visit
Usual period: late June and July. Check the official programme for dates and performances.

Events and traditions · Marche

Macerata Opera Festival

The Sferisterio brings performance and architecture together in the open-air setting of the Macerata Opera Festival, with different operas and performers each edition. For your musical evening, we arrange the transfer towards the city and agree your return, planning timings around your chosen production and the programme you would like to follow.

When to plan your visit
Usual period: July and August. Check the edition’s programme and performance dates.

Events and traditions · Lazio

Rome Film Fest

Screenings, talks and tributes to Italian and international cinema enliven the Auditorium Parco della Musica and other Rome venues. You choose activities from the official programme and check booking and admission for each event; we coordinate road transfers between your selected venues and agree arrival and return timings.

When to plan your visit
Usual period: October. Dates, venues and programme vary by edition.

Events and traditions · Abruzzo

Celestinian Forgiveness Celebration, L’Aquila

Around Pope Celestine V, the celebration connects historical memory, religious tradition and life in L’Aquila, with civic and cultural events and ceremonies at the Basilica of Collemaggio at its heart. We arrange your transfer towards the city, agreeing timings around the programme moments you would like to follow and your return.

When to plan your visit
Usual period: late August; the central observances fall on 28 and 29 August. Check the programme.

Events and traditions · Molise

Scapoli International Zampogna Festival

In Scapoli, the zampogna, a traditional bagpipe, brings instrument makers, musicians and folk groups together through a craft market, concerts and activities connecting local heritage with experiences from other countries. We arrange your road transfer towards the village and agree stop timings around the musical and craft events you choose from the programme.

When to plan your visit
Usual period: late July. Check the calendar and programme for the relevant edition.

Events and traditions · Campania

Giffoni Film Festival

In Giffoni Valle Piana, young people on the festival juries encounter films, debates and talks devoted to younger generations. Check the edition’s programme for public activities and participation requirements; we agree your road transfer and arrival and return timings around the events you have chosen.

When to plan your visit
Usual period: July. Dates and participation arrangements depend on the edition.

Events and traditions · Puglia

La Notte della Taranta, Salento

Salento’s pizzica and folk music meet contemporary sounds and artists from different backgrounds in a travelling festival culminating in Melpignano’s concert and renewing the connection between tradition and experimentation each year. We agree your stops in Salento’s towns and arrange road transfers around the events you would like to attend.

When to plan your visit
Usual period: August. Check the touring schedule and the date of the final concert.

Events and traditions · Basilicata

Madonna della Bruna Festival, Matera

Matera’s patronal festival connects devotion and popular tradition around the Madonna della Bruna, with processions and rituals accompanying the triumphal float, a piece of craftsmanship that changes each year. We agree your transfer towards the city and return around your chosen programme moments, allowing time to encounter this part of its shared memory.

When to plan your visit
Traditional date: 2 July. Check the edition’s timings, route and programme.

Events and traditions · Calabria

Diamante Chilli Pepper Festival

In Diamante, chilli peppers reveal Calabrian flavours and food culture through the festival’s tastings, exhibitors, performances and informative events. We arrange your road transfer towards the Tyrrhenian coastal town and agree stops and your return, so you can choose programme activities that interest you around this ingredient of local cooking.

When to plan your visit
Usual period: September. Check the dates and programme for the relevant edition.

Events and traditions · Sicily

Santa Rosalia Festival, Palermo

Devotion, performance and civic memory connect Palermo with its patron saint, Santa Rosalia; the Festino procession follows the Cassaro towards the Foro Italico according to the edition’s programme. We arrange your transfer towards the city and agree arrival and return points around the events you would like to experience and available access.

When to plan your visit
Usual period: mid-July, with the main observances on 14 and 15 July. Check the programme.

Events and traditions · Sardinia

Sant’Efisio Festival, Cagliari and Nora

The Sant’Efisio procession connects Cagliari and Nora through faith and Sardinian identity: traditional dress, music and decorated carts accompany the saint’s statue, with cultural expressions from many island communities. We agree which moments and locations you would like to reach, arranging road transfers according to the programme and permitted routes.

When to plan your visit
Traditional period: 1–4 May. Check the edition’s programme and procession routes.

Let’s plan your journey ahead

We recommend booking well in advance, especially in peak season: this can help us find a wider choice among the vehicles available for your dates and offer the best fit for your passengers, luggage and preferences.

A professional guide, if you wish

Your chauffeur looks after your transport. We can arrange a professional tourist guide on request: let us know well in advance so we can check availability. The guide’s service and fee are agreed separately.

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Let’s plan your journey ahead. We recommend booking well in advance, especially in peak season: this can help us find a wider choice among the vehicles available for your dates and offer the best fit for your passengers, luggage and preferences.

A professional guide, if you wish. Your chauffeur looks after your transport. We can arrange a professional tourist guide on request: let us know well in advance so we can check availability. The guide’s service and fee are agreed separately.

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