Events
Every evening, on stages old and new, the magic of the theatre revives the glamour of countless centuries of performances. Operas, concerts, comedies and tragedies take place in splendid venues – La Scala, Milan, Verona’s Arena, the Auditorium in Rome and the Greek theatre of Siracusa.
Italy’s many festivals involve everyone in a town or city. Venice’s colourful Carnival and Siena’s dramatic Palio horse race are merely the best-known of Italy’s thousands of festivals held to thank a saint, celebrate an anniversary or usher in a new season.
Italy’s top seasonal events include a week-long Almond Blossom Festival in Agrigento, the Good Friday Procession led by the Pope in Rome, Florence’s May Music Festival, a performing arts Festival of Two Worlds in Spoleto and Carnivals in Venice, Viareggio and Ivrea.
Hold your own festival. Conferences and celebrations take on a special significance when the venue is an historic residence in a romantic location. Noble castles, patrician villas, museums, monasteries and country houses surrounded by formal gardens are available for meetings, concerts and special events which will never be forgotten by the participants.
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