Christmas events in Siena
Posted by admin in Archive, Events, Handicraft on 02. Dec, 2011 | 0 Comments
The Senese calendar is very rich in December: Christmas is coming and now it’s time to looking for presents and plan holidays, perhaps booking a travel to this nice Tuscan town. In occasion of festivity, Siena schedules during all the month special events, concerts, shows, guided tours and entertainment for all, so tourists and Senese people [...]
Poetry for peace, meetings and tastings in Siena
Posted by admin in Archive, Culture, Events, Food & Wine on 15. Nov, 2011 | 0 Comments
The International Festival of Poetry Poeti in libertà comes for the second time, with the aim to spread a message of peace getting together literature, music and enogastronomical traditions in prestigious locations in Siena. The event, totally free, is organized by the cultural association Macondo and will take place on 17th,18th and 19th November with [...]
The book festival for kids comes back in Siena
Posted by admin in Archive, Culture, Events on 31. Oct, 2011 | 0 Comments
One of the purposes of this wonderful festival is to celebrate the charm of reading: “Leggere è Volare” will take place in Siena and province from 4th to 20th November. The event comes to the 21st edition and is a meeting with the most prestigious Italian writers, and there will be also theatrical performances, movie previews [...]
Baroque festival in Siena
Posted by admin in Archive, Events on 04. Oct, 2011 | 0 Comments
Is a prestigious event of the Tuscan autumn, that celebrates baroque in all its shapes and comes to the fourth edition: is the Festival Contemporaneamente Barocco in Siena, the ideal chance to join great concerts, exclusive exhibitions, artistic itineraries and screenings on theme. The festival starts on Friday 7th October and continues until 23rd with [...]
Terra di Siena Film Festival with Susan Sarandon
Posted by admin in Archive, Culture, Events on 27. Sep, 2011 | 0 Comments
The prestigious Terra di Siena Film Festival, scheduled from 1st to 5th October, will enrich these days of autumn in the wonderful Tuscan city of Siena. The festival comes to the XV edition and is a great meeting for the Seventh Art fans, that will meet in Siena some of their favorite celebrities. This year, [...]
An harvest of music and video in Montalcino
Posted by admin in Archive, Culture, Events on 02. Sep, 2011 | 0 Comments
September comes and it’s time for harvest. But besides the harvest of the precious Tuscan grape, this year there is an event that celebrates with music the charm of this area: at the begin of the harvest of Brunello starts the festival Hartvest in Montalcino, a weekend (2nd and 3rd September) of concerts, video, exhibitions [...]
Music at Horti in Val d’Orcia
Posted by admin in Archive, Culture, Events, Food & Wine on 26. Aug, 2011 | 0 Comments
The province of Siena continues to offer relevant events for Italian and foreigner tourists, and Senese people that want do discover the surrounding territory. The next meeting will be from 27th August to 3rd September in the wonderful set of San Quirico d’Orcia with the International Festival of Music, Food and Wine Musica negli Horti. [...]
Siena, it’s time for Palio!
Posted by admin in Archive, Events on 12. Aug, 2011 | 0 Comments
The most awaited moment of the year in Siena is arrived: on Tuesday 16th August will be the day of Palio dell’Assunta where 10 Contradas will run for the drappellone, painted this year by Francesco Carone, Senese artist from Contrada of Unicorn. First of all we give you some information about the meetings of the [...]
Special events during the Senese summer
Posted by admin in Archive, Culture, Events on 05. Aug, 2011 | 0 Comments
Waiting for the next Palio, on 16th August, there are many unique events that the city offers during this month. Who loves classical music cannot miss the concert of Maurizio Pollini, the famous pianist, on Tuesday 9th at 9:15 pm, is the only Italian date this summer and will take place at Teatro dei Rinnovati, for [...]
Jazz concerts and open-air cinema in Siena
Posted by admin in Archive, Events on 28. Jul, 2011 | 0 Comments
In the heart of summer, one of the best thing that you can do is to see concerts of high quality and see movies in open-air cinemas available only in this period. Siena gives you this chance, if you chose it to spend holidays in the typical quiet of Tuscany. The events that we suggest [...]
The Contrada of Goose won the Palio on July 2nd
Posted by admin in Archive, Culture, Events on 05. Jul, 2011 | 1 Comment
On Saturday 2nd July took place the traditional Palio di Provenzano (in honour of the Madonna di Provenzano), the first important event in Siena this year for contrade. It was a dramatic edition caused by some accidents (some tests were postponed because of the rain) and above all the death of the horse Messi of Contrada [...]
The Narrazioni festival in Poggibonsi
Posted by admin in Archive, Culture, Events on 24. Jun, 2011 | 0 Comments
This weekend there is a comeback of a prestigious festival in Poggibonsi, in province of Siena, dedicated to literature with special guests as writers and musicians, a free event that you shouldn’t miss. Is called Narrazioni, is started on 23rd June and is taking place in the historical center and near the Fonte delle Fate [...]
The voices of fountains in Siena
Posted by admin in Archive, Culture, Events on 15. Jun, 2011 | 0 Comments
The historical importance of fountains in Siena is well known, here there are 25 km of subterranean waterworks, the famous Bottini di Siena. It’s a work of the human cleverness, that allowed to build the fountains of the city, currently working; among these we suggest Fonti di Pescaia, that in the past provided water for fish [...]
