Breakfast at Tiffany’s in Siena
Posted by admin in Archive, Culture, Events on 20. Jan, 2012 | 0 Comments
Everybody knows the famous Blake Edwards movie Breakfast at Tiffany’s, thanks to the Audrey Hepburn performance, and now is a great emotion to live again that story at theatre. The movie, in fact, derives from the novel of Truman Capote and then Samuel Adamson made a dramatized version for theatre, scheduled this weekend in Siena, [...]
Travelling notes in Siena for Epiphany
Posted by admin in Archive, Culture, Events on 05. Jan, 2012 | 0 Comments
2012 is just started and the next weekend will be, for many people, the last Christmas holiday: what can we do to enjoy it at the best? Spend a couple of days in Siena is a good idea also during winter, because there are events and places to visit. On 6th January, the day of [...]
New Year’s Eve at Piazza del Campo and at Fortress in Siena
Posted by admin in Archive, Events on 19. Dec, 2011 | 0 Comments
Feverish preparations for New Year’s Eve are under way, many people will spend this day in Tuscany, region that offers suitable attractions for everybody: families with children, groups of friends, couples and who loves elegance and nature. Siena is rich of ideas for prople that are going to book a weekend in the city, so [...]
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, [...]
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 | 0 Comments
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 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 [...]
