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 [...]
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, [...]
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 [...]
Top quality Senese products at Market in Piazza del Campo
Posted by admin in Archive, Events, Handicraft on 18. Nov, 2010 | 0 Comments
Do you want to know how a medieval market was, an essential meeting point for commerce and relationship? In Siena, the next 4th and 5th of December, it will be possible to live the same atmosphere, just in Piazza del Campo, where was the weekly market in XIII century. Here will be “Il Mercato nel [...]
Ferie delle Messi in San Gimignano from 18th to 20th of june
Posted by admin in Archive, Events, Itineraries on 05. Jun, 2010 | 0 Comments
From 18 to 20 June in San Gimignano, in the province of Siena , we have the Ferie delle Messi, which evokes the traditional “ferie Messium”, established under the title “De Ferris Potencies” of 1255 and 1314. This manifestation recreates the atmosphere of the Middle Ages with musical and theatrical performances, the unfailing local gastronomy and [...]
