Umbria – What’s happening in Umbria?
Apart from offering fantastic food and wine, endless panoramas, medieval villages and towns, renaissance art and Roman and Etruscan ruins, there are many wonderful annual events taking place, which if you are lucky you can see during your holidays here! Some of these celebrate traditional events dating back to medieval times and others are on a much larger scale, like Umbria jazz, which attracts visitors from all over the world.
Here is a short list of some of the best and most well known:
Assisi – Calendimaggio – First days in May 2007
The most famous of all Umbrian towns, Assisi, home of Saint Francis (San Francesco), has its own pageant every May with locals dressing up in stunning medieval costumes, parades through the streets, medieval craft stalls and much more…
Gubbio – Festa dei Ceri – 15th May 2007
On the side of the mountain, Gubbio is an ancient town dating back to the Umbri, Romans and then medieval times. This fascinating event dates back to medieval times, with a team from each Rione (area) of the town having to race up to the top of the mountain with an enormous and extremely heavy wooden “ceri” (candle) with a figurine of a Saint on top. The winner is the first team into the church at the top of the mountain!!!!
Bevagna – Mercato delle Gaite – June 2007
This beautiful medieval village lies in the middle of the Vale of Umbria and each year, for two weeks in June, the streets are lined with stalls and craftsmen making and selling traditional medieval crafts. Medieval costumes are everywhere and the restaurants base their menus on ancient recipes!
Spello – Infiorato – 9th – 10th June 2006
The streets of this beautiful medieval town are carpeted with intricate and colourful floral designs. Artists work over night from the Saturday to create their pictures out of flower petals which are judged on the Sunday morning. Be there before 10am to see the artwork at its best!
Perugia – Umbria jazz (www.umbriajazz.com) – July 2007
The streets of Perugia come alive to sound the sounds of jazz, soul and blues with live concerts in the main squares and all the wine bars, restaurants and pizzerias have their own jazz house band with jamming sessions from midnight onwards…
Spoleto – Festival of 2 Worlds (www.spoletofestnet.it) – June/July2007
The southern Umbrian town of Spoleto hosts the international music festival, The Festival of Two Worlds, with open air concerts taking place in the beautiful square in front of the ancient Duomo and the Roman amphitheatre and many more taking place in the theatres.
Castiglione del Lago – Trasimeno Blues (www.trasimenoblues.net) - July 2007
Umbria’s largest lake, Lago Trasimeno, is home to the annual festival, Trasmimeno Blues, with artists coming from all over the world to perform in many different locations all around the Lake!
Montone – Umbria Film Festival (www.umbrianfilmfestival.com) – July 2007
The tiny and perfect medieval hilltop village of Montone is home to the Umbrian Film Festival. Founded by Monty Python star, Terry Gilliam, a huge silver screen is hung in the main square and everyone can watch films under the starlit sky…
Perugia – Eurochocolate – 13th – 21st October
The main high street, Corso Vanucci, is lined with stalls selling every possible kind of Chocolate! Sellers come from all over Europe and some of the best chocolate in the world is here to be tried and tasted. All the coffee shops and bars sell mugs of steaming hot chocolate, there are chocolate sculptures, chocolate fountains and much more…
Città di Castello – Woodland and Truffle Fair – 3rd – 5th November 2007
Huge marquees fill the main square in Città di Castello, each packed with stalls selling the highly prized, culinary delicacy, the truffle! Porcini mushrooms, salamis and prosciutto from Norcia, cheeses of the region, olive oils and much more are all for sale! Fabulous event for food lovers!
Frantoio Aperti – Nov 2007
All the olive mills in Umbria are open for visitors to taste and purchase the newly pressed Extra Virgin Olive Oil.
Here is a short list of some of the best and most well known:
Assisi – Calendimaggio – First days in May 2007
The most famous of all Umbrian towns, Assisi, home of Saint Francis (San Francesco), has its own pageant every May with locals dressing up in stunning medieval costumes, parades through the streets, medieval craft stalls and much more…
Gubbio – Festa dei Ceri – 15th May 2007
On the side of the mountain, Gubbio is an ancient town dating back to the Umbri, Romans and then medieval times. This fascinating event dates back to medieval times, with a team from each Rione (area) of the town having to race up to the top of the mountain with an enormous and extremely heavy wooden “ceri” (candle) with a figurine of a Saint on top. The winner is the first team into the church at the top of the mountain!!!!
Bevagna – Mercato delle Gaite – June 2007
This beautiful medieval village lies in the middle of the Vale of Umbria and each year, for two weeks in June, the streets are lined with stalls and craftsmen making and selling traditional medieval crafts. Medieval costumes are everywhere and the restaurants base their menus on ancient recipes!
Spello – Infiorato – 9th – 10th June 2006
The streets of this beautiful medieval town are carpeted with intricate and colourful floral designs. Artists work over night from the Saturday to create their pictures out of flower petals which are judged on the Sunday morning. Be there before 10am to see the artwork at its best!
Perugia – Umbria jazz (www.umbriajazz.com) – July 2007
The streets of Perugia come alive to sound the sounds of jazz, soul and blues with live concerts in the main squares and all the wine bars, restaurants and pizzerias have their own jazz house band with jamming sessions from midnight onwards…
Spoleto – Festival of 2 Worlds (www.spoletofestnet.it) – June/July2007
The southern Umbrian town of Spoleto hosts the international music festival, The Festival of Two Worlds, with open air concerts taking place in the beautiful square in front of the ancient Duomo and the Roman amphitheatre and many more taking place in the theatres.
Castiglione del Lago – Trasimeno Blues (www.trasimenoblues.net) - July 2007
Umbria’s largest lake, Lago Trasimeno, is home to the annual festival, Trasmimeno Blues, with artists coming from all over the world to perform in many different locations all around the Lake!
Montone – Umbria Film Festival (www.umbrianfilmfestival.com) – July 2007
The tiny and perfect medieval hilltop village of Montone is home to the Umbrian Film Festival. Founded by Monty Python star, Terry Gilliam, a huge silver screen is hung in the main square and everyone can watch films under the starlit sky…
Perugia – Eurochocolate – 13th – 21st October
The main high street, Corso Vanucci, is lined with stalls selling every possible kind of Chocolate! Sellers come from all over Europe and some of the best chocolate in the world is here to be tried and tasted. All the coffee shops and bars sell mugs of steaming hot chocolate, there are chocolate sculptures, chocolate fountains and much more…
Città di Castello – Woodland and Truffle Fair – 3rd – 5th November 2007
Huge marquees fill the main square in Città di Castello, each packed with stalls selling the highly prized, culinary delicacy, the truffle! Porcini mushrooms, salamis and prosciutto from Norcia, cheeses of the region, olive oils and much more are all for sale! Fabulous event for food lovers!
Frantoio Aperti – Nov 2007
All the olive mills in Umbria are open for visitors to taste and purchase the newly pressed Extra Virgin Olive Oil.
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