Orvieto (TR) -
Orvieto (Tr). For the entire month of August and right up to September 5th, Orvieto's Palazzo del Gusto - in the former Convent of San Giovanni - will be hosting this year's edition of the "Cantine alla Ribalta - Chef alla Ribalta wine and food event, with tastings and special dinners scheduled both at the Palazzo itself and in a number of restaurants around town.
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Torgiano (PG) -
Torgiano (Pg). On August 10th - the star-gazing night of St Lawrence - visitors to Torgiano will be able to taste wines from the Vini del Cantico Wine Trail as they spot falling stars for this year's edition of Calici di Stelle.
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Montecastrilli (TR) -
Montecastrilli (Tr). On August 10th there will be a night of music and poetry reading under the stars at the Church of San Lorenzo, to celebrate the date traditionally regarded to be the most propitious for spotting falling stars. From 11.30pm onwards.
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Todi (PG) -
Todi (Pg). On September 10th at the Teatro Comunale there will be the international seminar devoted to promote the prevention of poor eating habits entitled “La Linea Sottile”. A survey conducted by the Italian health ministry will be presented.
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Castel Viscardo (TR) -
Castel Viscardo (Tr). On August 10th, for the Notte di San Lorenzo star-gazing night, Castel Viscardo will be holding its annual Calici di Stelle event combining tastings of Etrusco-Roman Wine Trail wines with walks through the old town centre, tastings of traditional lentil and chick-pea dishes and a gaze up into the night to spot falling stars.
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Perugia (PG) -
Perugia. On August 10th there will be a series of religious functions in the Cathedral of San Lorenzo to commemorate St Lawrence, one of the patron saints of Perugia.
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Assisi (PG) -
Assisi (Pg). On August 11th Assisi will be commemorating the feast day of one of its patron saints, St Claire, with a number of religious and secular festivities. At 10.40am there will be the procession of secular authorities and the entrance into the Basilica of St Claires, followed by Eucharist Mass and the offering of votive candles from the mayor. In the evening there will be a torchlit procession following the bust of St Rufino into the Basilica of San Rufino, followed by a blessing ...
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Assisi (PG) -
Assisi loc. Petrigano di Assisi (Pg). Now in its 30th edition, the Giro dell'Umbria international motorbike tour of Umbria will take place from August 11th to 15th at the Abbey of Montelabate, Cerreto di Spoleto, Città della Pieve, Monte Castello di Vibio and Assisi.
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Città della Pieve (PG) -
Città della Pieve (Pg). Città della Pieve is gearing itself full throttle for this year’s edition of its Palio dei Terzieri, which will run from August 11th to 22nd. The origins of this Medieval pageant date back to the Middle Ages, when in the 13th century Castel della Pieve – as it was known in those times – was divided up into three ‘districts’, or terzieri, each one reflecting the three social classes that made up the ...
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Orvieto (TR) -
Orvieto (Tr). Up until November 13th the Museo Opera del Duomo will be paying tribute to the legendary Sienese architect Lorenzo Maitani, whose designs for the Duomo of Orvieto have helped put the city on the global map. The show features, among other artefacts, the original drawings Maitani made for the façade of the building in 1310, probably the oldest surviving architectural designs in the world.
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Country AVIGLIANO UMBRO, Amelia area, in the province of Terni
SOLOMEO, Perugia area, in the municipality of Corciano
