Todi (PG) -
From July 7th to 22nd Todi will once more be hosting its annual hot air balloon Gran Premio, with some forty hot air balloons from all over the world gathering at Ponte Naia. Every morning at 6.30am there will be a colourful flight over Todi, plus a host of other activities and events.
Among the event's most popular appointments is the Caccia alla Volpe hot air balloon 'fox hunt', in which all participants chasing a balloon that is given a fifteen minute head start.
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Todi (PG) -
The all'Ombra del Castello review of open air film screenings in the main square of Izzalini continues on July 7th with Qui non è il paradiso, directed by Gianluca Maria Tavarelli. Starring Fabrizio Gifuni, Antonio Catania, Valerio Binasco, Erika Bernardi. Typical local produce will be up for tasting after the screening. Read more
Città di Castello (PG) -
On July 7th and 8th the Museo Tradizioni Popolari of Garavelle will be holding the "Usanze e sapori della tradizione contadina" event, offering two days of tastings of typical local recipes from the rich peasant tradition of the area. Read more
Magione (PG) -
On July 7th and 8th the Zocco Beach resort of San Feliciano will be hosting a women's volleyball event organised by FIPAV Perugia. Read more
Tuoro sul Trasimeno (PG) -
On July 7th at 9pm the Teatro Comunale will be hosting the Pellegrini-Palamidessi Duo made up of soprano Annalisa Pellegrini and guitarist Stefano Palamidessi. The programme will include compositions by Peregrinus, Azzaiolo, Frescobaldi, Strozzi, Giuliani, Britten, Brouwer, De Falla. Read more
Terni (TR) -
This year's edition of the Portaria harvest festival will run on July 7th at 6pm, followed at 8.30pm by a typical Umbrian harvest dinner made up of bocconcello, panzanella, goose ragout tagliatelle, roast goose and Umbrian trifle.
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Nocera Umbra (PG) -
From July 8th to 29th Nocera will be bringing back to life its magnificent past as an important Longobard settlement with Luglio Longobardo. All kinds of activities and amusements have been scheduled, from recreations of everyday life at the time of the Longobards to exhibitions, banquets and more. Considered by a number of Latin historians to be "fiercer than the fiercest Germanic tribes", recent historical evidence has illustrated that in fact the Longobards were a highly ... Read more
Corciano (PG) -
The Storie di Ville e Giardini series of guided tours of some of Umbria's most magnificent houses and gardens continues on July 8th with Villa Pieve, not far from Corciano, converted from an 18th century labourers' complex. The visits will run at 3.30 and 5.30pm. Read more
Montecastrilli (TR) -
This year's edition of the Festa del Sacro Cuore in Castel dell'Aquila will once more be combining religious functions with nightly entertainment and quality home cooking. From July 8th to 22nd. Read more
