Archive for 'August'

If you are a music-lover looking to holiday in Italy this summer, this might be the perfect thing for you. The Stresa Festival, or Festival Settimane Musicali di Stresa, founded in 1961 by Venetian lawyer Italo Trentinaglia de Daverio, is being celebrated for the 54th time this year. Running in July and August, it takes place in the town of Stresa on Lake Maggiore in Piedmont, as well as in some of the surrounding areas.

Held annually, the Stresa Festival is one of Europe's most important international classical music festivals. The festival also plays host to very popular open-air jazz concerts in addition to classical music today.

If you’re holidaying or passing through Italy’s smallest region of Aosta Valley then why not take a few hours to visit the quaint town of Nus situated here?

This beautiful town is wonderfully preserved and is adorned all around with fragrant fruit and chestnut trees, vineyards and meadows.

Choose from some cosy vacation rentals in Aosta Valley where you can relax and unwind after some interesting days of exploring this small region!

A popular wine hails from here called Vien du Nus. If you happen to be passing through Nus on the second Sunday of May you’ll come across a delicious wine festival called ‘Festival du Vien de Nus’ which offers open wine tastings and a wide selection of food delicacies made from dried grapes.

Officially named as one of the most beautiful villages in Italy, Locorotondo would be an excellent choice as a day trip in Apulia during your Italian vacation. Located in Valle d’Itria, Locorotondo is well known for its delicious wine and quaint architecture.

Stay in a beautiful villa rental in Apulia where you can visit Locorotondo during your vacation.

The historic centre of Locorotondo is easily explored by foot and lies at the top of this hilltop town.

Come and spend a few days in the magnificent region of Basilicata! This incredible state in southern Italy is home to a beautiful array of little towns and villages, each one with something unique and interesting to share with tourists.

Stay in a beautiful villa rental in Campania, a neighbouring region where you can easily commute to Apulia to explore all of its treasures!

Spend a day sailing one or some of the Monticchio lakes called Lake Grande and Lake Piccolo. These two isolated pools fill up two dormant volcano craters are framed by a lush green forest. They are warmer in temperature than other Italian lakes and are a gorgeous green colour.

While you’re here why not spend an hour or two strolling around the picturesque Abbey of St. Michael which overlooks Lake Piccolo.

Molise may be a small region but it is bursting with many exciting things for tourists to do and see! Molise is quite new, having only been recognised as a region in its own right in 1963.

Before, Molise was an isolated province of Abruzzo. This small but welcoming region has a small coastline bordering the Adriatic Sea and is really starting to entice more and more tourists to its interesting towns, villages and natural attractions.

Stay in a stunning vacation rental in Molise with a swimming pool where you can live the life of luxury while you explore all this glorious region has to offer.

From May until September, most of the region’s festivals take place so tourists passing through this pretty part of Southern Italy are in for a treat! See the lively Bagpipes festival in Scapoli in July or sample some of the many food festivals in August such as the lamb festival in Morrone del Sannio or the Pecorino Cheese festival in Macchia del Sole. The ‘La Ndocciata’ festival takes place in the Orange Flag town of Agnone in Molise on Christmas Eve and is a spectacular fire-lit parade that ends with a massive bonfire.