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Italy is home to multiple opera festivals all around the country but, if you are looking at booking a vacation rental in Le Marche and want to attend such an event, the Rossini Opera Festival is the one for you.

Taking place between the 11th of August and the 23rd of August 2018, the festival is in the 39th edition this year. Named for opera composer Gioachino Rossini, this international music festival was established in 1980 and is held in August of each year in Pesaro, his birthplace. It is a festival that aims to study the musical heritage of the composer and to revive and perform his works, allowing the collaboration of scholars, artists, and audiences.

In the last post, we discussed the charming and pretty town of Pordenone and its many architectural gems. However, that isn't all there is to the town. In fact, it has a lot to offer a visitor. In addition to everything else, Pordenone is a cultural hub that plays host to many different events throughout the year. One of these is the book festival Pordenone Legge, which has been taking place for over a decade and sees the town taken over by book stalls, interviews with both Italian and international writers, and lectures by journalists and scholars for a week each September.

Pordenone has also been the primary host to the Giornate del Cinema Muto, a festival dedicated to silent film, since 1981. Taking place each October, the festival was the first, largest and most important international festival dedicated to silent film. Named as one of the top 50 unmissable film festivals in the world according to Variety, it is a unique experience that any movie lovers visiting the city will enjoy. Additionally, the FMK International Short Film Festival takes place in the town on an annual basis, as well.