What to do when in Italy?

Question

What to do when in Italy?

Answer 1

Go sight seeing!

Answer 2

go home!

Answer 3

have s*x

Answer 4

There is so much to do in Italy.  You could really spend a lot of time there and money.  Be sure and get some Gelato (ice cream)

Answer 5

What are your interests and when will you be here? The guidebooks cover the major tourist attractions. Other than the museums, art galleries, architecture, restaurants, etc., there are many local festivals that are interesting. There are literally thousands of food festivals during the year throughout Italy. http://www.sagreinitalia.it/

This is a good site for locating events going on in Italy. http://www.finesettimana.it/ It's in Italian, but not too difficult to work out. Just enter the month and the region of Italy to get a list of the events. You can also select the type of event to narrow it down a bit.

Another good site for identifying events going on is: http://www.whatsonwhen.com/sisp/index.ht...

May:

The Palio in Ferrara is particularly good. http://www.paliodiferrara.it/ There's a huge parade in medieval costume that goes from the castle to the park where the races are held.

There are also Corpus Domani events in various places. One of the best is in Orvieto.

June events:

One of the best events is the San Gimignano Medieval Festival. http://www.sangimignano.com/manif00i.htm... Another really good event is the Giostra (Joust) in Arezzo. http://www.lagiostradelsaracino.it/. A similar event is the Niballo Palio di Faenza http://www.racine.ravenna.it/niballo/

In early June, there's the Millevele (thousand sails) event in Genova. Or the Battle of the Flowers in Ventimiglia on the border with France. http://www.battagliadifiori.com/

The Regatta of the Ancient Maritime Republics is in Amalfi this year. It rotates between Venice, Genova, Pisa, and Amalfi. In addition to the boat race, there is a costumed parade.

The Sagra della Ranocchia (Frog Festival) in Asciano is interesting.

The Heineken Jammin Festival is the 20th to the 22nd of June this year. Vasco Rossi, The Police, Linkin Park, s*x Pistols, Alanis Morisette, and others. One of the biggest of the annual rock events here in Italy.

There's a good strawberry & flower festival in Nemi, not far from Rome. This one includes a costumed parade also. Another good event near Rome is the infiorata in Genzano. http://www.infiorata.it/Infiorata.htm

There are also St John's Day celebrations in several places, the Cornetto Free Music Festival, and tons of food festivals.

If you're in Italy in July, the Il Redentore celebration in Venice includes an excellent fireworks display over the lagoon.