Montalcino celebrates hunting season by throwing a food festival in the medieval fortress, roasting thousands of thrushes on spits over open fires, boiling vats of polenta and washing it all...
After a week of medieval pageantry, festivities and feasting, costumed two-man teams from Montepulciano's eight neighborhoods prove their racing prowess by rolling hefty barrels up this hill...
The Saracen Tournament: Piazza Grande in Arezzo is the scene of this joust. Held on the first Sunday in September, this tournament dates back to the Crusades in the Middle Ages, when all...
The Palio di Siena is a horse race held twice a year, July 2 in honor of the local Madonna of Provenzano and August 16 in honor of the Assumption of the Virgin. The winner of the race gets a...
