The Calendimaggio festival is a spectacular three day event that takes place in the pilgrimage town of Assisi just outside of Tuscany in the neighbouring region of Umbria!
Locals dress up in fancy costumes in the weekend following the 1st of May and the town’s two main districts, the upper side and the lower side compete against each other in a variety of fun challenges.
Stay in a gorgeous vacation villa rental in Assisi where you can easily travel across the border to Tuscany and explore all the festivals on offer during May and June.
Locals dress up in fancy costumes in the weekend following the 1st of May and the town’s two main districts, the upper side and the lower side compete against each other in a variety of fun challenges.
Stay in a gorgeous vacation villa rental in Assisi where you can easily travel across the border to Tuscany and explore all the festivals on offer during May and June.
The victorious contrada or district will be the one which wins the choir, racing, strength and skilled events to name but a few. This is a fantastic festival not to be missed!
Admire the skills of archers at a thrilling crossbow competition in Massa Marittima called the ‘Balestro del Girifalco’.
This exciting festival actually takes place twice a year here; the first taking place on the first Sunday after May 20th and the second taking place on the second Sunday of August. Get your camera out for this event; it’s fantastic to watch!
Admire the skills of archers at a thrilling crossbow competition in Massa Marittima called the ‘Balestro del Girifalco’.
This exciting festival actually takes place twice a year here; the first taking place on the first Sunday after May 20th and the second taking place on the second Sunday of August. Get your camera out for this event; it’s fantastic to watch!
The first few weeks of June are full of fun summer events for tourists to enjoy. The ‘Giostra dell’ Archidado’ is a melody of events taking place in Cortona between late May and early June.
Visitors will be treated to the mesmerising sights of a complete crossbow competition between the town’s districts followed by a medieval parade, fair, feast and much more!
The contests are held mainly in Piazza Signorelli where the crossbow competitors battle it out for the glamorous prize of the ‘Golden Arrow’!
A holiday to Tuscany any time of year is a treat but the months of May and June certainly have lots of special events on offer to enrich your tourist experience! So get booking today and plan the holiday of your dreams to this magnificent region of Italy!
Visitors will be treated to the mesmerising sights of a complete crossbow competition between the town’s districts followed by a medieval parade, fair, feast and much more!
The contests are held mainly in Piazza Signorelli where the crossbow competitors battle it out for the glamorous prize of the ‘Golden Arrow’!
A holiday to Tuscany any time of year is a treat but the months of May and June certainly have lots of special events on offer to enrich your tourist experience! So get booking today and plan the holiday of your dreams to this magnificent region of Italy!
Photo credits
picture 1: Roberto Ferrari / CC BY-SA 2.0;
picture 2: Raymondlafourchette / CC BY-SA 3.0;
picture 3: Patrick Denker / CC BY 2.0
picture 1: Roberto Ferrari / CC BY-SA 2.0;
picture 2: Raymondlafourchette / CC BY-SA 3.0;
picture 3: Patrick Denker / CC BY 2.0
