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What to do – Events

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Enrich your stay.

Major events taking place in Umbria:

Umbria Jazz Winter, January – Perugia
International Journalism Festival, April – Perugia
Easter and Holy Friday Procession, Easter – Umbria
Coloriamo i Cieli, Color the sky KITE Festival, April/May – Lago Trasimeno
Giornate FAI di primavera, Spring Specials by Italian Enviornment Association, March – Umbria
Calendimaggio Spring Festival, May – Assisi
Festa dei Ceri, 15 May – Gubbio
Infiorate del Corpus Domini, Flower Tapis, May/June – Spello
Perugia Flower Show, May – Perugia
Cantine Aperte, Open Wineries, May – Umbria
Giostra della Quintana, Ringstiching horse tournement and historical costume event, June and September – Foligno
Mercato delle Gaite, Medieval re-enactment, June – Bevagna
Lavender Festival, June/July – Assisi
Festival dei 2 Mondi, International Music Threate and Dance Festival, June/July – Spoleto
Trasimeno Music Fest, June/July – Lago Trasimeno
Umbria Jazz, July – Perugia
Il Palio delle Barche, Boat race festival, July – Lago Trasimeno
Rassegna degli Antichi Sapori, Food Festival, September – Rivotorto di Assisi
Calici di Stelle, Wine Festival, August – Umbria
Sagre del vino novello e delle castagne, New Wine and Chestnuts festival, September – Umbria
Segni Barocchi Festival, Baroque Event, September – Foligno
Perugia Flower Show Winter, September – Perugia
European Heritage Days, September – Umbria
Festa della Cipolla di Cannara, Union specialties and local food festival, September – Cannara
I Primi d’Italia, Pasta and Rice Food Event, September/October – Foligno
Eurochocolate, Chocolate Festival, October – Perugia
Umbria World Festival, October – Foligno
Frantoi Aperti , Olive Oil Mill festival celebrating the new prodction of extra virgin olive oil, November – Umbria
Festivol, new production of extra virgin olive oil, November – Trevi
I presepi più belli, Christmas Cribs, December – Umbria
L’Albero di Natale, Worlds Biggest Christmas Tree, December – Gubbio

Cappella Baglioni

During your stay in Umbria we recommend to visit these places

  • Flash Art Museum
  • “Pintuicchio’s” traces
  • “Perugino’s” traces near the lake
  • The Etruscans in Perugia and along the Tiber
  • Visit at Palazzo Trinci – Perugia
  • A Concert in Villa Fidelia’s (Spello) gardens
  • Pottery/Majolica Museum (Deruta)
  • Music & Concert in Oratories and squares
  • Burri Museum (Citta di Cestello)
  • Matteo da Gualdo (Gualdo Tadino/Assisi)
  • Benozzo Gozzoli (Narni, Orvieto, Montefalco)
  • Worlds Smallest Threate (Monte Castello di Vibio)

 

 

 

paesaggi

  • Trevi;
  • Collepino;
  • Armezzano
  • Corciano;
  • Panicale
  • Paciano
  • Bevagna;
  • Collemancio;
  • Spello;
  • Solomeo;
  • Bettona;
  • Torgiano;
  • Montone;
  • Cannara;
  • Preggio;
  • Montefalco;
  • Norcia;
  • Monte Castello Vibio;

 

Città della Domenica

JANUARY – APRIL

  • A teatro con i bambini – Threate with kids
  • Il parco didattico – Educational park;
  • L’orto botanico – Botanical garden;
  • Il museo del giocattolo – Toy museum – Perugia;

 

MAY – AUGUST

  • Il parco del sole – Educational Zoo park – Collazzone;
  • Museo di Annibale sul Trasimeno – Tuoro Trasimeno Battle of Hannibal Museum;
  • La foresta fossile di Dunarobba, Fossil Forest – Avigliano Umbro;
  • La città della domenica – Educational and Amusement Park – Perugia
  • Corciano Festival, Historical re-enactments food & wine
  • Figuratevi, International Festival of Animated Figues:

 

SEPTEMBER – DECEMBER

  • Meratini di Natale, Christmas Markets – Umbria
  • Presepi viventi – Living Nativaty Scenes (Greccio, Spoleto, Assisi, Spello);
  • World’s Biggest Christmas Tree – Gubbio;

 

deruta-shopping

During your stay in Umbria, we recommend to visit the shops and authentic places where you can find local products

  • Cashmere clothing for adutls and children in factory stores
  • Antiques and Curiousities
  • Bobbin handmade laces
  • Umbrian handmade frame fabics
  • Umbrian Handknitted carpets
  • The most beautiful ceramics and terracottae
  • Wooden objects and Furniture
  • Wrought Iron
  • The new local wine at the local wine cellars along the umbrian wine roads
  • Christmas presents and household items
  • Umbrian extra virgin olive oil in the frantoio mills;