ferragosto

Lifestyle
by Silvia Donati | Fri, 08/10/2018 - 00:00
Once upon a time, there was Ferragosto desert. If you found yourself in any Italian city on August 15, you would have thought the apocalypse had come: deserted…
Culture
by John Bensalhia | Tue, 08/02/2016 - 05:00
Reach for the stars this month with a stellar collection of events and festivals! John Bensalhia reports... A common denominator of August festivals is the sky…
Culture
by Silvia Donati | Fri, 06/17/2016 - 00:00
Here's your summer guide to Italy's top events and festivals during our favorite season, l'estate. Verona Opera Season – June 24-August 28 On June 24, the 94th…
Culture
by Silvia Donati | Fri, 08/07/2015 - 11:35
Ferragosto, the height of the Italian summer, is nearing, and there’s no shortage of events to celebrate it, from north to south to the islands. Ferragosto,…
Culture
by John Bensalhia | Thu, 07/30/2015 - 05:45
As Kool And The Gang once yahooed, it's a celebration – and one of the most celebratory months of the Italian year is August. Traditional events such as…
Lifestyle
by Barry Lillie | Fri, 08/15/2014 - 02:00
My first visit to Italy took place on Saturday 3rd September 1988, and since then I visited countless times, before coming to live here. I did my utmost to…
Culture
by Silvia Donati | Thu, 08/14/2014 - 02:00
Tourists and residents not going to the beach this Ferragosto need not despair: they will have many options to keep themselves entertained, as museums,…
Culture
by John Bensalhia | Sat, 07/26/2014 - 02:30
Miracles, music and movies combine to make August a month to remember in Italy, as John Bensalhia finds out... The last sweltering month of summer brings some…
Food & Drink
by Francesca Re Manning | Wed, 08/14/2013 - 07:00
For most people outside of Italy, the 15th of August probably doesn’t mean anything in particular. For most Italians, however, this is the day when we…
by Gabi Logan | Wed, 08/15/2012 - 00:38
As two rare Ferrari exhibits celebrate the anniversaries of the 250 GTO and Ferrari driver Gilles Villeneuve's death, the Ferrari Museum in Maranello is…