For classical music lovers, "Concerti in Terra di Siena" and "Maggio Musicale" happen in Siena and in Florence during the month of May. For those who prefer jazz or blues there's "Umbria Jazz" in Perugia and " Pistoia Blues" in Pistoia and "Arezzo Wave " in nearby Arezzo.

History lovers have the emotional impact of the "Palio di Siena" and the "Giostra del Saracino" to enjoy. Then there is a wealth of antique markets in the area, such as Arezzo's which is on the first Sunday of every month.
Many museums are within easy reach; we have prepared a page of information for you.
Small villages are not to be overlooked with their religious vacations and processions, the spring equinox, flower and plant festivals.....
we have a page listing places, days and times

Within a radius of just 80 miles of Calcione, lies 20% of the world's greatest art treasures!
Sites of interest within 60 minutes' drive:
The following locations are well-provided with restaurants and trattorias, mentioned in the majority of guides for Tuscany and Umbria.
In Anghiari, you can visit the famous Busatti factory where beautiful handcrafted textiles and linen are made.
In Arezzo, you can view the newly-restored Piero della Francesca murals in the church of San Francesco depicting scenes from the legend of the True Cross.
Città di Castello is a beautiful town in the plain of the Upper Tiber Valley, worth a visit simply to admire the design and layout of its medieval streets and Renaissance architecture, and to taste the delights of Umbrian cooking in excellent trattorias and restaurants.
A perfect day trip takes in Assisi, the birthplace of Saint Frances, with its fascinating Basilica and Upper Chapel (painted by Giotto), and then on to Deruta (near Perugia), where you can inspect and purchase the marvels of hand painted ceramic pottery made by local families who still use the same traditional designs, colors and techniques handed down to them from past generations.
Montepulciano: apart from being the famed center for the delicious Vino Nobile wines, it has to be experienced on foot to admire its beautiful streets, piazze and red brick buildings and particularly the magnificent church of San Biagio on the outskirts of town.
Perugia, the regional capital of Umbria, is well worth a visit. It is home of the National Gallery for early church paintings and icons, has a magnificent Romanesque cathedral as well as many interesting monuments and art treasures.
Pienza and San Quirico d'Orcia are charming little villages worth a visit in the province of Siena, principally because of the exquisitely beautiful environment in which they are located. Their surroundings offer expansive, rolling Tuscan landscapes ideal for photography and painting. Both villages are also trading centers for the delicious pecorino cheese (made from sheep's milk) which is produced in this region according to Sardinian tradition.
Admirers of Piero della Francesco will also want to visit the medival town of Sansepolcro, east of Arezzo, where the revolutionary painter was born and which houses many of his important works, carefully transplanted to the Piero museum from nearby village churches and chapels where he practiced his art.
Siena, the central Tuscan hilltown par excellence, simply overflows with history and divinely beautiful art and architecture. Again, you should take a good guide book with you on your explorations of this unique town.

Internet & fax services:
Should you keep in touch with friends at home or with your office there is an intenet and fax service in Località Santa Maria, 6 kms. from the castle, as well as Monte San Savino, Siena, Arezzo and Florence where there are several Internet and Facsimile service points where you can plug in your laptop, send and receive fax messages.

• GRASSINA:
  Procession
  Easter (Every year)
  Take a look at some real tradition when the people of Grassina, a small town just outside Florence, re-enact the life and Passion of Christ through a colorful and detailed procession.
• FLORENCE:
  Scoppio del Carro (Explosion of the "Carro")
  March 23, 2008
  Every year perfectly sane Florentine citizens gather in the Piazza del Duomo to watch a dove-shaped rocket, called the "Colombina", fly out of the Duomo and ignite a huge wooden cart-structure in the square outside.
  The history of this event combines religious artifacts with pyrotechnic machinery in a really strange way. While the ultimate purpose of it, as a good "pagan" ritual, is to secure a good harvest, its pagan roots are less clear than in many other similar events all over Italy.
  Today the celebration of the ceremony still bears a strong resemblance to the way in which it has been celebrated for centuries. On the morning of the day the Carro, pulled by two white oxen, leaves from Via del Prato for the Piazza del Duomo, accompanied by costumed revellers and various city officials and clerical representatives. The holy fire, still started with the historical shards of the Holy Sepulchre, is lit in the Church of SS Apostoli and transported to the Duomo, where the archbishop of the city lights the sacred Colombina rocket with it during the Easter Mass. The rocket travels out of the Duomo along a wire, sets fire to the huge array of fireworks attached to the Carro and returns back into the church the way it came. If this complex ritual goes smoothly, good luck is ensured for the city, not only with harvests but in the everyday life and business of its citizens.
• FLORENCE:
  Florence for ART: International Arts and Crafts
  April 25 - May 4, 2008
  Tradition and innovation come together each year at the Fortezza da Basso in Florence for ART, one of the most prominent European arts and crafts fairs, attracting around 750 exhibitors.
• FLORENCE:
  Maggio Musicale Fiorentino
  April 26 – July 1 2008 (Every year)
  The oldest music festival in Italy, and one of the most famous, the Maggio Musicale in Florence was founded in 1933. In addition to its opera productions, it plays host to international orchestras, ballet and opera companies, with a line-up few other festivals can rival. Calendar: www.maggiofiorentino.com
• CORTONA:
  April 25 and April 30, 2008
  Flower show and copperware market
  in Piazza Signorelli.
• TODI:
  Todi –'Italian Antique Exhibition'
  March 27 – April 18, 2008
  This exhibition has by now become a tradition, and is considered a no-miss event for antique lovers and dealers, hosting the most prestigious names in the Italian antique trade in the renovated halls of the Palazzo del Vignola. Among the furniture, paintings, jewelry, carpets, bronzes and ceramics on display are unique and extremely valuable pieces which can be admired and purchased.
• ASSISI:
  National Antique Trade Fair
  April 25 - May 4, 2008 (Every year)
  Italy's finest antique dealers participate in Assisi Antiquariato at Umbria Fiere, just outside Assisi. Because of the high quality of the items on display, the show has become the spring rendezvous for antique dealers and amateurs alike.
• ASSISI:
  Song Contest in Assisi (Calendimaggio)
  May 8-9-10, 2008
  (Starts 1st Thursday of every May)
  This extraordinary musical contest with pagan roots takes place on the Thursday, Friday and Saturday following the first of May. It takes the form of a ritual song and balladry contest between the "upper" and "lower" sections of the city, and the festivities are accompanied by crowds of enthusiastic costumed revellers who recreate an authentic medieval atmosphere.
• CORTONA:
  Giostra di Archidado
  June 1, 2008
  Mediaeval jousts and games
• FLORENCE:
  Fabbrica Europa
  May 3 to 24, 2008 (Every year)
  Dance, theatre, music, architecture and visual arts take over Florence's old Stazione Leopolda during the Fabbrica Europa festival.
• GREVE:
  Spring Flower and Plant Show
  May 3/4, 2008 (Every year, first weekend of May)
  Situated in the picturesque town of Greve, near Florence, this large horticultural show is augmented by food and drinks stalls. Always held on the first Sunday in May, this is a popular annual favourite, and a beautiful place to enjoy both natural and architectural sights.
• NARNI:
  Corsa all'Anello in Narni (Ring race)
  April - May, 2008 (Every year)
  La Corsa all'Anello (ring race) is an ancient tradition, dating back to 1371, in which young men on horseback representing the three districts of Narni (Fraporta, Mezule and Santa Maria) compete by trying to run their lances through a suspended ring. In addition there are exhibitions, shows and concerts.
• FLORENCE:
  International Iris Show
  May 5 – 10, 2008 (Every year)
  In May every year gardeners from all over the world flock to Florence's Piazzale Michelangelo, as the renowned Giardino dell'Iris opens its gates to the public and hosts the annual international iris competition.
• FLORENCE:
  500 years at Palazzo Antinori
  May 11 – July 13, 2008
  On May 11th, the Marchesi Antinori, one of the most celebrated names worldwide among Italian wines, will celebrate the five century anniversary of their Renaissance villa in Florence with a book and a contemporary art exhibition. the Marchesi Antinori will open the doors to their splendid villa with a contemporary art exhibition entitled "Per Bacco!", an homage to the magic alchemy of wine.
• ORVIETO:
  Festival of the Palombella
  May 11, 2008
  This festivity was introduced in the 15th century by the Monaldeschi family. On Whitsunday a shrine depicting the Empyrean and a dove with trammeled wings is placed upon the Lantern of the Church of San Francesco. A Gothic tabernacle portraying the Cenacle is laid on the Cathedral steps. At midday fireworks issue from the Empyrean, while the dove descends towards the tabernacle along a wire. Auspices for the year are drawn according to the way the ceremony proceeds.
• LUCIGNANO:
  Maggiolata Lucignanese
  May 18 & May 25, 2008
  The event takes place on the last two Sundays of May. Floats of flowers parade through the mediaeval town along accompanied by folklore groups with a vast repertory of dances and songs.
• GUBBIO:
  Corsa dei Ceri
  May 15, 2008 (Every year)
  Every year an incredible spectacle takes place in the little town of Gubbio. Three teams of 18-20 fit men assemble amidst complex ritual procedures and much revelry in order to race carrying three heavy wooden statues on palanques up through the city to the cathedral on top of Monte Ingino.
• FLORENCE:
  Flower Display – piazza della Signoria
  May 23, 2008
  May in Florence sees a veritable carpet of flowers covering the main square, Piazza della Signoria, and the area around the neighbouring Uffizi. Perfectly arranged and meticulously tended, the display provides a riot of colour.
• ORVIETO:
  Corpus Domini Festival
  May 25, 2008
  This extraordinary festival commemorates a miracle said to have happened in 1264, when a wandering priest from Prague on a pilgrimage to Rome stopped at a local church in nearby Bolsena, outside Santa Christina, to celebrate the Eucharist.
• GUBBIO:
  Crossbow Tournament - Palio della Balestra
  May 25, 2008 (final Sunday of every May)
  Every year at the end of May the crossbow experts of Gubbio and Sansepolcro meet in a fierce contest of skill and accuracy. The first records of the contest date from the middle of the 15th century and the three winners take home prizes, in the form of gold, silver and bronze crossbows. There is also a historical parade.
• FLORENCE:
  Maggio Musicale Fiorentino
  April 26 – July 1 2008 (Every year)
  The oldest music festival in Italy, and one of the most famous, the Maggio Musicale in Florence was founded in 1933. In addition to its opera productions, it plays host to international orchestras, ballet and opera companies, with a line-up few other festivals can rival.
• FLORENCE:
  Artigianato e Palazzo
  May 16 - 18 2008 (Every year)
  Artigianato e Palazzo is a three-day fair in Florence that displays the arts and crafts of traditional artisans from all over Italy, held in the beautiful gardens of the Palazzo Corsini. During the fair the artisans prepare their stands as open-air workshops, where they demonstrate their skills in pottery, the making of straw hats and willow baskets, glass cutting, the various techniques of restoring a tapestry or a precious piece of furniture, and more. The great success of this exhibition is due to the fact that it is not just a fair or bazaar, but a continuous demonstration of the skills of each craftsman. Guided tours of the garden are conducted throughout the three days and an open-air restaurant serves traditional Tuscan food, snacks and drinks from morning to sunset.
  Address: 117, Via della Scala (300 metres south-west from the Novella Train Station)
• SAN CASCIANO VAL DI PESA
  Alla Corte del Vino - Tuscan Wine Fair
  May 16 – 18, 2008 (Every year)
  Alla Corte del Vino, held at Villa Le Corti, is a fair designed and organized by Duccio Corsini, and attended by all the major Tuscan wine producers.
  Now in its eighth edition, the show offers both wine-lovers and the merely curious the chance to taste, get to know and buy the great wines of Tuscany directly from the producers. The sophisticated festival offers a rich programme of events, encounters and informative seminars. For info on dates 2008: http://www.principecorsini.com
• FLORENCE (PESCIA):
  Pinocchio's Birthday
  May 20, 2008 (Every year)
  The town of Pescia celebrates the birthday of Pinocchio at the end of May every year (the book was published 25 May 1883). Celebrations take place in the Parco di Pinocchio, an entertainment park and complex entirely devoted to the adventures of the little wooden humanoid and his array of strange friends.
• SPELLO:
  'Corpus Christi Floral Decorations' – Infiorate del Corpus Domini
  May 24 & 25 2008
  The traditional festival of Corpus Domini is held in Mid May and is marked by wonderful works of art created literally on the street using thousands of different coloured flower petals. The preparations require weeks of work but the compositions are completed with fresh flowers during the course of one night.
• TUSCANY:
  Cantine Aperte (Open Wineries days)
  May 31, 2008 (Starts final Saturday of every May)
  In vino veritas? You'll find out! The finest Tuscan vineyards open their gates to the wine-tasting public on the last weekend in May every year - an annual pilgrimage for worshippers of fine wine and sunshine. A guide to the wineries is available from local tourist offices in Tuscany. There are almost 130 wineries in Tuscany opening their doors to wine tourists. You can download maps of wineries at: http://www.mtvtoscana.it
• FLORENCE:
  Festival of the Cricket
  May 1, 2008 (Every year)
  Are you down on your luck? Has your lucky star turned into a black hole? Don't worry, help is at hand - for just a few euros you can be the owner of your very own "lucky cricket in a cage". Thousands of them are sold every year at the annual Florentine Festa del Grillo (Cricket Festival), held on the Day of Ascension in Florence's Parco delle Cascine.
• FLORENCE has its antique market on the last Sunday of every month in Piazza dei Ciompi.
  
  JUNE
• AUTODROMO INTERNAZIONALE DEL MUGELLO:
  Italian Moto GP
  June 1, 2008 (Every year)
  The Italian Moto GP at the Autodromo Internazionale del Mugello features as much passion and partisan support as any event on the Road Racing World Championships calendar.
• FOLIGNO:
  Giostra della Quintana - Renaissance Joust
  June 15 & 16, 2008
  Foligno hosts a colorful joust where ten knights, one from each of the ten districts of the city, compete in a contest of skill and dexterity. Their challenge, in three rounds, is to charge towards a puppet representing a medieval soldier and stick their lances through an increasingly small ring hanging from its right hand.
• FLORENCE:
  Maggio Musicale Fiorentino
  April 26 – July 1, 2008 (Every year)
  The oldest music festival in Italy, and one of the most famous, the Maggio Musicale in Florence was founded in 1933. In addition to its opera productions, it plays host to international orchestras, ballet and opera companies, with a line-up few other festivals can rival.
• Calcio Storico (Costumed Football Game)
  June 2008 (various dates. For info: +39 055 2616051). Testosterone abounds when teams of 27 youths apiece face each other in this 15th-century style no-holds-barred game of fighting and football
  in Florence's Piazza Santa Croce. The game itself is said to originate from an ancient Roman ball sport, which became a Florentine speciality in the golden age of the Tuscan capital.
• SESTO FIORENTINO:
  Sesto d'Estate
  June – July, 2008 (Every year)
  Parco Villa Solaria, in Sesto Fiorentino, a small village just north of Florence
  The beautiful Sesto d'Estate music festival offers several outdoor concerts in the beautiful gardens of the 16th-century Villa Solaria, part of a summer festival of culture, theatre, dance and music.
• SAN GIMIGNANO (Siena):
  San Gimignano Medieval Festival
  June 21, 2008 (Every year)
  Colorful two-day festival (Ferie delle Messi) brings jugglers, acrobats and jousting knights onto the streets of San Gimignano.
• AREZZO:
  Jousting of the Saracens
  June 2008
  The Giostra del Saracino sees contestants from the respective quartieri of Arezzo assembling in the historic Piazza San Francesco for the annual jousting tournament, to compete for the coveted prize of the Golden Lance. The streets are filled with gallant knights on battle horses, flag-bearers, trumpeters and people in medieval costume. For info: 0575 20 839
• MONTELUPO:
  International Ceramics Festival
  June 21 - 29, 2008 (Every year)
  Montelupo is an internationally famous centre for the production of high-quality ceramics, and once a year the artisans and craftsmen of the city display the products of their mastery and hard work for everyone to see in the Festa Internazionale della Ceramica.
• FLORENCE:
  Festa di S. Giovanni
  June 24, 2008 (Every year)
  Every year on the 24 June Florence dresses up, Parades, dances, frolics, sings and celebrates in all possible ways its historical connection to the figure of Saint John.
• TORRITA DI SIENA:
  Torrita Blues
  June 27 & 28, 2008 (Every year)
  This annual international blues festival in Torrita di Siena brings the town to life with the sound of plaintive harmonicas, weeping guitars and dancing feet. Info: www.torritablues.it
• FLORENCE has its antique market on the last Sunday of every month in Piazza dei Ciompi.
  
  JULY - AUGUST
• LUCCA:
  Lucca Summer Festival
  July 2008
  The town of Lucca welcomes an incredible line-up of international stars for its annual summer festival. This year's programme includes Sheryl Crow (July 6), Chicago (July 26), Leonard Cohen (July 27), Mick Hucknall (July 23), Alicia Keys, Erykah Badu, and many more. The festival has had enormous success since its first edition in 1998. An idyllic setting inside a ring of Renaissance walls fronted by gardens and huge bastions has attracted guests such as Joe Cocker, Ray Charles, Joan Baez, Lionel Richie, Bob Dylan and Goerge Benson over the years. Please visit the festival's website to discover who plays when (www.summer-festival.com) Tickets can be purchased on the website or via www.ticketone.com
• PERUGIA:
  Umbria Jazz Festival 2008
  July 11 – 20, 2008
  From morning to evening, without any continuity, in the historic center of Perugia, dozens of concerts will take place with musical offers covering the entire music kinds to meet the tastes of a public always more heterogeneous. Perugia will become, once again, a meeting point for thousands of music lovers, coming from all over Italy but also from Europe and the United States. More at http://www.umbriajazz.com/
• SESTO FIORENTINO:
  Sesto d'Estate
  June - July 2008 (Every year)
  Parco Villa Solaria, in Sesto Fiorentino, a small village just north of Florence
  The beautiful Sesto d'Estate music festival offers several outdoor concerts in the beautiful gardens of the 16th-century Villa Solaria, part of a summer festival of culture, theatre, dance and music. Info: http://www.sestoestate.com
• SPOLETO:
  June – July 2008
  Festival dei Due Mondi
  Situated in the green heart of Umbria, Spoleto is taken over by a whirlwind of artistic activity during its annual festival: enjoy quality classical music, theatre, ballet, visual arts and cinema in a beautiful, romantic city that invites leisurely strolls at dusk.
• FLORENCE:
  Aerial Walk Over Florence
  June - September 2008 (Every year)
  After the enormous success of previous years, the Percorso del Principe, the unique aerial corridor connecting Palazzo Vecchio to Palazzo Pitti and the Boboli gardens, through the Ponte Vecchio and the Uffizi, has reopened to visitors. The walkway provides stunning views over Florence, as well as inside the palaces. For info, call + 39 055 2654321
• AREZZO:
  Arezzo Wave Love Festival 2008
  mid July 2008
  The Arezzo Wave Love Festival brings together established and upcoming talent in a week-long celebration of the arts at the Stadio Comunale. Info: http://www.arezzowave.com
• CORTONA:
  Cortona Contemporary Music Festival
  July 2008
  Toscana Americana Music presents its annual Contemporary Music Festival in Cortona, an all-inclusive learning and performance experience that brings composers and instrumentalists together in the creation of a new body of work. For info, call 329 07 77215
• TODI:
  Todi Music Festival
  July 2008
  http://www.todimusicfest.com
• SIENA:
  Palio of Siena
  July 2 and August 16, 2008
  For the Siennese, the Palio horse-race around the Piazza del Campo is a matter of life and death. Daring, bravado, lunacy, bribery, poisoning and death-threats have all played their parts in the event since its inauguration in 1310.
• PISTOIA:
  Pistoia Blues
  July 11, 12 & 13, 2008 (Every year)
  What more could you ask for than an open-air blues festival on the main Piazza of the beautiful Tuscan village of Pistoia bang in the middle of July?
• Opera Festival
  JUNE, JULY & AUGUST
  The annual Opera Festival, held in FLORENCE at Boboli Gardens and Villa Medici of CAFAGGIOLO and in Siena at SAN GALGANO Abbey, offers a series of performances from June to August. The 2008 programme features operas including La Traviata, La Bohème and Carmina Burana.
  Info: http://www.festivalopera.it/
• ASSISI:
  Cambio Festival
  July 2008 (Every year)
  Perugia's Cambio Festival was first organised in 2000 to promote a mixture of art, music and world cultures. Local artists display their creations in the fascinating medieval Palazzo di Assisi, which is transformed into an art gallery for the occasion. Check program at http://www.pontelevatoio.it/
• TORRE DEL LAGO:
  Puccini Festival of Torre del Lago
  July 11 - September 5, 2008 (Every year)
  The Puccini Opera Festival welcomes around 40,000 spectators every year to Torre del Lago's open-air theatre, just a stone's throw from the Villa Puccini where Giacomo Puccini lived, worked and is buried. For info: http://www.puccinifestival.it/
• PASSIGNANO SUL TRASIMENO:
  'Palio of the Boats' – Palio delle Barche'
  July 27 (last Sunday of July)
  This palio involves approx 160 contestants in a gruelling race in three separate stages, on the water, on the lakeside and up the winding streets of the historic centre, either rowing or carrying their boats. The highly spectacular palio is the only one of its kind in the world, and draws enormous crowds each year.
• SAN FELICIANO (TRASIMENO):
  Festa del Giacchio
  Last week of July
  A festa on the shores of Lake Trasimeno featuring fish from the lake cooked in several ways. Concerts and dances and the whole thing culminates in a spectacular firework display.
• CASTIGLIONE DEL LAGO (TRASIMENO):
  Trasimeno Blues
  August 1 to August 3, 2008
  Open air blues concerts in Castiglione del Lago, Città della Pieve, Corciano, Magione, Paciano, Panicale, Passignano, Piegaro e Tuoro. Free entrance.
• MONTE SAN SAVINO:
  August 15, 2008
  Fiera delle Vertighe
• MONTEPULCIANO:
  Bravio delle Botti (Barrel Rolling Contest)
  August 31, 2008 (last Sunday of every August)
  The Bravio delle Botti is a barrel rolling contest between the eight neighborhoods of the tiny Tuscan village of Montepulciano. The race dates back to the 17th century and contenders roll empty wine barrels through the narrow streets up to the cathedral in Piazza Grande. Info: http://www.montepulciano.com/bravio/index.eng.php
• SIENA:
  The Aromatic City
  August 2008
  is Siena's summer festival, featuring rock, jazz, ethnic sounds and dance.
• CORTONA:
  Tuscan Sun Festival
  August 2 - 12, 2008 (Every year)
  Cortona's Teatro Signorelli hosts the Tuscan Sun Festival, one of Europe's most prestigious cultural events. From classical music to food, art exhibitions and thermal baths, the festival offers an unmissable spectrum of artistic programming.
  For info: http://www.festivaldelsole.com/
• CORTONA:
  Antiques Fair
  August 26 – September 10, 2008 (Every year)
  Cortonantiquaria, held annually in the stunning town of Cortona, is one of Tuscany's biggest antiques fairs, attracting around 50 exhibitors from all over Italy to Palazzo Casali.
• MONTECARLO (Lucca):
  Vinaria Wine Festival
  late August/early September
  Held in the small town of Montecarlo near Lucca, this annual wine fair/festival is becoming bigger each year. Local growers and winemakers present their wines with abundant opportunities for tasting. Also plenty of other local produce and wares, exhibitions and presentations.
• FLORENCE has its antique market on the last Sunday of every month in Piazza dei Ciompi.
  
  SEPTEMBER - OCTOBER
• AREZZO:
  Jousting of the Saracens
  September 2008
  The Giostra del Saracino sees contestants from the respective quartieri of Arezzo assembling in the historic Piazza San Francesco for the annual jousting tournament, to compete for the coveted prize of the Golden Lance. The streets of this beautiful town are filled with gallant knights on battle horses, flag-bearers, trumpeters and people in medieval costume. For info: 0575 20 839
• GREVE IN CHIANTI:
  Chianti Classico Wine Festival
  September 12, 13 & 14, 2008
  every year on second weekend of September and the preceding Friday,
• MONTE SAN SAVINO:
  Sagra della Porchetta (village festival)
  September 14, 2008
• SINALUNGA:
  Grape & Wine Festival
  September 12 - 13 - 14, 2008
• FOLIGNO:
  Giostra della Quintana - Renaissance Joust
  September 15 & 16, 2008
  For info: http://www.quintana.it
  Foligno hosts a colorful joust where ten knights, one from each of the ten districts of the city, compete in a contest of skill and dexterity.
• MONTECARLO (Lucca):
  Vinaria Wine Festival
  Late August/Early September 2008
  Held in the small town of Montecarlo near Lucca, this annual wine fair/festival is becoming bigger each year. Local growers and winemakers present their wines with abundant opportunities for tasting..
• CORTONA:
  Antiques Fair
  August - September 2008 (Every year)
  Cortonantiquaria, held annually in the stunning town of Cortona, is one of Tuscany's biggest antiques fairs, attracting around 50 exhibitors from all over Italy to Palazzo Casali.
• FLORENCE
  Festival of the Rificolona
  September 6 & 7, 2008 (Every year)
  Florence's Rificolona is a traditional festival when children carry lanterns through the streets of the city. There are also street performances, parties and a final procession at the end of the week.
• MONTOPOLI:
  Montopoli Archery Contest
  September 14 or 20, 2008 (2nd or Third Sun of every September)
  This traditional archery contest is set within the context of a whole day of medieval celebration: musicians, damsels and flag-wavers galore!
• IMPRUNETA:
  Chianti Grape Harvest Festival
  September 28, 2008 (last Sunday of every September)
  Grapes, grapes and more grapes: this annual Festa del Uva in Impruneta has been celebrated by wine connoisseurs since 1926. Visitors can savour the local chianti and enjoy the gastronomic offerings from this scenic Italian region.
• *ABBADIA S. SALVATORE:
  Autumn Festival
  October 11 & 12, 2008 (second weekend of October)
  Witness the locals competing to create the finest Tuscan dishes, and taste the delicacies yourself, at the Autumn Festival held in the main square of the medieval town of Abbadia San Salvatore. The feast, held over two consecutive days, also features arts and crafts exhibitions, antique stalls and street games.
• PERUGIA:
  Eurochocolate - Chocolate Revolution
  October 18 - 26, 2008 (Every year)
  The new edition of Eurochocolate, Chocolate Revolution, features a week of chocolate antics, music and competitions taking place throughout the city of Perugia, home town of the famed bitter-sweet chocolate and hazelnut blend, Bacio Perugina.
  
  FLORENCE has its antique market on the last Sunday of every month in Piazza dei Ciompi.