Festivals in Toscana

The Palio dei Rioni of Monticiano is the horse race that brings the small village in the Province of Siena to life every June. Six districts...

The Palio dei Rioni of Quarrata is the great summer challenge that divides this small town in the Province of Pistoia into eight historic di...

Every June 2nd, the medieval heart of Volterra, in the province of Pisa, comes alive with the Palio del Cero. Eight city districts face off...

Every first Saturday of September, Cerreto Guidi, a small hillside village in the province of Florence, relives its Medici past with the Pal...

For an entire week at the end of June, Ponte a Egola—a village near San Miniato in the province of Pisa—becomes the beating heart of Tuscan...

Every September 8th, Scarperia, in the heart of the Mugello region, relives its 1306 founding with the Palio del Diotto: a grand Renaissance...

The Palio dell'Assunta is the second of the two historic races that ignite Piazza del Campo in Siena every year. On August 16th, in honor of...

Every August 13th, on the eve of Ferragosto, the medieval village of Suvereto in the Livorno Maremma lights up for its most spectacular nigh...

Every September, Sansepolcro, the birthplace of Piero della Francesca, returns to the Renaissance with the Palio della Balestra Festival. Fo...

Every June, the village of Bettolle in the Municipality of Sinalunga (Province of Siena) comes alive for the Palio della Rivalsa: a historic...

Every June 29th, on the feast day of Saints Peter and Paul, Anghiari relives the historic 1440 Battle with the Palio della Vittoria: a spect...

In Bagno di Gavorrano, a district of the municipality of Gavorrano in the province of Grosseto, the Palio delle Bighe revives a popular trad...

In the heart of the Sienese Chianti, the Palio delle Botti nel Chianti brings the village of San Gusmè—a hamlet of Castelnuovo Berardenga ne...

Every year on the last Sunday of May, Fucecchio brings one of Tuscany's most heartfelt historical re-enactments to life. The Palio delle Con...

Every January, on the Sunday following the feast of Saint Anthony the Abbot, Buti transforms into the stage for the first palio of the year...

Every August, Piancastagnaio, a village on Mount Amiata in the province of Siena, comes alive for its Palio delle Contrade: a bareback horse...

Every spring, Guazzino—a village near Sinalunga in the province of Siena—comes alive with the Palio delle Rocche. Since 1969, this tradition...

The Palio di Provenzano is the first of two annual races that set Piazza del Campo in Siena ablaze. Held every July 2nd to honor the Madonna...