Tag: Italy

Step Into Italy’s Vineyards: A Hands-On Grape Harvest Experience

As the sun-dappled hills of Italy turn to gold in the crisp air of autumn, a cherished tradition awakens across the countryside: la vendemmia, the grape harvest. Happening from late August through early October, this annual celebration ushers in the harvest season while also embracing the joys of family, the bonds of community, and the […]

Palio di Siena: the Ultimate Horse Race

A medieval minute-and-a-half you’ll never forget! July 2 and August 16, annually. Every year since 1652, a wildly dramatic, vividly costumed and dazzlingly brief horse race takes place around Siena’s bowl-shaped Piazza del Campo, or town square. Though the race itself lasts only a heart-stopping 90 seconds—three flat-out laps around the Campo— it’s the centerpiece of […]