Villages and Towns
Tasting Chestnuts Around Rome: Not Only Tuscia, But All Over Lazio!
Although Autumn has shorter days, it boasts of great tasting products! Around Rome, this is the perfect season for two of our favorite delicacies: ceps and chestnuts. We already wrote about this kind of mushroom (http://www.buzzinrome.com/?p=3156 ), and now it is the brown fruit’s turn! Late October and November are the best times of the [...]
2011′s Grape Harvest Comes Earlier: Hurry Up for the Best Wine Events Near Rome!
Not only this year August’s heat anticipated the grape harvest by two weeks or more but the amount of wine will be very small. 10% less than last year and one of the lowest in terms of quantity of the last half century. The summer was hot and little rainy, therefore the wines will be [...]
Cep Mushrooms Are the Kings of September’s Food Fairs Around Rome!
The Cep, Boletus edulis, also known as king bolete or Penny Bun – Porcino in Italian – is Europe’s second most sought-after fungus (after truffles, of course!) as the whole mushroom can be consumed and it retains a very tasty flavour when dried. And starting from this week-end there are many fairs devoted to [...]
Viterbo Celebrates Santa Rosa on September 3 with 200 men carrying around the Macchina!
They call it “Macchina”, which is so striking, but when seen up close, the hardwork of the men who carry it, is even more impressive. Imagine this, 200 men (“facchini”) dressed in all-white traditional clothes who follow their leader’s call, mixed with the discipline, the coordination, sweat, the crowd’s continuous boost of encouragement, movements, and [...]
Nature, Art & Archeology: Perfect Mix for a Summer Day-Trip to a Park Near Rome!
Prefer trees and shade to sand and sun? Forget the beach then and head for a park! The city of Rome has a big range of green spaces but they can be crowded in the summer, especially during the week-end. We would like to suggest you 3 alternative choices out of Rome, but not too [...]
Men, Women and Kids in Medieval Costumes in Orvieto for Corpus Domini
Corpus Domini in Orvieto is a colourful two day festival celebrating the miracle of Bolsena. It is held on the Pentecost weekend which this year is 25 & 26 June. The townsfolk dress up in splendid medieval costumes, the women on Saturday, the men on Sunday, children on both days. The miracle is said to have occurred [...]
Orvieto Celebrates 15th Century Fertility Festival on June 12. Watch Out for the Dove!
The Festa of the Palombella (the dove) was introduced by the Monaldeschi family in the 15th Century. It is essentially a pagan-Christian fertility festival. A wire is strung up from the church of San Francesco to a tabernacle placed in front of the Cathedral, a distance of about 300 metres. The white dove is sent [...]
Strawberries, Cherries, Bread and Flowers! This Week-end’s Top Food Festivals Around Rome
Spring is a great season for good vegetables and fruit! And you must take advantage of the fresh products available in this period, going to some countryside food festivals. Rome has many this week-end and we picked four for you. The first one is in the cozy city of Nemi, overlooking a beautiful little [...]
Giro d’Italia Has Begun & You Can See the World’s Top Cyclists in Orvieto or Fiuggi on May11-13!
Giro d’Italia is the world’s second biggest cycling stage race (only Tour de France is considered a better bicycle competition): three weeks of stories, competition, scenery, nature and, at times, even controversy. The pink race, as pink is the colour of the jersey given to the day’s stage and overall winner, this year will just [...]
Wanna See a Pagan-Etruscan Rite? Head To Bolsena Lake’s Barabbata Festival on May 14
The Barabbata Festival is held every year on 14 May on the shores of Lake Bolsena in the fishing village of Marta near Viterbo. The festival is a catholicised re-enaction of pagan rites of spring and consists of parading a portrait of the Virgin through the town and up to the church at the top [...]
Other Events and Activities, Besides JPII’s Beatification, In and Around Rome on May 1
May 1st is also Labour Day here in Italy, and as far as we know, in most of Europe. And this holiday has always been marked by a big, free concert in the Eternal City. Sponsored by Italy’s largest trade unions, this show attracts people from all over Italy in piazza San Giovanni. This year’s [...]
It’s time for a Day-Trip, It’s Easter Time! Some Tips for a Nice Break from Rome
Bomarzo, Orvieto, Tivoli, Tarquinia and Ponza offer very valid alternatives to Rome in the next few days: these destinations organize every year traditional and peculiar events that will help you relax and enjoy in nice outdoor settings. If you aren’t full yet with chocolate eggs, colombe etc…in Bomarzo, from April 23 to April 25 there [...]
