Elegant Etruria Newsletter Spring-Summer  2008      No.  63 

Plan in advance to enjoy some of these special events taking place throughout central Italy  during the spring  & summer months. Need help with your itinerary or finding a special place to stay? Drop us a line and check the itineraries on  www.elegantetruria.com.

 April - 5th- Rome-Rachmaninoff Concert with Andre Previn,Auditorium,Parco della Musica, benefit Robert Wirth Foundation www.robertowirthfund.net  

5th Lucca-Puccini Jazz concert at Palazzo Ducale.  See www.puccinifestival.it for full schedule of  Summer Opera Festival celebrating  the 150th birthday of the composer’s birth and the opening  of  the new theatre at Torre del Lago, Puccini’s home town.

7th –N. Lazio Welcome Neighbor Book Swap & Coffee morning- 10-1 p.m. at  Easy Golf  Clubhouse, between Vetralla & Viterbo. See www.easy-golf.it for directions & RSVP to Amanda.

12th- Rome –Cross Border Orchestra of Ireland at 4 p.m. Church of Sant’Ignazio, Via del Caravita, 160 young Irish musicians  concert to commemorate 400th anniversary of the  Flight of the Earls. 

13th- Viterbo- 40 exhibitors show and sell vintage  clothing, jewellery, antiques  in the cloister of     Domus La Quercia from  10-7 p.m.   Free entrance

18th- Ascoli Piceno, a beautiful town in Le Marche region presents “ Saggi Paesaggi “ Festival of art, landscape. See   www.saggipaesaggi.it  for full schedule

24 April -May 1 Viterbo- “Forme e Colori”-Artisans’ Show at Palazzo Brugiotti, Ceramics Museum,

May- a full calendar of  religious  & traditional festivals in local towns including:

1st- Viterbo- San Pellegrino in Fiore -annual flower festival in Europe’s best preserved medieval quarter

8th-  Vetralla - Wedding of the Trees Festival

9-11th Tuscania- Nitriti di Primavera, spring horse festival in the countryside www.nitritidiprimavera.it for full schedule

14th- Marta-the time honoured festival of La Barabbata

18-Acquapendente- Festival of the Pugnaloni, mosaics made of flowers

24- Orvieto & Bolsena-Corpus Domini Processions  and flower covered streets in many other towns

28th-Lake of Vico Marathon

31-Pianiano (Cellere) a tiny town transformed into a specialized flower market

 June  7th-  Reception, buffet and concert at Castello di Proceno for full schedule see  www.castellodiproceno.it

20-22th – Bolsena  annual    Hydrangea  flower festival

24 & 29th- Vetralla and Vasanello- Cene in Cantine and Flower Festivals

 July 5th to August  10th –Viterbo- Tuscia Opera Festival   www.tusciaoperafestival.it  for full schedule

6 & 27 –Castello di Proceno - Concerts  in honor of the Via Franchigena.

26th to August 2nd -Montefiascone  Film Festival, Rocca dei Papi.  Full schedule later  on www.estfilmfestival.it or www.cinemadelsilenzio.it

Elegant Etruria was  recently honoured by DONNSèWEB, with the award  in the  national competition for the best  tourism website. 

Congratulations to Assuntina Antonacci, our webmaster!!  

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