Val d’Orcia and Monte Amiata are areas rich in events. If you have an event to publicize and away knowing to our Members, upload here the picture or poster.
Discover the volcano’s springtime
Here’s a list of upcoming events happening in our area over the next few months. It’s a great opportunity to explore the towns around Mount Amiata and enjoy some peaceful days either alone or with family. For details on each event, we suggest contacting the tourist offices of the individual towns. ABBADIA SAN SALVATORE: May…
Palio del Boscaiolo – woodman
The Palio del Boscaiolo is a traditional event that takes place in Vivo d’Orcia, a small town in the province of Siena. It is a festival that honors and emphasizes the roots of this people since the economy in this mountain town was and is mainly based on carpentry and lumberjack work. The event is…
The Festa delle Croci in Santa Fiora
On May 3 in Santa Fiora is celebrated the Feast of the Holy Crucifix, also known as Festa delle Croci. As in other spring festivals that take place on Mount Amiata, even in the Festa delle Croci moments of high spirituality, consisting of religious functions and rites, are integrated with re-enactments of ancient folk traditions,…
The Festa della Pina, one of the oldest folk festivals of the Amiata
The Festa della Pina is one of the oldest traditional festivals of Mount Amiata and symbolizes spring and blossoming love. Some believe that the Festa della Pina derives from the bacchanalia, the celebrations with which the Romans honored the god Bacchus, whose symbol was the thyrsus, a stick with a frond at the top. Over…
Piancastagnaio chestnut festival
With the arrival of Autumn, the Monte Amiata fills with colours, and chestnut dishes starts to fill the tables. Every village dedicates to chestnut a festival and the one in Piancastagnaio is the most ancient and even the biggest one. During the weekend around the 1st of November, the «Crastatone» is an event for both…
The chestnut festival of Arcidosso told by a Lucchese
The Castagna in Festa di Arcidosso is not a simple Chestnut Festival, as there are many. Arcidosso is a small town that rises on the slopes of Mount Amiata in the province of Grosseto. This municipality mainly bases its gastronomic economy on the cultivation of chestnuts, which thanks to the very favorable climatic conditions has…