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September Festivals and Holiday Events inTuscany

Tuscan Festivals, Holidays, and Special Events in September

In September Italians return from their vacations. Many festivals take place the first Sunday in September as summer comes to an end. You’ll still find small food festivals throughout Italy during the month of September. Look for brightly-colored posters (like the one in the picture) for a festa or sagra, where you can usually sample inexpensive regional food.

Here are some of the top festivals you’ll find in Tuscany in September.

Palio di San Rocco in Figline Valdarno is said to be one of the first palio competitions (definition of palio) in Tuscany. The palio includes five days of medieval competitions with jousting, archery, and a horse race during the first week of September.

Feast of Rificolona is believed to be one of the oldest festivals in Florence. You’ll find outdoor festivities September 6 and 7 including a big fair in Piazza Santissima Annunziata. The celebrations close the evening of September 7 with a procession from Piazza Santa Croce led by the Cardinal. You may also find Feast of Rificolona celebrated in other parts of Tuscany September 7.

Luminara di Santa Croce, illuminations of the holy cross, is a beautiful procession in Lucca, Tuscany, on September 13. The city is illuminated with thousands of candles at night as the procession goes through Lucca’s historic center. (Lucca travel resources)

Feast Day of San Michele on September 29 is a popular saint’s day celebrated many places in Italy, often with an agriculture festival.

Tuscany Shopping!

Tuscany: Shopping Outlet Stores, Florence, Italy

There are numerous outlet stores in and around Florence, that offer visitors to Italy a chance to enjoy discounted prices on some of the most famous brand names in Italy.

These shopping outlet stores are located in the countryside around the city of Florence. Most of them are accessible by public transportation even if I always suggest you to travel with own car or renting one. Much better!! 🙂

A list of Shopping Outlets in Tuscany

The Mall,
Europa 8,
Leccio – Reggello
Tel 055 8657775
Open: Mon – Sat 1000 – 1900 and Sun 1500 – 1900

These outlet stores include; Gucci, Yves Saint Laurent, Loro Piana, Giorgio Armani, and Bottega Veneta.

Dolce & Gabbana,
Via S.Maddalena 49,
S.Maddalena
Tel 055 833111
Open: Mon – Sat 1000 – 1900 and Sun 1500 – 1900

Fendi,
Via Pian dell’Isola 66/133,
Rignano
Tel: 055 834981
Open: Mon – Sat 1000 – 1900 and Sun 1500 – 1900

Tuscany – September with Casale Sodini

Siena Remembers “The Hero”

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Cycling Lovers Unite!

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Enrolment for courses has started at the University of Florence

Lastly, the closing date for degrees in Motor Sciences at the Department of Medicine and Surgery is the 12 th of September.
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Standing Shoulder-to-Shoulder on September 11th

Standing Shoulder-to-Shoulder on September 11th For more information, please visit or call Manola Maiani at 055.73.98.329 or 335.13.00.615 3 September 2007
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2006 Grape Harvest: Ornellaia starts on the first of September

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From a vanguard to rediscovery

From September 28, viewers can enjoy Aldo Tambellini: A Syracuse rebel in New York ’, created in collaboration with the Istituto d’Arte Passaglia. One-day club membership fee is 3 euro. 28 September 2007
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Luca Cordero dio Montezemolo, testimonial di 'Corri la vita'

Florence at the starting line

On Sunday, September 30, more than 12,000 participants are expected to take to the streets for Italy ’s most successful marathon/walkathon. Participants may also register in Piazza Santa Croce on September 30. 25 September 2007
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Paris Leather Fair Welcomes Tuscan Companies

Eighteen companies are set to travel to the City of Light from September 18 – 21 for a leather fair held at the Paris Nord Villepinte convention centre. The important Parisian event takes place twice a year (in February and September).
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Paris Leather Fair Welcomes Tuscan Companies

Eighteen companies are set to travel to the City of Light from September 18 – 21 for a leather fair held at the Paris Nord Villepinte convention centre. Over ten thousand people visited 177 exhibitions during the February show. 8 September 2007
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Experience the Magic of Tuscan Tortelli

The festival runs from August 31 to September 2 and again the following weekend. The sagra goes on the entire month of August and the weekend of September 1 and 2.
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Inspiring food wine journeys around Tuscany 5

FW05 : MARKET DAY IN PISTOIA
If you’re looking for a true Italian experience, a visit to Pistoia market (on a Wednesday and Saturday morning) is a must with its many piazzas filled with fresh fruit, vegetables and flowers, clothing, linens, fabrics, shoes, etc. Pace is slow. life here is still in tune with the countryside and Sauro who’s family has owned a fruit and vegetable shop for many many generations will entertain and delight you with his typical Italian passion for life. Encircled by walls dating back to the 14th century, the town also has an abundance of romanesque churches and well preserved architecture.

Inspiring food wine jouneys around Tuscany 4

FW04 : TASTING SUPERTUSCAN BOLGHERI (full day)
For those with a true passion for wine, Bolgheri offers a more modern approach to wine-making in a world class location between land and sea and the wilderness of the Tuscan Maremma and is home to some of the biggest names in the Italian wine industry from Ornellaia and Sassicaia to Michele Satta, Grattamacco, Tenuta Argentiera and Tua Rita. A sensory indulgence, not only through wine but also through food, culture and tradition, as you amble through the villages of Bolgheri and Castagneto Carducci and Marina di Bibbona and admire vineyards reaching out across sea views to the island of Elba.