Best time to visit Florence

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Florence

May20 - May30:

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10 THINGS TO DO IN FLORENCE (DECEMBER 01 - DECEMBER 10)

Sienese Pecorino — Sienese Pecorino
November–June • food
Sienese Pecorino produced in Siena is an integral part of the cheesy Italian kingdom

Season of White Truffles — Season of White Truffles
early September–December • food
Florence is blessed with white truffle valleys

Skiing & Snowboarding — Skiing & Snowboarding
December–mid-April • activity
A lovely small ski resort close to Florence—Abetone

Wild Boar Hunting Season — Wild Boar Hunting Season
September–late January • food
Lean wild boar meat best tastes with a fine wine

Uffizi Gallery — Uffizi Gallery
November–February (all year round) • activity
Take your time to admire world-famous masterpieces of Italian Renaissance

Christmas Food — Christmas Food
early December–late December • food
Try Tuscany Christmas dainties once – and you will want to spend another Christmas there

Christmas Markets — Christmas Markets
late November–late December • event
Enjoy holiday shopping, Tuscan food, and festive atmosphere

Season of Black Truffles — Season of Black Truffles
mid-November–mid-March • food
Black truffle is a special gift given to Italy from mother nature

Ribollita Soup — Ribollita Soup
October–April • food
Inventive Florentines once found a delicious way out of poverty by reboiling soup with staple bread

Olive Harvest — Olive Harvest
late September–late December • food
Olive harvesting and olive oil tasting will make you an expert in olives

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Calcio Storico — Calcio Storico
June 24 • event
54 footballers dressed in ancient costumes give themselves up to the game to glorify their historic districts

Easter Explosion of the Cart — Easter Explosion of the Cart
April 21, 2019 • event
Easter in Florence is memorable for splendid fireworks display

Carro Matto — New Wine Feast — Carro Matto — New Wine Feast
September 28, 2019 • event
Florentines salute “crazy cart” carrying the first 2000 bottles of new wine with much ceremonial

Zucchini Blossom — Zucchini Blossom
May–June • food
Fried zucchini blossoms, stuffed with cheese, is a masterpiece of the Italian cuisine.

Castagnaccio Cake — Castagnaccio Cake
early August–late October • food
Indulge yourself with a piece of autumnal cake made of chestnut flour

Rowing — Rowing
September–October | April–May • activity
A pair of soulmates with a pair of oars crossing Florence in a boat – a delightful romance

Medieval Festival Monteriggioni — Medieval Festival Monteriggioni
July 05–07, 2019 | July 12–14, 2019 • event
One of the oldest medieval festivals in Italy with dances, music, and traditional crafts

Sunflower Fields — Sunflower Fields
late June–early August • nature
These large yellow flowers will please your eye throughout the summer

Porcini Season — Porcini Season
September–October • food
You will never forget the exquisite flavor of porcini

Oranges Blossoms Harvest — Oranges Blossoms Harvest
late April –early May • activity
Fragrant oils obtained from orange blossoms are widely used in perfumery

Festival of the Paper Lanterns: Rificolona — Festival of the Paper Lanterns: Rificolona
September 07 • event
On the eve of the Virgin Mary’s Nativity Florentine streets and balconies are overwhelmed with the lanterns’ light

La Maggiolata Lucignano — La Maggiolata Lucignano
May 17–31 • event
The festival of flowers overwhelms with colors and scents

Notte Bianca — Notte Bianca
April 30 • event
At white night the entire Florence stays awake for the whole night until the very sunrise

Nespole Fruit Season — Nespole Fruit Season
April • food
Orange juicy loquat fruit was once believed to have magic powers

Rose Gardens — Rose Gardens
May–mid-June • nature
The iconic symbol of passion and love blooms all around Italy

Festa di San Giovanni — Festa di San Giovanni
June 24 • event
Saint John’s Day begins with solemn mass followed with the fires of John and Renaissance football

Epiphany – Adoration of the Magi — Epiphany – Adoration of the Magi
January 06 • event
Join colorfully-dressed Cavalcade of the Three Wise Men to greet the newly-born Messiah

Florence Marathon (Maratona di Firenze) — Florence Marathon (Maratona di Firenze)
November 24, 2019 • event
The second biggest race in Italy and one of the most scenic in the world

Festa dell'Unicorno (Unicorn Festival) — Festa dell'Unicorno (Unicorn Festival)
July 26–28, 2019 • event
The biggest fantasy festival in the country

Pistoia Blues Festival — Pistoia Blues Festival
July 05–10, 2019 • event
A famous music festival held at the medieval cathedral square

Carnasciale Games or I Giochi di Carnasciale — Carnasciale Games or I Giochi di Carnasciale
May 2019 (TBA) • event
Once a year a part of Florence goes back to chivalrous times

Birdwatching — Birdwatching
March–May • activity
Colonies of herons and other birds are nesting in the spring in this bird-watching paradise

Grape Harvest — Grape Harvest
late August–early October • activity
Wine tasting will help to relax after intense harvesting activities

Tonno del Chianti — Tonno del Chianti
July • food
Pork meat cooked in white wine resembles tuna

Truffle Hunting — Truffle Hunting
early October–late November • activity
Spying, dog poisoning, and secret maps – it's an everyday life of a truffle hunter

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