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The Medieval and Renaissance town of Urbino hosts the annual historic festival “Festa del Duca” — Duke’s Festival — from August 13 through 15.
The festival offers visitors a chance to discover the rich cultural and artistic heritage of one of the best preserved and most appreciated historic towns in Italy.
Dancers, musicians, artists and artisans fill the streets during the Festival days creating a cheerful, yet surreal atmosphere.

Visitors can enjoy theatrical performances, musical concerts, local crafts exhibitions and food tastings with food prepared from authentic Renaissance recipes.
(Find out festival details and programme at http://www.urbino-rievocazionistoriche.it/ ).

Urbino is short drive to another tourist attraction, the Republic of San Marino, as well as to the major sea resorts located on the Adriatic Coast of Marches and Romagna. That offers a chance to combine a very nice tour.
For those who are willing to travel by plane, the closest airports are Ancona or Rimini.

When: Aug 13 through 15 (annual)
Where: Urbino

For those who are looking for opera festivals as visiting Italy in August, we have a couple of events to suggest. These festivals, held in the surroundings of sea resorts, attracts crowds of vacationers who love opera.

The city of Pesaro, on the Adriatic coast of Marches, hosts the Rossini Opera Festival, a summer festival in honour of composer Gioacchino Antonio Rossini — Pesaro is Rossini’s birthplace.
Operas and concerts at various venues in Pesaro are scheduled from August 9 through 23. Programme details at http://www.rossinioperafestival.it.

In the surroundings of Versilia (Northern coast of Tuscany), the town of Torre del Lago, where the composer Puccini lived and worked, hosts in its open-air theatre the Puccini Opera Festival from June 16 up to August 23.
For information on Puccini Opera Festival visit http://www.puccinifestival.it/.

A visit to the medieval town of Sant’Agata Feltria, — Montefeltro area, Marches, in December, offers a chance to see a huge Christmas market as well as to taste the typical local delicacies like truffles, cheese and sweets.

The town, located in a renowned truffle-searching area, hosts a Christmas market featuring a vast host of Christmas bits and pieces, ranging from nativity scenes in the Sicilian or Neapolitan styles to coloured balls, angels, Christmas headgear, scented and coloured candles. It is a unique opportunity for seekers of Christmas souvenirs.

Where: Sant’Agata Feltria - Marches (see on the interactive map).
When: December 2, 8, 9, 16 (the first three Sundays in December plus December 8. )
Find accommodations in the Marches.

by PrimeItaly.com -Urbania, delightful town located in the surroundings of the well-known historic city of Urbino, Marches, welcomes the Epiphany day with a major celebration.
That is also called Festa Nazionale della Befana – Befana’s National Feast, to stress it is the biggest nationwide Epiphany celebration

Four days of celebrations including of music, markets and Befana racing on wooden go-karts.
Last year an acrobatic Befana jumped from a 30-metre tower to open the door of her house to the children.

Where: Urbania - Marches (see on the map).
When: from January 5 up to 7
Find accommodations in the Marches.

by PrimeItaly.com - The medieval town of Sant’Agata Feltria, located in the Montefeltro area, (central Apennines - surroundings of Urbino, Marches), will host a huge Christmas market, from December 3 until 17.

This is a unique opportunity for seekers of gifts and souvenirs, who can find a host of Christmas bits and pieces, ranging from nativity scenes in the Sicilian or Neapolitan styles to coloured balls, angels, Christmas headgear, scented and coloured candles.
Sant’Agata Feltria Christmas market also offer a chance to taste local delicacies like truffles, cheese and sweets. The town is located in a well-known truffle-producing area.

Where: Sant’Agata Feltria - Marches (see on the map).
Find accommodations in the Marches.