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Porto Cervo Wine Festival: the gems of Italian wine on the emerald coast

April 19, 2012March 4, 2015 Slow Italy

  The Porto Cervo Wine Festival will take place from May 4 to 6, 2012 bringing together 60 of the

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Umbria Water Festival: celebrating Earth’s most precious resource in some of the region’s most beautiful, natural settings

April 17, 2012March 4, 2015 Slow Italy

  The first international festival dedicated to « water as a planet resource » will take place in Umbria from May 17

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Artichoke festivals in Italy

March 22, 2012February 2, 2016 Slow Italy

update 2016: this year the artichoke festival of Ladispoli (province of Rome) will take place from Friday April 15 to

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CioccolaTò, Turin’s Chocolate Festival, and a little taste of chocolate history

February 21, 2012March 4, 2015 Slow Italy

  A true feast for the chocoholic’s eyes and palate, Turin’s annual chocolate festival, CioccolaTò, will run from March 2

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National Befana Feast in Urbania, Marche, from January 2 to 6

December 14, 2011March 4, 2015 Slow Italy

For five days the beautiful town of Urbania in the Marche region will celebrate the National Feast of the Befana,

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Umbria Jazz Winter Festival

December 1, 2011December 12, 2012 Slow Italy

The 19th edition of UMBRIA JAZZ WINTER will take place in Orvieto from December 29th to January 2nd. The Etruscan

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Umbria Gospel Festival

December 1, 2011December 12, 2012 Slow Italy

One of Italy’s most important gospel festivals, Umbria Gospel Festival, will take place from December 8, 2011 to January 1,

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The Italian Autumn Jazz event BOLOGNA JAZZ FESTIVAL

November 9, 2011December 12, 2012 Slow Italy

The sixth edition of the Bologna Jazz Festival starts today and will last until November 19 with events in theaters,

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Emilia Romagna Fairs Festivals Festivals & Fairs Flavors & Colors Food News Places & Seasons 

Cioccoshow Bologna November 16 – 20 2011

November 7, 2011February 5, 2015 Slow Italy

The 7th edition of the famous Chocolate Fair of Bologna, Cioccoshow, will take place from November 16th through 20th. Master

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Wine Festivals in Italy 2012

November 2, 2011February 5, 2015 Slow Italy

Vinitaly, Verona, March 25 – 28, 2012 The definitive wine and spirits fair with exhibitors from Europe, America, Oceania and

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