Lazio villa holiday events 2011 in and around the Lazio region including the eternal city, Rome. Here is the ongoing social calendar for Lazio 2011.
The annual Science Fesival is on 20th to 23rd January at the Audiorium Parco della Musica in Rome. It attracts many top scientists including Nobel prize winners.
The Six Nations Championship rugby takes place in the Stadio Flaminio in Rome during February. Italy play Ireland, Wales and France on their home ground.
The annual Rome marathon takes place around the famous streets of Rome March 20th.
Also in March it’s the annual Rome Independent Film Festival. Between 17th and 25th March over 80 international films are exhibited in theatres and cinemas in Rome.
The annual Photoshow event is on at the the Fiera di Roma in Rome in March.
The annual Good Friday Procession in Rome is led by the Pope in April.
On 17th April it’s the annual Birth of Rome celebrations which includes gladiator shows, parades and traditional Roman banquets.
The football match between Lazio and Roma in April is the big football event in the region.
The annual Primo Maggio Festival in the Piazza San Giovanno in Rome May is a huge musical festival event.
The annual 100 Painters Via Margutta is on between April and May in the via Margutta in Rome. The event attracts international and local artisits.
The Festa del Baccanale takes place Aril – May each year and includes parades with floats, exhibitions to celebrate the local wine.
The Moa Casa allows you to catch up with the very latest in interior design. Held at the Fiere di Roma during various dates in April and May.
In May the coastal town of Tarquina holds the Giostra della Contrade, a re-enactment of the knighting of three nobles in the historic town.
Also in May the Roma wine festival is on at the Citta’s del Gusto.
The ATP World Tour Masters 1000 : International BNL d’Italia tennis tournament is on from 7 to 15 May.
The annual Monte Mario Motorclycling circuit is a big draw for motorcycle enthusiasts. Entrant motorcycles and scooters are pre-1980.
The annual International Horse show in on in the Piazza di Sienna in May.
The Fanafestival (May - June) is one of the premiere film festival for thrillers, horror and science fiction.
Infiorata encompasses all the via Belardi in Genzano, a floral design of vast proportions created by artist from the region. The annual Infoirata takes place 18 to 20 June.
The Miracle players perform an English language comedy play based on the Roman Empire, at the Forum in Rome each year in June.
The Feast of St Peter and St Paul is celebrated in Rome each year on 29 June, a public holiday.
Tivoli Rock is an annual music festival which takes place in July. Rock and blues concerts are held over two evenings in the Bleso Roman Ampitheatre.
Evening concert are held at the Cavea, Auditorium Parco della Musica in Rome in July.
Concert under the stars is a classical music event held annually during July - August in the grounds of the Villa Torlonia where Mussolini lived in the earl nineteen hundreds.
August is the time of the annual Feast of the martyr San Lorenzo (Saint Lawrence).
Festival Barocco in Viterbo is hald annually from August through to the end of the first week in October. The Viterbo Baroque festival is ranked as one the main events on the italian music scene for original instruments.
15 evenings of classical concerts are held annually during July and August in the S.Ivo alla Sapienza courtyard. Francesco Carotenuto directs the Rome International Chamber Ensemble.
Viterbo hosts the Tuscia festival throughout the summer months from July to September. There are opera, classical concerts and theatre events which attract talent from around the globe.
Viterbo puts on the annual Feast of Santa Rosa in September, a spectacular evening event which has been held for the last four centuries.
Note : many of the above events are held each year at similar times and dates. For the latest information please call or email.
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