Italian Festa trips unveiled

Food, wine, art, street theatre, Christmas – Best of Romagna launches small group spring and autumn festa trips 2017

There’s nowhere like Romagna for a party! Whatever the occasion they’ll be having a wild time – and if there isn’t an occasion, they’ll create one. And everybody’s made very welcome.

BestofRomagna have spent some years researching the best of the best festivals and here is their choice of parties to enjoy in 2017.

27 May ‘Artisti in Piazza’ Wild buskers festival that takes over the historic hilltop cathedral city of Pennabilli. Fabulous all day music from Klesma to Jazz, every kind of busker you’ve ever seen (and hundreds you haven’t). The Dalai Lama’s gardens, orchard of forgotten fruits, quirky museums – a real entertainment experience.

One-week small group experience including return airport transfers, festival entries, 7 nights accommodation local dinners, bed and breakfast in country houses. Wine and food tastings, visit to Ravenna and more from $1199/€1149/£979

24 June FestArtusiana – "The Best Food Festival in Europe" The birthplace of Pellegrino Artusi "The Father of Italian Cookery" becomes the heart of an unbelievable food festival each midsummer. Streets are named according to dishes, open-air restaurants abound – there are demonstrations, food buskers, music, wine, food and song everywhere. A delicious delight.

One-week small group experience including return airport transfers, festival entries, 7 nights accommodation local dinners, bed and breakfast in country houses. Wine and food tastings, cookery class, and more from $1299/€1249/£1079

1 October Fiera Nazionale del Tartufo Bianco – the National Fair of White Truffles is held each year in the beautiful, historic fairy-tale castellated hilltop town of Sant Agata Feltria. Everybody from miles around to join in this fair perfumed by the heady scent of truffles. With hundreds of stalls, music and dancing – this is an authentic glorious food experience.

One-week small group experience including return airport transfers, festival entries, 7 nights accommodation local dinners, bed and breakfast in country houses. Wine and food tastings, truffle cookery class, and more from $1299/€1249/£1079

5 November Festa di San Martino – the Cuckold’s Festival – this 1000-year old festa, takes over the wonderful old hilltop city of Santarcangelo di Romagna every year. Thousands and thousands flock to the city to enjoy the food and the music, the dancing and the competitions held in this atmospheric place. Plus to test their cuckold level under the horns strung up below the triumphal arch.  It’s a great, wild, party.

One-week small group experience including return airport transfers, festival entries, 7 nights accommodation local dinners, bed and breakfast in country houses. Wine and food tastings, truffle cookery class, and more from $1299/€1249/£1079

10 December Truly Traditional pre-Christmas Nativity and Christmas Markets. Nativity is by far the biggest festival in Romagna – even the smallest hilltop towns compete against each other is the number and size and artistry of their nativity scenes. The seaport of Cesenatico goes one further – the whole port is a nativity. And San Marino is Christmas personified. The whole historic state becomes ‘A Christmas of Miracles’ Everywhere there are the lights, the scents, the music, the laughter of Christmas.

One-week small group experience including return airport transfers, festival entries, 7 nights accommodation local dinners, bed and breakfast in country houses. Wine and food tastings, Christmas cookery class, and more from $1299/€1249/£1079

To find out more email [email protected]

Free downloads of more Romagna information HERE

Travel agents FAM trip program HERE