historical re-enactment
Bravio delle Botti
A historical re-enactment in Montepulciano, Siena, Tuscany. It is usually held in August.
Medieval competition where eight village districts race to roll large wooden wine barrels uphill through town to Piazza Grande.
We publish the month, not the dates: this one comes back every year and the comune sets the days. Confirm with borghi.toscana.it before you travel.
The same month, nearby
Other festivals in the same month, in towns we hold a measured distance to.
Around this
Everything else on in Tuscany in August, the whole country in August, or the year in full in The Italian Year. And the town itself: Montepulciano.