historical re-enactment

Giostra dell'Archidado di Cortona

Name: Giostra dell'Archidado di Cortona
Location: Cortona

A historical re-enactment in Cortona, Arezzo, Tuscany. It is usually held in June.

Historical joust competition in Cortona.

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.

Everything else on in Tuscany in June, the whole country in June, or the year in full in The Italian Year. And the town itself: Cortona.

The Sunday letter

Every Sunday we send one letter. The week's town, what is worth eating there, and when to turn up. It is free, and you can leave whenever you like.

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